Population Health Advisor - Coordinated Care (Medical Center)

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At Houston Methodist, the Population Health Advisor position is responsible for understanding the programs and initiatives being deployed by Houston Methodist Coordinated Care, identifying practice improvement opportunities and integrating clinical programs and resources into the practice workflows with the intent to optimize the patient experience, quality of care provided, and positively impact resource utilization.

This position supports the physician practices by analyzing performance reports and data to inform decision-making, process, and program implementation.

The Population Health Advisor position monitors and implements educational and process interventions based on practice-level data, trends and identified opportunities.

Requirements :

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Creates and maintains relationships with assigned primary care practice physicians and staff, high value specialists, urgent care centers, and other community stakeholders.
• Advises primary care practices, physicians, nurses and other clinical staff to assist them on their conversion to value-based care.
• Provides educational and training sessions related to Houston Methodist Coordinated Care programs and initiatives which include topics related to quality, utilization, and patient satisfaction.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Communicates and supports payment methodology transition(s) e.g., education & review of compensation packages.

QUALITY / SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Identifies process improvement opportunities in Houston Methodist Coordinated Care physician practices.
• Provides reporting on primary care practice quality metric performance which includes the dissemination of gap closure lists and best practices to promote continuous improvement.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Disseminates quality and efficiency reports to Houston Methodist Coordinated Care physician practices.
• Analyzes reports for practice specific trends and provide guidance and ongoing support to primary care physicians and practice staff for continual process improvement.

GROWTH / INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Tests and refines workflows that support sustainable transformation, and guide practices as they expand interventions to additional patient populations.
• Collects best practices related to quality and efficiency initiatives and disseminates best practices to other practices and Population Health Advisors.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business / job duties as assigned.

Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Qualifications : EDUCATION

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree in applicable field preferred

WORK EXPERIENCE

Five years of experience in practice management, provider relations and project management

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

N / A

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles

Last updated : 2024-08-28