Senior Applications Developer/ EHR Meaningful Use Informatics Specialist Sample Clauses

Senior Applications Developer/ EHR Meaningful Use Informatics Specialist. This position will assist the HCA Behavioral Health EHR team with performing activities related to the achievement of meaningful use of the EHR system, as required by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology. This position will work closely with our Clinical, Information Technology and Administrative Teams to provide application support for the Cerner Behavioral Health Electronic Health Record system and associated third party HIT software. Primary responsibilities include: County of Orange County Procurement Office File #557987  Identify, define, monitor, audit, and analyze required metrics and reports for assigned eligible professionals and identify process and performance gaps to ensure overall meaningful use achievement.  Provide summary reports and information about patterns of care for clinics, providers, and consumers to Health Care Agency Behavioral Health and IRIS Leadership, and Clinical Staff.  Define, collaborate on implementation, and monitor clinical quality outcome reporting tools as related to HCA’s participation in Clinical Quality Improvement Initiatives, and act as the information technology liaison for collecting, analyzing, evaluating, and presenting clinical data documentation to a wide range of audiences.  Work directly with physicians, clinicians and contract providers and office staff in developing and implementing clinical documentation improvement plans in support of meaningful use and to leverage any related patient/consumer care opportunities.  Maintain awareness, interpret and communicate accurate and current information relating to evolving ARRA/HITECH/MU requirements and timelines. Understand relevance to HCA and perform necessary actions to communicate to internal staff and take steps towards compliance and training.  Ensure ongoing compliance with all privacy, security, and HIPAA regulations.  Collaborate with administrative/IT/ clinical users to analyze and optimize electronic health record clinical software workflows and administrative and clinical operational plans to support the collection and production of meaningful use metrics.  Develop training plans within the clinical setting and the admin staff.  Ensure all development meets all privacy, security, and HIPAA regulations. Requirements:  Four year Bachelor’s college degree or higher preferred.  Clinical environm...