Ian R Rapson Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Support and lead DHS health care data quality efforts and perform Federal liaison duties pertaining to the CMS required T-MSIS (Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System) data. Update legacy pipelines and procedures for data processing and quality analytics to improve data. Ensure that data exceeds departmental and regulatory requirements. Conduct quality analytics and research on data from health plans, MMIS, and many other data sources to ensure that it is robust, timely, and accurate. Analyze health care data for estimating the need and effectiveness of health care services, evaluating and improving payment methodologies, estimating the impact of changes in deliver and payment systems, and measuring health care outcomes. Provide expertise to the Health Care Administration on meaningful use and appropriate interpretation of Adjusted Clinical Group (ACG) data.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Respond to requests for complex data extraction and analytics, produce and interpret data summaries and reports, interface with internal and external customers, participate on and lead cross-functional project teams, support research projects within the Division, maintain subject matter expertise in select aspects of DHS data and data systems, and participate in special projects.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Receive data requests and determine specifications. Extract data from the DHS warehouse (SQL). Summarize data and perform complex analyses (SAS). Produce data summaries and reports. Communicate study results to support program and administration decision making.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Rapson-Inc. sells the iconic furniture designs of Mid-Century architect Ralph Rapson. Ralph's designs hail from his time at the Cranbrook school of Art and at the Knoll Furniture Company, where he worked alongside famous designers Harry Bertioa and Hans and Florence Knoll. Produce art and advertising. Design content for marketing and website.Maintain social media presence.Part-time personal business

Analysis of bleeding events in Atrial Fibrillation patients on Dabigatran or Rivaroxaban. Analysis uses the Truven MarketScan dataset of private care and Medicare patients. Secondary data analysis and journal article authorship.

Assist UMN faculty with classroom instruction.Provide tutoring to graduate students during regularly scheduled office hours.Grade assignments and provide feedback.Review methodology of student designed observational studies.

Assist with hands-on computer skills instruction. Help student to complete in-class assignments. Hold office hours to assist with out-of-class projects.

Assist UMN faculty with classroom instruction.Give lectures reviewing assignments. Provide tutoring to graduate students during regularly scheduled office hours.Grade assignments and provide feedback.

Mounds View, Mn

Systematic analysis and update of product related risks to support pre-market safety and preventative measures, and post-market monitoring of patient safety.

Analysis of the association of Vitamin D and peripheral artery disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Community (ARIC) cohort. Secondary data analysis, journal article authorship, NIH grant preparation.

Review and classify abstracts by methodology and quality as part of a systematic literature review on the association between interpersonal violence and eating disorders.

Teach lab section.Prepare weekly lecture.Assist UMN faculty with classroom instruction.Provide tutoring to graduate students during regularly scheduled office hours.Grade assignments and provide feedback.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Assist UMN faculty with classroom instruction.Provide tutoring to graduate students during regularly scheduled office hours.Review course material, assignments, and exam content for accuracy and clarity.Grade assignments and exams, and provide useful feedback.

St. Paul, Mn

Develop a methodology for calculating mortality rates at the sub-county level utilizing existing datasets.Develop SAS code to produce analytic datasets from multiple sources of raw data.Develop SAS code to calculate age-adjusted mortality rates by Zip Code/ZCTA, PCSA, and HSA for 1, 3 and 5 years time periods.Produce finished data for publication, importation into ArcGIS, and use with individual level data sources.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Develop and implement communication strategy for the Comprehensive Cancer Control Program. Plan, develop, distribute fact sheets, briefs, reports, and CCC Program publications.Prepare presentations and displays.Produce monthly listserv, newsletter, CDC reports, and other communications.Coordinate communications for the Minnesota Cancer Alliance.Part-time

St. Paul, Mn

Maintain Minnesota Cancer Alliance website (www.mncanceralliance.org).Develop and implement communication strategy for the Minnesota Cancer Alliance. Produce content for social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter).Part-time

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Department of Otolaryngology, lab of Peter Santi, PhDCreated 3D anatomical models for use in development of cochlear implants; under contract with private medical company.Part-time

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Tracked incoming samples. Generated metrics for each lab member and assessed trends in overall lab performance. Data used for departmental goals and yearly tech evaluations.Served as liaison to the international Serum, Cells and Rare Fluid Exchange (SCARF).Performed customer service training for employees on a company wide level.Testing performed: ABO, Rh, and Antibody Screening, HDN Evaluation, Platelet Compatibility and crossmatching, HLA-matched platelets, Kleihauer-Betke, sickle cell screening, antigen typing, antibody identification and red cell crossmatching.Full-time

Analyzed stained and labeled medical tissue samples.Performed lab work which included processing tissue, dissection, cryosectioning, antigen retrieval, and antibody labeling.Utilized Amira visualization software to produce 3D models and generate morphometric data.Developed novel laser imaging technique to create digital cross sections of tissue without manual sectioning.Trained and supervised new staff.Reviewed clinical, scientific, and technical literature. Synthesized relevant information to staff and director.Co-authored journal article and abstracts.Full-time

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Management of medium sized grocery store. Work involved cashiering, ordering, and stocking. Managerial work consisted of supervising staff, monitoring cash flow, closing the store, and setting security systems.Part-time

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Operated plasma auto-pheresis machine while providing customer service to blood plasma donors. Donor service included preparing donors for donation and IV attachment. Work also included identifying and correcting malfunctions relating to the auto-pheresis machines and blood plasma donations.Part-time

Postgraduate Research, Epidemiology

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Epidemiology

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology, General