Senior Advisor - Quality and Prevention Strategy

ORAU

87d • $85 - $99

About The Position

ORAU is seeking a Fully Remote, Senior Advisor- Quality and Prevention Strategies, Subject Matter Expert to work with CMMI as an ORAU employee. This exciting work will last 3 months or more. This position is 10 hours per week. CMMI was established by Congress in 2010 to identify ways to improve healthcare quality and reduce costs in the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance (CHIP) programs. Following this charge, CMMI, through its models, initiatives and congressionally mandated demonstrations, has accelerated the shift from a health care system that pays for volume to one that pays for value. CMMI models are also researching and testing different approaches to innovative information technology systems which are essential to supporting this value transformation.

Requirements

• PhD or MD with health services research/policy or health economics training.
• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with the design and evaluation of quality measures, including data sources used for quality measurement calculation such as claims, patient-reported data, and electronic health record data.
• Familiarity with advising or setting policy or studying alternative payment models and Medicare or Medicaid payment policy.
• Research experience is preferred.
• Expertise and understanding of data collection related to electronic or digital clinical quality measures.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with quality improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and input to the quality team on the use of specific quality measures aligned with model design.
• Offer guidance on the design of cross-cutting guidance to model teams on implementation and incentives tied to quality measures.
• Develop best practices for implementing prevention strategies into model design.
• Recommend quality measures for use in model design, balancing fit for purpose, validity, potential need for re-specification, data collection, and burden issues.
• Analyze and describe potential trade-offs in quality strategy design, including choice of measures and approach to incentives.
• Comment on model design plans and briefings.
• Provide feedback to Quality Leadership on quality measurement.
• Offer expert advice and input on prevention strategies.
• Advise on quality and prevention strategies as appropriate.

Benefits

• Remote work flexibility
• Competitive hourly salary range of $85.00 - $99.00 per hour

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees