Clinical Concepts & Data Quality Analyst

Scott Human Resources; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO

401k Fidelity

Life insurance

Long-Term disability

Job summary

KONZA Health is seeking a Clinical Concepts and Data Quality Analyst to safeguard the accuracy, consistency, and clinical integrity of healthcare data by defining and improving clinical concepts and data quality standards for safe patient care and informed decision-making. This role is fully remote, with a compensation range of $82,000 to $105,000 annually.

You will work with clinicians and analytics teams to develop data extracts, validate rule sets, and ensure de-identification and privacy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Nursing, HIM, CS, Public Health, or related field.
• 5+ years of healthcare data experience.
• Experience with FHIR, C-CDA, and USCDI

Responsibilities

• Assist in development of nomenclature and code sets to apply in NLP coding.
• Complete quality analysis of output files to ensure rule sets and redactions are accurate
• Work with clients to develop specifications for data extracts
• Develop specifications for data extracts utilizing data dictionary and clinical code sets
• Complete quality review of data extracts for accuracy
• Work with technical teams for completion of work
• Ensure deliverables are delivered timely and accurately
• Assisting with de-identification and limited data set rules and quality review
• Review of data in FHIR, XML, HL7v2, and data extract formats
• Design and coordinate system implementations for internal staff
• Walk the staff through the problem-solving process as needs arise
• Provide accurate information on IT systems and services
• Pass on any feedback or suggestions to the appropriate internal team leader
• Security: Team Member access to protected health information requires team members to meet the highest standards of security.

Skills

NLP coding

Quality analysis

FHIR

HIPAA knowledge

Data extracts specs

De-identification

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Nursing, HIM, CS, Public Health, or related field

Master’s degree in Health Informatics or related field

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Clinical Concepts & Data Quality Analyst

Unparalleled benefits in the healthcare community

Kansas Health Information Network, Inc., dba KONZA Health, builds upon a proven model for the development of the technical infrastructure necessary to enable the sharing of clinical information at the point of care while supporting transformative value-based payment models, care management, and data analytics. Patients, physicians, health plans, healthcare facilities, and other healthcare providers from across the country benefit from KONZA Health’s delivery of unequaled actionable intelligence. KONZA Health was accredited in December 2023 as one of the first Qualified Health Information Networks under TEFCA.

Mission

KONZA National Network is deeply committed to connecting healthcare providers, patients, health plans, and technology partners to organize data into information to drive healthcare transformation.

Our workforce is 100% remote.We stay connected and engaged while analyzing data to transform healthcare.

• Group health and dental insurance, KONZA Health contributes 85% of the premiums
• 401k Fidelity; up to 6%
• Company-paid Life insurance and Long-Term disability
• PTO
• FSA or HSA (with employer contributions) based on which plan

Clinical Concepts & Data Quality Analyst

Work Location: Remote

Pay: $82,000 – $105,000 per year

A day in the life of a Clinical Concepts and Data Quality Analyst

The KONZA Health Clinical Concepts and Data Quality Analyst is responsible for safeguarding the accuracy, consistency, and clinical integrity of healthcare data by defining, validating, and continuously improving clinical concepts and data quality standards—ensuring that clinicians, operational teams, and analytical systems can rely on trustworthy information for safe patient care, informed decision-making, and organizational performance.

Essential Functions of the Clinical Concepts and Data Quality Analyst

• Assist in development of nomenclature and code sets to apply in NLP coding
• Complete quality analysis of output files to ensure rule sets and redactions are accurate
• Work with clients to develop specifications for data extracts
• Develop specifications for data extracts utilizing data dictionary and clinical code sets
• Complete quality review of data extracts for accuracy
• Work with technical teams for completion of work
• Ensure deliverables are delivered timely and accurately
• Assisting with de-identification and limited data set rules and quality review
• Review of data in FHIR, XML, HL7v2, and data extract formats
  • Design and coordinate system implementations for internal staff
  • Walk the staff through the problem-solving process as needs arise
  • Provide accurate information on IT systems and services
  • Pass on any feedback or suggestions to the appropriate internal team leader
• Security: Team Member access to protected health information requires team members to meet the highest standards of security.

Clinical Concepts and Data Quality Analyst Qualifications: (Knowledge, Skill, and Ability)

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Nursing, HIM, Computer Science, Public Health, or related field
  • Preferred: Master’s degree in Health Informatics, Biomedical Informatics, Clinical Informatics, HIM, Public Health Informatics, or Data Science
• 5+ years of healthcare data experience
• Detail-oriented and organized
• Analytical and Critical Thinking skills
• Experience with NLM terminology standards (LOINC, SNOMED CT, RxNorm)
• Experience creating de-identified and limited data sets
• Knowledge of HIPAA privacy requirements
• Experience with FHIR, C-CDA, and USCDI
• Experience conducting clinical data quality assessments
• Quality review of large-scale data sets
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced culture
• Ability to multitask and handle multiple parallel projects
• Ability to work well with others (be a team player)
• Ability to work independently with little direction
• Able to prioritize work according to deadlines and organizational initiatives to produce assigned outcomes
• Highly developed problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deliverables
• MS Project or equivalent project management software experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong business analysis, problem-solving, interpersonal, customer management, and project management skills