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Specifications for ITS53 Staff Augmentation Posting

[Document Number: ITS53_Data-EHS-FY14-005-REPOST] [Data Reporting Analyst] __ New Posting

_X Re-Posting: __ No suitable resumes received, reposted with no changes (please do not resubmit resumes)

_X Reposted with skill set edits

__ Reposted with different title, higher maximum rate

General Requirements:

CORI requirements: _X_MUST BE COMPLETED

__ Other (including special requirements):

Interview requirements: __x in person

__ Other:

Total number of positions sought: _1_ Maximum acceptable hourly rate: $_75__

May be filled PRIOR TO CLOSE DATE: _x_Yes __No Additional Resume Submission Specifications and Requirements:

· Maximum number of resumes per ITS53 Vendors: _4_

· Resumes must be emailed to: EOHHS-ITContractorResumes@MassMail.State.MA.US

· The subject line of the email must read: ITS53_Data-EHS-FY14-005-REPOST

· No phone calls please – email questions to: ___ kara.banderier@state.ma.us

· Indicate on resume if candidate is presently working for another State Agency or has worked for another State Agency within the past 12 months (if so, indicate State Agency name)

· Include candidate Pay Rate in the email that accompanies the resume

· Rates are all-inclusive (travel and any additional expenses are included in the rate)

Worksite Address: 100 Hancock Street Contract Length: Through 6/30/14 Project(s) Duration: end of project Hours per Week: 40 Submission Deadline: Friday, November 15th, 2013 Other Schedule Related:

Rate Card Title from the Rate Card posted on Comm-PASS: Data Reporting Analyst Position Summary:

The Massachusetts Health Information Highway (the Mass HIway) is the statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) established to further advance the Commonwealth’s goal to electronically connect all of its healthcare community. The Mass HIway is being implemented in multiple phases. The first phase implemented support for direct connectivity among health care providers. The next phase will support the query and retrieval of information across the health care community to achieve the best possible care coordination for Massachusetts residents.

HIE eMPI Data Analyst

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Massachusetts Health Information Highway (the Mass HIway) is the statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) established to further advance the Commonwealth’s goal to electronically connect all of its healthcare community. The Mass HIway is being implemented in multiple phases. The first phase implemented support for direct connectivity among health care providers. The next phase will support the query and retrieval of information across the health care community to achieve the best possible care coordination for Massachusetts residents.

The HIE eMPI Data Analyst is a team member with experience in healthcare data analysis who will become an expert on the IBM Initiate product to create and maintain an electronic Master Patient Index (eMPI). The Data Analyst will perform data cleansing, de-duplication and harmonization of data from multiple systems, and will assist users with correcting and updating duplicate and issue records.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Perform data cleansing, de-duplication and harmonization of data received from, and potentially used by, multiple systems.

· Reach out to health care providers, system administrators from the incorporated systems, and others on correcting issues that have been identified.

· Raise potential data integrity or regulatory compliance issues to the management team.

· Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in eMPI data sets and develop graphs, reports, and presentations of results.

· Participate in business, process and IT team activities to support initial and incremental data loads from multiple sources into the eMPI.

· Work closely with the Commonwealth’s software vendor to develop, implement and manage data strategies that optimize data quality and the value derived from the eMPI.

· Carefully follow data governance standards, rule books, policies and procedures to support data management for the Mass HIway Master Patient Index (eMPI)

· Assist with the design and implementation of training material and interactive user guides for end-users, data stewards and IT business analysts.

· Participate in data quality audits.

· Generate reports and dashboards as required.

· Help convert business rules from data stewards into technical rules for data quality analysis and management.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or Engineering or equivalent work experience.

· At least 5 years of demonstrated experience in working with data quality, metadata management, master data management (MDM) or data governance initiatives.

· At least 5 years of experience in providing data analysis, identifying data related business needs and providing practical and workable solutions.

· Experience with an industry recognized Master Data Management software suite is required; IBM Initiate and Inspector experience is highly preferred.

· Awareness of the security, privacy and data quality requirements in healthcare and government, including an understanding of HIPAA requirements regarding PHI and PII.

· Knowledge of Health and Human Services (HHS) industry and its key business processes.