Strategic Data Analyst

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🌽 Illinois, Iowa, +2 more states – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🌾 Iowa – Remote 🏰 Missouri – Remote 🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

💵 $28 - $42 / hour

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📉 Data Analyst

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Northwestern Medicine is a renowned healthcare provider offering a wide range of medical services, including COVID-19 and flu vaccinations, cutting-edge treatments, and pioneering surgical procedures. The organization is deeply involved in clinical research, contributing to significant medical advancements such as exploring the causes of diseases like lupus and breakthroughs in cancer treatment. With a robust network of hospitals and specialized care centers, Northwestern Medicine is dedicated to patient wellness, community impact, and medical education. They emphasize accessibility, patient safety, and convenience through services like telehealth, financial assistance, and multilingual support. Whether it's immediate care, advanced procedures, or multidisciplinary care for complex conditions, Northwestern Medicine is committed to leading the way in healthcare innovation and patient-centered care.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary analytics resource for Coding Leadership • Transform coding, revenue cycle, operational, and financial data into actionable insights • Develop, maintain, and enhance dashboards, scorecards, KPIs, routine reports, and ad hoc analyses • Analyze coding and revenue cycle data to identify trends, risks, variances, and improvement opportunities • Provide actionable recommendations to leadership and operational teams • Translate analytical findings into reports, presentations, and visualizations • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues and support reporting needs • Use Epic, computer-assisted coding technology, Power BI, Microsoft applications, and reporting tools to evaluate functionality and validate requirements • Coordinate user acceptance testing, post-implementation validation, and operational optimization • Document workflows, support upgrades and troubleshooting, manage IS ticket documentation and status reporting • Serve as a subject matter expert for Epic and CAC workflows • Lead and support reporting, technology, and continuous improvement initiatives • Apply project management principles, strengthen data integrity, document requirements and decisions, and streamline workflows • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Must reside in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, or Wisconsin • Associate’s degree in health information management, Health Informatics, or a related field; or equivalent education and relevant experience • 3 years of data analytics experience • Working knowledge of Key Performance Indicators management • Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel functions • Epic and computer-assisted coding technology • Applicable Epic reporting certification required at hire or within six months • AHIMA or AAPC membership • Attention to detail and accuracy • Critical thinking and ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations • Clear written and verbal communication • Ability to collaborate across teams, manage competing priorities, and maintain accountability • Preferred: acute care revenue cycle experience • Preferred: project management experience • Preferred: healthcare coding analytics • Preferred: EPIC Cogito, Reporting Workbench, Slicer Dicer, or applicable Epic reporting • Preferred: dashboard development and data visualization • Preferred: budget, productivity, and quality analysis • Preferred: bachelor’s degree in health information management, Health Informatics, or a related field; or equivalent education and relevant experience • Preferred: RHIA coding credential • For inpatient role: expertise in inpatient coding principles and regulatory requirements, including ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and official coding guidelines • For inpatient role: expertise in denials, including DRG downgrades and writing appeal letters • For inpatient role: RHIT or CCS credential • For inpatient role: 3 years of inpatient coding experience • For inpatient role: experience reviewing and writing appeal letters for payer denials and DRG downgrades

🏖️ Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement • Loan forgiveness • 401(k) matching • Lifecycle benefits • Benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being • Protection for unexpected life events

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