Healthcare data professional with extensive experience in analyzing and interpreting complex datasets to drive healthcare improvement. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to achieving impactful results. Reliable team player capable of adapting to evolving project needs and leveraging analytical skills to support clinical and operational goals.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Healthcare Data Analyst
Aaron E. Henry Community Health Center, Inc
09.2009 - Current
Abstract, format, and import data into excel from various Information Systems to create text templates based upon vendor requirements.
Performs staff training and develops job aides for various operational tasks.
Reviews and analyzes performance improvement key measures and provide outcome results to management in an effort to drive decision-making processes.
Performs data scrubbing, audits, and reconciles inconsistencies to ensure data integrity by utilizing resources available which includes conducting process gathering interviews.
Compiles, validates, monitors, and analyzes trends on data to ensure goals, objectives, process and procedures, and targeted goals are met based upon requirements indicated by quality improvement activities.
Evaluates, and provides performance improvement reports, such as: provider scorecards, clinical quality measure outcomes, etc, to determine success of quality improvement efforts by means of PDSA cycles.
Identify and assist in strategies to improve and streamline workflows and data capturing methods.
Increased provider productivity 30% by automating billing Codes (ICD10, CPT, HCPCS) in the system and developing templates based on appointment types for more efficient and prompter charting.
Patient Unit Clerk
University of Illinois at Chicago
08.2005 - 08.2008
Obtained and communicated requested patient information or documentation for physicians, nurses, other staff and hospitals.
Entered admission requests for mothers and newborns.
Ensured accuracy of patient data on several Health Information Systems.
Welcomed and greeted, monitored and directed patient flow of high-volume medical center units.
Assisted in three challenging units within the medical center.
Information Specialist
Northwestern University
10.2007 - 01.2008
Used database to research, gather, analyze and present donor gift data.
Assisted alumni with complex biographic inquiries, providing expert guidance and personalized support throughout the process.
Prepared reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information.
Performed quality assurance tests and data clean up on subsets of data as defined by management
Spearheaded a successful construction of a user manual for subsequent seasonal contractors.