Carah Harper

About Carah Harper

I am an experienced healthcare technician, committed to extracting and connecting data points and combining those findings with an understanding based on my clinical experience. This helps me read beyond the numbers to improve patient care and operational efficiencies. Detail-oriented Excellent written and verbal communications Avid learner Agile My skills as a high-performing team member have helped me build relationships of trust with medical providers, technical teams, resources, and patients. CAREER SUCCESSES Clinical support roles include health unit coordinator, instrument processing technicians, medical information systems/ information technology, and stroke database registrar Collect and enter data into the registry in accordance with department/regulatory agency timelines Identify and report quality improvement issues Scrutinize data points to ensure they represent a true picture of the patient experience Maintain ongoing communication with the involved team, including Information Services, unit Charge Nurses, Managers, Facilities Management, Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Services, Infection Control, and other Direct patient care roles include imaging technologist, radiologic technologist, and surgical technologist Collaborate with teams to maintain appropriate policies & procedures while providing patient care Document equipment needs, input and verify appropriate data Participate in orientation of new employees and students MEMBERSHIPS INCLUDE American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) Contact Me (61••••••98 h••••••••@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/carah-harper

Experience

1. Abstractor

   Fairview Health Services

   May 2021 — Present · US

   Serve Transplant Abstraction Teams who support the Bone Marrow Transplant and Solid Organ Transplant service lines. Abstract clinical data to capture patient health statuses while benchmarking with other organizations; enter data into appropriate database systems in a timely and accurate manner; complete validation checks once the data is entered • Complete data collection while applying regulatory and registry abstraction guidelines; maintain knowledge of, and compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures and standards • Advise and educate internal customers on clinical abstraction and registry data that align with regulatory requirements through an understanding of clinical interpretation of data and information • Provide knowledge and skills related to system regulations and regulatory reporting as evidenced by assessments or reports • Leverage data abstraction and registries to drive quality improvement efforts and reduce variation • Identify areas for streamlining and process improvement in the data collection process

Education

• Normandale Community College

  Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS), Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

• Saint Paul College-A Community and Technical College

  Certificate, Sterile Processing Technology/Technician

  2018 — 2018

• Saint Paul College-A Community and Technical College

  Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Surgical Technology/Technologist

  2018 — 2019