Associate Abstractor - Oncology Data Specialist

at  Ascension

REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency and 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate’s degree/Bachelor’s degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Collect, abstracts and report on data collected from patient medical records.

• Identify cases diagnosed and/or treated by referencing primary and secondary sources of information, including the patient’s medical/treatment record, pathology reports, and diagnostic indices.
• Abstract reportable registry data and coordinate the long-term follow up data collection and input for registry patients.
• Assign medical record codes and enter them into the registry database according to established protocol.
• Submit registry data in compliance with the regulatory requirements and timeframes.
• Review registry data for completeness and accuracy, and perform follow-up using additional data sources as necessary.