HEALTH DATA ANALYST

General Description:

The Health Data Analyst is responsible for compiling, analyzing, and validating crucial hospital safety, quality and operational data.  The Health Data Analyst will prepare data for presentation(s) and sharing with key stakeholder groups to be utilized for ongoing improvement efforts.  The Health Data Analyst researches best practice approaches to reviewing, compiling and defining data. The Health Data Analyst prepares both clinical and non-clinical data to assist the organization in data-driven decision making to support organizational goals.  The Health Data Analyst compiles important clinical data through the use of computer-based applications.  Data is used to understand the current trends in the healthcare systems to assist in well-informed decision.  The Health Data Analyst also performs data abstraction and works with external reporting agencies to ensure hospital reports are submitted within timeline requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Facilitates performance improvement reports to support financially sound and safe, appropriate quality patient care.
• Works closely with the Chief Quality Officer, Medical Staff Services Director, and Compliance Officer to ensure data presentations for quality, regulatory and risk management are appropriate and timely.
• Assures measurement, analysis, tracking and reporting of quality indicators, including adverse patient events, and other aspects of performance that assess processes of care, hospital service, and operations, patient outcomes, as well as reduce medical errors.
• Research to identify best data sources and best practices related to data collection, analysis and modeling.
• Provides applicable data analysis for Quality Improvement and Performance Improvement training and education for organization leaders.
• Supports Departments and teams with collecting, analyzing and reporting performance improvement data to ensure quality, safety, and efficiency in care.
• Participates in Project Management, Process Improvement and Performance Improvement teams as needed, primarily for the purpose of providing data collection, tracking and analysis to support improvement efforts.
• Provides data to support patient and staff safety improvement initiatives.
• Compiling and organizing healthcare data to effectively assist in delivering optimal healthcare management and decision making.
• Collecting healthcare data to achieve hospital and clinic needs and goals through intense review with key stakeholders.
• Investigating data to find patterns and trends, providing key stakeholders with insight into the possible variations identified.
• Utilizing different data sources for analyses including Meditech clinical applications, manual abstraction, and other internal and external resources as applicable.
• Converting data into usable information that is easy to understand.
• Developing reports and presentations for a wide variety of key stakeholders.
• Communicating analytic insights to management.
• Oversight and management of regulatory (federal and state) data submissions in a timely manner in collaboration with the Senior Management Team.
• Is responsible for abstracting provider quality data, tracking and trending performance initiatives and indicators.
• Coordinates, analyzes, and develops data for periodic performance appraisals.
• Is responsible for coordinating and processing Ongoing Professional Performance Evaluations (OPPE) and Focused Professional Performance Evaluations (FPPE) within the guidelines of, TJC, CMS, State and Federal mandates and evidenced based practice.
• Provides for timely and accurate collection, transmission, analysis and reporting of Center for Medicare / Medicaid Services and The Joint Commission, NPDB, and Peer Review statutes.
• Abstracts clinical data from inpatient and outpatient visits following the rules in the Specifications Manuals for Hospital Quality Measures, HIPAA, and Peer Review statutes.
• Maintains the Medical Staff’s peer review and performance improvement program as directed.
• Supports, maintains, and coordinates peer review.
• Completes and maintains reports such Track and Trend, OPPE, FPPE, and data validations.
• Plays a key role in the hospital’s patient safety initiatives, including practitioner education,
• development and identification of variations in care.
• Works collaboratively with key department and individuals in developing strategies and initiatives to improve compliance with Medical Staff goals, objectives and initiatives, including peer review cases that get set for outside review.
• Conducts or assists with focus studies, when appropriate, to support Medical Staff quality initiatives and Medical Staff performance improvement activities.
• Provides support for the hospital’s Medical Staff performance improvement and strategic goals.
• Facilitation of improvement opportunities peer review processes and procedures
• Responsible for ensuring appropriate improvement follow-up occurs and effective collaboration with appropriate owner when needed.
• Monitor and report Medical Staff performance improvement department patient safety initiatives to Medical Staff Services Director.
• Performs monitoring/auditing based on organization needs and report findings.
• Track, trend, and report concerns to ensure improvement.
• Supports compliance with the Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, including the Fair Hearing Process.

Education and Training Requirements:

• New Mexico or multi-state, Registered Nurse license required.
• Minimum of 2 years comprehensive experience in data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in health-related field or Information Systems Masters preferred
• Certified Medical Staff Services Professionals or Certified Professionals in Healthcare Quality preferred

     Graphing, presentation software

• Knowledge of and experience in National Quality Improvement Initiatives

• Computer skills required in: Microsoft Office products, spreadsheet development and analysis, data entry,     

• Experience using Meditech Clinical applications desired

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  Familiarity with regulatory standards (TJC/CMS) preferred

Note:  Job description available upon request.

**All required documents must be presented at time of hire.**

EXTERNAL APPLICANT:  Employment is contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.

GRMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer