Data Quality Specialist

Job Description: This data quality analyst will serve as a SME on clinical data and health record systems & will act as a liaison between Medicaid providers and the HIE to improve quality of the data sent and the eventual production of digital quality measures. This data quality analyst will serve as a Subject Matter Expert on clinical data and electronic health record systems and will act as a liaison between Medicaid providers and the HIE to improve quality of the data sent to the HIE, especially as it relates to the NCQA Data Aggregator Validation workstream and the eventual production of digital quality measures. Position will have a good grasp of clinical information systems and be able to communicate needs to information technology staff. Position interacts with a broad range of clients and/or technology support employees, requiring strong communications skills and ability to use a wide range of technical resources for providing technical support. Experienced knowledge of health information exchange data standards and formats, including knowledge of Electronic Health Record Systems' (EHRs) data architecture. Subject matter expert (SME) level of knowledge working with clinical data, EHRs, HL7 v2 and C-CDA messages. Proven experience with clinical data ETL techniques, data verification, data quality management, and validation. Experience with analyzing and documenting processes and requirement specifications and developing clinical workflows. Understanding of general IT architectural principles, technical designs and specifications. Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to interact and communicate effectively with non-technical clients. Knowledge of HIP nd health care regulatory compliance as they relate to Electronic Health Record (EHR)/Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems and Health Information Exchange (HIE). Experience with Microsoft Office Tools, including Microsoft Project, Visio, Excel and PowerPoint. bility to interact as a productive team member on a project team or manages a project task. bility to weigh alternatives and consequences to make informed decisions on current operational issues. Understanding of Medicaid programs and the data/reporting needs for Medicaid Enterprise Systems implementation, population health management and quality measurement. Understanding of NCQA's DAV program and the role it plays in the shift towards digital quality measurement (dQM), as well as the role of data quality in support of exchanging health-related social needs information and data necessary for effective care management.