NCDIT - DAV/Data Quality Specialist

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This data quality analyst will serve as a SME on clinical data and ehealth 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

***The candidate will be allowed to work remotely but will need to be onsite at short notice. There is a mandatory three-week training onsite at the beginning of the engagement.

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.  

The purpose of this position is to ensure reliable and accurate analysis of Medicaid beneficiary health data to facilitate the NC HIEA’s staff’s ability to develop and implement Medicaid-focused projects to monitor progress towards outcomes required for CMS funding as well as internal programmatic goals and objectives.

This position will have responsibility for the planning, coordination, and implementation of compliance to health information exchange standards during the onboarding and in-production periods for the NC Health Information Exchange Network, called NC HealthConnex.

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.

This position will largely be responsible for working with Medicaid providers/health systems as they undergo the NCQA DAV program, prioritizing participants as necessary in support of the larger Medicaid workplan.

This role will involve direct interaction with the Medicaid team at the NC HIEA and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) Division of Health Benefits (DHB), keeping them informed about the status of the DAV program and ensuring milestones are met for Medicaid use cases.

Mature 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 HIPAA and 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.

Ability to interact as a productive team member on a project team or manages a project task.

Ability 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.

Required/Desired Skills

Skill	Required /Desired	Amount	of Experience
Mature knowledge of health information exchange data standards and formats, including knowledge of Electronic Health Record Systems data architecture	Required	3	Years
Subject matter expert (SME) level of knowledge working with clinical data, EHRs, HL7 v2 and C- CDA messages	Required	3	Years
Proven experience with clinical data ETL techniques, data verification, data quality management, and validation	Required	3	Years
Experience with analyzing and documenting processes and requirement specifications and developing clinical workflows	Required	3	Years
Understanding of general IT architectural principles, technical designs and specifications	Required	3	Years
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to interact and communicate effectively with non-technical clients	Required	3	Years
Knowledge of HIPAA & health care regulatory compliance as they relate to Electronic Health Record/Electronic Medical Record systems & HIE	Required	3	Years
Experience with Microsoft Office Tools, including Microsoft Project, Visio, Excel and PowerPoint.	Required	3	Years
Ability to interact as a productive team member on a project team or manages a project task	Required	3	Years
Ability to weigh alternatives and consequences to make informed decisions on current operational issues.	Required	3	Years

Questions

No.	Question
Question1	Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement?
Question2	The candidate will be allowed to work remotely but will need to be onsite at short notice. There is a mandatory three week training onsite at the beginning of the engagement. Once all staff return to site the candidate will need to work onsite full time. Do you accept this requirement?
Question3	Please list candidate's email address.
Question4	Please indicate how soon this candidate is available to start work. Vendors are encouraged to submit candidates that are available for the duration of the assignment.
Question5	Vendor must disclose to the agency if the candidate will be subcontracted at the time of submission. Do you accept this requirement?
Question6	Vendor must notify the agency if any portion of the requirements listed in this task order is to be outsourced to other countries. Do you accept this requirement?
Question7	Payment for all approved hours will be paid at the straight hourly rate regardless of the total hours worked by the engaged resource. It is the responsibility of the supplier to adhere to any applicable compensation laws including payment for overtime hours. Do you accept this requirement?
Question8	Please confirm you have thoroughly validated, and attest to the accuracy of, the credentials listed throughout this candidate's VectorVMS profile and resume pursuant to Section 5.2.5 of ITS-009440. Do you confirm?
Question9	Candidates submitted above the rate of - will not be considered. Do you accept this requirement?