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Learn Emerging Terms
Get to know some of the terms employers are using in today’s job descriptions. While not a complete list, some today-forward terms include:
- Prompt/output evaluation
- Human-in-the-loop validation
- Requirements gathering
- Controls testing
- Data stewardship
- AI output validation
- Responsible AI / AI governance support
- Data governance
- Data quality
- Workflow analysis
- User acceptance testing (UAT)
- Change management
- Technology adoption
- Metadata management
- Taxonomy / terminology management
Three Steps to Translating Your Skills
- Identify what you do now
- Translate that into the emerging terms used by employers today
- Explore related or emerging jobs that your skills match well
What I Do
Emerging Skills Language
- Quality assurance
- Controls testing
- Compliance monitoring
- Audit readiness
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- Coding Auditor
- Quality Specialist
- Compliance Specialist
- Payment Integrity Specialist
- Claims Reviewer
- Internal Controls Specialist
Emerging Skills Language
- Data validation
- Data integrity
- Human-in-the-loop validation
- AI output validation
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- Data Quality Specialist
- Data Steward
- Validation Specialist
- AI Quality Specialist
- Clinical Data Specialist
- Data Integrity Coordinator
Emerging Skills Language
- Root-cause analysis
- Issue investigation
- Risk identification
- Trend analysis
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- Quality Improvement Specialist
- Risk Specialist
- Fraud/Waste/Abuse Investigator
- Operations Specialist
- Business Process Specialist
- Healthcare Data Specialist
Emerging Skills Language
- Regulatory interpretation
- Policy implementation
- Standards application
- Governance support
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- Compliance Specialist
- Policy Specialist
- Regulatory Affairs Specialist
- Privacy Specialist
- Governance Coordinator
- Accreditation Specialist
Emerging Skills Language
- User acceptance testing (UAT)
- Controls testing
- Workflow assessment
- Technology evaluation
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- UAT Tester
- Implementation Specialist
- QA Specialist
- Systems Coordinator
- Clinical Applications Specialist
- Technology Adoption Specialist
Emerging Skills Language
- Documentation integrity
- Metadata/taxonomy management
- Process documentation
- Standards management
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- Documentation Integrity Specialist
- Data Standards Specialist
- Terminology Specialist
- Knowledge Management Specialist
- Process Documentation Specialist
- Data Governance Specialist
Emerging Skills Language
- End-user education
- Stakeholder engagement
- Adoption support
- Change communication
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- Educator
- Training Specialist
- Customer Success Specialist
- Adoption Specialist
- Change Management Specialist
- Provider Education Specialist
Emerging Skills Language
- Workflow redesign
- Process improvement
- Requirements gathering
- Change management
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- Implementation Consultant
- Workflow Specialist
- Process Improvement Specialist
- Project Coordinator
- Business Systems Specialist
- Operations Manager
Emerging Skills Language
- Data governance
- Information governance
- Privacy risk
- Responsible AI / AI governance support
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- Data Governance Manager
- Information Governance Leader
- Privacy Program Manager
- AI Governance Specialist
- Risk & Compliance Manager
- Data Stewardship Lead
SPECIFIC HI EXAMPLES
WHAT I DO = MEDICAL CODER
Emerging Skills Language
- Coding validation
- Documentation interpretation
- Auditing
- Claims review
- Compliance
- Data accuracy
- Revenue integrity
- Risk identification
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- Coding Auditor
- Revenue Integrity Specialist
- Payment Integrity Specialist
- Claims Reviewer
- Compliance Specialist
- Coding Quality Educator
- Risk Adjustment Specialist
- Clinical Validation Specialist
WHAT I DO = DEFICIENCY ANALYST
Emerging Skills Language
- Documentation integrity
- Gap identification
- Data quality
- Record completion
- Workflow management
- Compliance monitoring
- Validation
- Process improvement
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- Data Quality Specialist
- Documentation Integrity Specialist
- Health Data Coordinator
- Quality Assurance Specialist
- Compliance Coordinator
- Record Steward
- Workflow Specialist
- Records Quality Specialist
- Data Integrity Specialist
WHAT I DO = HI DIRECTOR
Emerging Skills Language
- Data governance
- Information governance
- Compliance
- Privacy & risk
- Operational leadership
- Policy development
- Change management
- Technology implementation
- Data stewardship
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- Data Governance Manager
- Information Governance Leader
- Compliance Director
- Privacy Program Manager
- Data Quality Manager
- AI Governance Program Manager
- Health Data Operations Director
- Risk & Compliance Leader
- Data Stewardship Lead