Overview

Company
Optum
Location
Tacoma, WA, US
Employment type
On-site
Optum

Technology & IT • Tacoma, WA, US

Quality and Utilization Data Analyst

Tacoma, WA, USOn-sitePosted 4 hours ago
Technology & IT

About the Role

  • Develop and maintain knowledge of measure specific inclusion and exclusion criteria for assigned Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measure sets including: preventive screenings, disease management, and utilization management
  • Develop and maintain knowledge of key performance indicators related to Medicare risk adjustment and Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs)
  • Create ad hoc reports and queries
  • Effectively visualize and communicate the story in the data
  • Conduct quality control audits to ensure accuracy of data
  • Identify, correct, and/or assist in resolution of data quality errors
  • Collaborate with the utilization management and quality groups to participate in internal reliability studies
  • Collaborate with clinical coding educators and data abstractors to identify opportunities and provider and clinic education
  • Perform data scrubbing, trouble-shooting, quality checking, and usability analysis to identify anomalies, which need to be addressed prior to delivery of analytic results
  • Assist in problem solving and formulation of performance improvement strategies related to compliance with measurement specifications
  • Other duties as assigned

What You'll Do

Develop and maintain knowledge of measure specific inclusion and exclusion criteria for assigned Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measure sets including: preventive screenings, disease management, and utilization management
Develop and maintain knowledge of key performance indicators related to Medicare risk adjustment and Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs)
Create ad hoc reports and queries
Effectively visualize and communicate the story in the data
Conduct quality control audits to ensure accuracy of data
Identify, correct, and/or assist in resolution of data quality errors

Skills & Technologies

Technology & IT