Data Analyst
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Summary
Collects, validates, and analyzes healthcare data to support Population Health and Care Management, tracking HEDIS/UDS performance, care-gap closure, and patient engagement. Day to day involves building dashboards and scorecards in Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI using data extracted from Epic, while maintaining HIPAA-compliant handling of PHI.
Job Summary
The Data Analyst collects, validates, analyzes, and reports healthcare data to support Population Health and Care Management. The role identifies trends and develops projections to improve care-gap closure, HEDIS and UDS performance, patient engagement, quality improvement, and operational decisions while protecting sensitive patient information.
Responsibilities included but not limited to:
- Analyze and validate quantitative healthcare data; develop trends, evaluations, and projections for care gaps and UDS measures.
- Monitor HEDIS performance monthly and maintain CCHC dashboards and scorecards in Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
- Extract and prepare data from Epic (Cogito/Clarity/Reporting Workbench), Excel, and SharePoint for population health reporting and research.
- Apply appropriate queries, analytical methods, and statistical tools to support timely, accurate reporting and operational decisions.
- Identify barriers and opportunities to improve care-gap closure, patient engagement, and re-engagement of patients lost to care.
- Present findings through clear data visualizations; provide analytical support to the Population Health team.
- Coordinate data collection and analysis projects and collaborate with the Program Development Data Analytics Manager to define research datasets, populations, fields, and source systems.
- Perform data-quality checks, validate source data, and resolve reporting discrepancies.
- Maintain confidentiality and comply with applicable HIPAA, IRB, and OMB requirements, access controls, and secure PHI handling procedures.
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience; minimum three years of healthcare-related experience.
- Proficiency in Excel for data analysis, validation, reporting, and scorecards.
- Ability to analyze healthcare metrics, explain findings to clinical and administrative teams, and manage reporting deadlines.
- Knowledge of HIPAA, PHI confidentiality, and secure data handling.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with Epic reporting, HEDIS, UDS, and care-gap measures.
- Power BI, Tableau, SharePoint, and research/evaluation or informatics experience.
- SQL, statistical software, or statistical programming; may be learned on the job as needed.
Employee Benefits offered to Fulltime Staff:
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Dental and Vision Insurance
- Supplemental Benefits
- Life Insurance (Provided by the company)