Rachel Liu (Yong) Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

• Lead communication with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on performance-based payment policies related to hospital and physician resource use; direct client-requested analyses and deliverables.
• Evaluate CMS’ episode grouper software, which calculates the amount physicians cost Medicare on high-cost health conditions and procedures; develop reports and related resources for over 1,200 medical group practices.
• Assist in presenting a claims-based payment measure to evaluate over 3,000 acute inpatient hospitals through the Hospital Value-based Purchasing Program.
• Manage public-facing documentation and coordination of payment standardization of all Medicare claims to allow for cost analysis across geographic settings.

Baltimore, MD

• Obtained and managed over $250,000 in grant funding to build capacity in market management and small business owners to stock, promote and sell healthy foods at Baltimore’s 6 public markets.
• Assessed and published a peer-reviewed article on the food environment of 6 public markets; reported findings and recommendations to the Mayor and market management.
• Led all communications and direct outreach efforts with over 30 stakeholders representing a multi-cultural group of vendors, market management and community partners.
• Managed a team of 15 to conduct quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the program in the public markets.

Baltimore, MD

• Completed statistical analysis to measure the impact of carryout-based program on healthier food availability.
• Assessed consumer purchasing behavior based on level of exposure to program; co-authored peer-reviewed article.

Geneva, Switzerland

• Conducted a patient safety research meta-analysis, identified specific trends and advocated, based on findings, for more resources to address patient safety.

Master'S Degree (Masters Of Science In Public Health), Health Policy

Certificates in Public Health Informatics and in Health Disparities

B.A., Public Health Studies