Project Manager/Data Analyst
Provided project management and data analytic support for the VA Peer Review contract over multiple phases of the project lifespan (2018 to date). Tasks included the sending and receiving of encrypted VA hospital patient files to physicians for peer review in order to facilitate VA quality improvement. Created reviewer PDF templates to receive peer physicians responses, as well as project dashboards for tracking current cases out to reviewers. Maintained an Access database for updating the status of all peer review cases.Provide high level project management and data analytics support for the California Technical Assistance Program (CTAP), a federally funded program offering MU (meaningful use) assistance to clinical practices over multiple phases of the project lifespan (2011-2018). Tasks include performing all MU attestations for large hospitals and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) across the state of California. Provide comprehensive tracking for the MU progress of all providers within each hospital or practice, determining all providers are on target to meet deliverables in line with practice goals. Make site visits to practices to ensure completion of all MU processes for each provider including CMS registration (Center for Medicare/Medicaid), establishing an SLR account (State Level Registry), reviewing MU measure reports from practice EHR (electronic health record) system to verify that providers are meeting all measures and submitting final attestations to the SLR.Provided project management and support for the Brandeis EGM (Episode Grouper for Medicare) project over multiple phases of the project lifespan (2011-2015). Tasks included overseeing the development of condition and treatment episode grouper data stored in the EDD (Episode Definition Data) online SAS database. Assisted with changes made within the EDD database for the triggers, relevant diagnosis, relevant service and sequelae of selected condition and treatment episodes.