Job Details
The CORE Analyst supports the day-to-day activities of the Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE). This person conducts analysis and research on interoperability topics with a focus on value-based care. The CORE Analyst assists with CORE work groups which includes representatives from health plans, providers, vendors/clearinghouses, financial institutions, industry associations, and government entities. This person curates information relevant to the design, administration and evolution of value-based care programs and supports CORE s policy efforts.
Responsibilities:
- Research, design, and draft content for industry work groups, which develop and maintain healthcare interoperability solutions.
- Assist Associate Director with the development of analysis strategies, research summaries, CORE work group facilitation documents, and draft recommendations, in collaboration with subject matter experts.
- Proactively identify aspects of value-based care programs that could benefit from solutions to streamline data exchange, standardization, or adoption.
- Draft critical tools to assist the industry with implementation and maintenance of the CORE Operating Rules.
- Support execution of project plans and daily management of industry work groups.
- Develop work group meeting management materials including work plans, rosters, schedules, agendas, meeting summaries, task lists, etc.
- Organize and track work group progress, update work plans as needed, and identify and communicate any impacts of updates to schedule or scope.
- Provide scheduling, logistical oversight, and meeting organization for work groups and related meetings (e.g., Co-Chair prep calls, research calls, etc.).
- Proactively provide recommendations to optimize workflows to the Associate Director as needed.
- Provide ongoing support for CORE policy and implementation efforts.
- Work collaboratively with CORE team to develop tools to assist the industry with implementation and maintenance of the CORE Operating Rules.
- Provide timely responses to industry questions regarding operating rule requirements, implementation, resources, and work group activity. Escalate significant issues to appropriate staff and develop recommendations for organizational enhancements.
- Create initial drafts of presentation materials for external presentations.
- Conduct research in preparation for multi-stakeholder calls/meetings or for regulatory/policy-related meetings with federal agencies and advisory committees.
- Present information relevant to the design and administration of value-based care programs.
- Seeks out and reads through program materials, flagging potential opportunities for operating rule and solution development for discussion and scoping with Associate Director.
- Attend relevant industry webinars, work groups, and other meetings as identified and assigned, collating relevant information for presentation and consideration to the CORE team.
- Working with the Associate Director, identify how existing and emerging standards, regulations, and legislation aligns and impacts the adoption and implementation of value-based care.
Skills:
- Fundamental understanding of value-based care and payment methods.
- Ability to review complex government regulation / legislation and requests for information (RFIs), proactively synthesize key aspects, and draft responses on behalf of CORE.
- Ability to carry-out environmental scans of industry topics and concisely present opportunities for standardization to CORE leadership to gain buy-in and collaboration.
- Strong analytic capabilities to compile and interpret data for trends, market changes, intersection with other related initiatives.
- Ability to proactively learn new and challenging content areas and distill information to broader audiences.
- Ability to simultaneously perform multiple assignments and follow extensive work plans.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Excellent writing skills with the ability to translate into formal presentations as needed.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills and collaborative spirit.
- Experience in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Experience with survey software, e.g., Survey Monkey or Qualtrics, and/or CRM software desired.
Experience:
- Two years of related work experience in the healthcare industry, preferably in healthcare policy or consulting.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree required; business, policy and technology disciplines preferred.
- Master's level class work and/or degree in healthcare policy, healthcare administration, public policy or a related field desirable.