Experience building a database from a market research perspective and/or from an interpretation perspective. These individuals will be building out core databases for in patient/out patient data, hospital charge data, and claims data They need to have at least a Bachelor’s Degree. Medical device experience in Outcomes would be a plus. Must have excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include:
1) Perform Claims Analysis – on a procedure level, and line level – using preferred hospitals and ASC components of the claims – the consultant really needs to understand what is on those claims and be able to manipulate the lines.
2) Build out initiative – using value added information sets/datasets
3) Item level utilization – produce a model on how this would impact the client’s spend.
Key words to look for on resumes (these were buzz words on the 2 resumesof the candidates selected for an interview that the manager pointed out to us today):
analyzing claims
analyst, health informatics
Medical cost management initiatives/analysis, and business models
medical policy criteria
site of service management
SQL
build and manipulate databases
marketing, product development or sales support background are a plus
The manager said that they do not need to have SQL experience (that is a plus)but, knowledge of some operating system where they have experience building and manipulating that database. They can have experience with Oracle, Access, etc.