Maintains the integrity of the Enterprise Master Patient Index. Analyzes work queues to identify medical records to be merged or corrected. Analyzes, assesses, and performs chart corrections and EMPI maintenance, ensuring one record per patient is preserved and that the integrity of each record is maintained. Works with close supervision and within established policies/practices and guidelines.

Principal Accountabilities:

Maintains the integrity of the Enterprise-wide Master Patient Index to ensure patient health information resides under a unique medical record number. Performs analytical reviews of clinical and demographic information and verifies assignment of duplicate numbers to the same person to ensure patient safety. Demonstrates advanced critical thinking, reasoning, problem solving, and decision-making abilities. Maintains all assigned HIM Data Integrity Services work queues and reports. Communicates and collaborates with internal and external customers to resolve complex chart issues. Assists in identification and communication of areas of non-compliance with established policies and procedures to decrease the creation of duplicate medical records, registration errors, and other medical record errors. Performs other related duties as assigned.