Description

Position Summary 

Under the direct supervision of the Health Information Systems (HIS) Manager, the Health Informatics Specialist works closely with the Health Information Systems, and Quality departments to both manage and analyze data to advance the quality of care for patients, uphold grant compliance, and support organizational objectives. Health Informatics Specialists provides analytics and support in the areas of data preparation, data analysis using applicable statistical methods, protocols, report and manuscript writing, technical presentations, and responses to informatics inquiries. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

1. Analyzing and optimizing data for the organization.

2. Creating reports and dashboards for staff and stakeholders; report regularly and analyze results. 

3. Perform regular chart and data audits to ensure accurate reporting data.

4. Using data analytics, collaborates with departments to improve health care outcomes. 

5. Acquire, combine, and analyze data from multiple sources to contribute to better patient care and streamlined health care processes.

6. Administer program-specific data sets, including responsibilities related to data quality, data maintenance and archiving, analysis, documentation, and reporting.

7. Analyzing and interpreting data to identify areas that need improvement.

8. Developing health information systems that support the collection, sharing, standardization, and integration of healthcare data. Reviewing existing systems and suggesting improvements

9. Collaborating on improving standards of care, developing policies, and implementing procedures.

10. Training staff on health information system enhancements; deployment and management.

11. Documenting progress to regularly report to supervisors and stakeholders.

12. Ensuring compliance in healthcare information management regulations.

13. Documenting processes, maintaining records, and preparing reports.

14. Assists in preparation of data and reports used for PCMH certification, UDS, Azara, FTCA, quality metrics, and site inspections.

15. All other duties as assigned

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

1. Understanding of healthcare operations and how the use of healthcare information technology supports patient care, administrative business functions and regulatory requirements.2. Professional experience with aspects of the healthcare industry, including legislation like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).3. Strong understanding of the collection, management, analysis, and application of organization data4. Ability to analyze data, reports, and systems and procedures, to translate user/business needs into a technical style, to develop reports, share outcomes, and collaboration on solutions and improvements. 5. Ability to communicate effectively; both verbally and in writing.6. Some familiarity with various programming languages, Excel, Access, and other data analytic platforms such as Power BI, Tableau or other analytics software7. Familiar with SQL query building for database report creation