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The Michigan Arthroplasty Registry Collaborative Quality Initiative (MARCQI) is a group of Orthopeadic surgeons and medical professionals dedicated to improving the quality of care for patients undergoing hip and knee replacement procedures in Michigan. It is a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan-funded Collaborative Quality Initiative (CQI). The Clinical Data Abstractor (CDA) is responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting clinical data elements on eligible cases as well as, participate in project training sessions, attend the MARCQI collaborative meetings (3 times a year), and maintain regular contact (email, phone, conference calls, webinars, etc.) with the clinical champion and coordinating center. By collecting data, analyzing data, and reporting data back to the providers, quality improvement initiatives based on the registry data are implemented.

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Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.  In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

• Collecting, analyzing and reporting clinical data elements on eligible cases as required for participation in the Michigan Arthroplasty Registry a Collaborative for Quality Improvement (MARCQI), a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan-funded Collaborative Quality Initiative (CQI).
• The CDA will be required to independently manage the case load and report data to MARCQI according to established standard and deadlines.
• The CDA will actively engage in MARCQI activities and identify opportunities to improve the quality of care in the inpatient setting by working with physicians, nurses, other clinicians, and administrators to develop strategies to improve performance.
• Other responsibilities will include attending consortium-wide meetings and data abstractor meetings as a representative of the institution, acting as a resource regarding the consortium within the institution, maintaining regular contact with the MARCQI clinical champion(s) and other members of the team at the institution, preparing for and being available for site audits by the MARCQI Coordinating Center, resolving data discrepancies, and responding to MARCQI Coordinating Center requests in a timely fashion.
• Employees in this role typically analyze, compare and evaluate various courses of action and have the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities.

• Bachelor?s degree in Health Administration, Health Information Management, Nursing, Public Health, or other health-related discipline.
• At least 3-5 years of experience in analyzing and interpreting process, clinical outcomes and/or costs of care.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in quality improvement with demonstrated experience in implementing Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles and/or complex quality improvement initiatives.
• Ability to work independently and effectively manage multiple competing/shifting priorities and deadlines with minimal direct supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral) and the ability to successfully work with multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Suites (e.g., Docs, Sheets, Drive), DropBox, and Zoom

• Experience with data collection in clinical research or quality improvement.
• Experience with quality improvement implementation
• Collaborative Quality Improvement (CQI) project experience

The mode of work for this position is Hybrid, with an expectation to be in-person for an average of 3 days per week.  Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.  This position is currently 

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