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Naqwai Davis

Blaine,MN

Summary

Strategic and results-oriented business leader with experience in strategy, planning and operations. Skilled in developing and executing business plans to maximize profitability, streamline operations and maintain compliance with industry regulations. Proven people leader motivates and optimizes staff performance and productivity.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Managing Director

QMetrics/ Survey Operations
09.2022 - Current
  • Supervise a team of project managers, data analysts and associate contact center director (survey operations division); providing staff training, guidance, staff evaluation and work assignment.
  • Oversee operations for regulatory and quality improvement healthcare surveys, ensuring client SOWs, key deliverables and timelines are met at the highest service level.
  • Monitor office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly. Provide corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
  • Develop and foster collaborative relationships with clients, internal departments, vendors and key stakeholders.
  • Analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, to identify and proactively problem solve discrepancies and potential barriers in survey administration.
  • Create reports and present survey findings to clients, leadership, and other key stakeholders.

Key Accomplishment(s): Authored analysis reports, including executive summary for five (5) different surveys across 16 Health Plans in the state of California.

HEDIS Supervisor

Hennepin County
09.2020 - 10.2022


  • Supervised a clinical team of registered nurses; provided training, evaluation and coaching to improve performance.
  • Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
  • Oversaw and managed complex projects (HEDIS) and outreach efforts that focused on disparities in health and clinical gap closure.
  • Collaborated with internal partners, stakeholders, and external vendors to ensure all project deliverables and timelines were met.
  • Analyzed HEDIS and CAHPS data, prepared reports and presentations, and presented findings to the Hennepin County Board, internal stakeholders, and the Quality Clinical Outcomes Committee.
  • Created customized HEDIS data reports for the MN Department of Health, MN Department of Human Services and Minnesota Community Measurement.
  • Transformed the HEDIS project by implementing new processes and process improvements.

Key Accomplishment(s):

  • Spearheaded Hennepin Health’s implementation of supplemental data, which increased compliance by up to 100% for select metrics, while also reducing the burden of chart reviews.
  • Streamlined Hennepin Health’s over-read process, which resulted in passing Medical Record Review Validation on the first round for two consecutive years.

Senior Health Care Quality Improvement Specialist

Hennepin County
05.2016 - 08.2020
  • Managed complex projects (HEDIS); created project plans, training materials, and supervised clinical staff.
  • Analyzed HEDIS data and created reports for the Hennepin County Board and Quality Management Committee that identified HEDIS results and opportunities for improvement.
  • Led the Dental Access Improvement Project for Hennepin County; a statewide initiative focused on improving dental rates for Medicaid Special Needs Basic Care (SNBC) recipients.
  • Created provider toolkits which helped tackle barriers to care and increase dental utilization.
  • Managed the Well Child Visit Outreach project; created data specs, assigned outreach calls to staff, analyzed the data and conducted reporting.
  • Created Postcards for the Rewards for Health program, which focused on increasing preventative care (Mammograms, Cervical Cancer Screenings and Diabetic Care) for all Medicaid Recipients.

Key Accomplishment(s): Nominated for Hennepin County Continuous Improvement Award for leadership on HEDIS project.

Senior Data Analyst

UnitedHealth Group/ Military & Veterans
03.2016 - 05.2016
  • Project manager for mass provider data projects in support of TRICARE East bid.
  • Analyzed large amounts of data to identify trends and find patterns, signals and hidden stories within data.
  • Performed root-cause analysis on data-related system problems to recommend or execute corrective action.

Market Engagement Manager

UnitedHealth Group/ UnitedHealthcare
12.2014 - 03.2016
  • Subject matter expert for physicians/medical groups, network management, market medical directors and other key stakeholders in the Central Market (8 states); fielding questions and researching/resolving issues regarding quality measurement programs.
  • Educated and met with physicians/medical groups on suite of quality measurement programs, working with them to understand their needs, develop proactive solutions and help them close gaps in care to improve quality metric scores.
  • Consulted with internal team, leadership and stakeholders on established best practices and process improvements.
  • Implementation manager for all Premium Program content and projects on UnitedHealthcareOnline.com.

Provider Data Management Specialist

UnitedHealth Group/Optum
07.2013 - 12.2014
  • Executed provider contracts; loaded health plan data into internal databases and set up provider billing structure.
  • Completed quality reviews for designs, codes, test plans and documentation methods.
  • Created/Installed macros to improve efficiency and time of loading health plan data.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

Education

MPH - Public Health

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
05.2025

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
05.2009

Skills

  • Leadership/Training
  • Operations Oversight/Management
  • Strategic Goals/Strategic Partnership
  • Project Management and Implementation
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
  • Quality Assurance
  • Compliance/Auditing
  • Data Analysis
  • Problem-Solving Skills
  • HEDIS/CAHPS/Survey Administration
  • MAXIS, EPIC, Smartsheet, FACETS, ISET, CCMS, NDB
  • Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word & Visio)

Certification

National Association of Counties (NACo) and Professional Development Academy, High Performance Leadership Master Certificate, 2022

Timeline

Managing Director

QMetrics/ Survey Operations
09.2022 - Current

HEDIS Supervisor

Hennepin County
09.2020 - 10.2022

Senior Health Care Quality Improvement Specialist

Hennepin County
05.2016 - 08.2020

Senior Data Analyst

UnitedHealth Group/ Military & Veterans
03.2016 - 05.2016

Market Engagement Manager

UnitedHealth Group/ UnitedHealthcare
12.2014 - 03.2016

Provider Data Management Specialist

UnitedHealth Group/Optum
07.2013 - 12.2014

MPH - Public Health

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Naqwai Davis