Patient Care Data Analysis
Resume:
TARA ANDERSON
*** ***** *** **, ******, WV, UNITED STATES
*************@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/ ..4b82232 (LinkedIn)
Objective
Dedicated and detail-oriented clinical informatics professional with expertise in healthcare technology, data analysis, and workflow optimization. Skilled in bridging the gap between clinical and IT teams to enhance patient outcomes and operational efficiency. Seeking a role where I can apply my expertise to drive innovation in healthcare systems. Key Skills
• Clinical Workflow Optimization: Analyzing and improving clinical workflows to enhance efficiency and patient care.
• EHR Implementation and Management: Experience with [Epic, Cerner, MEDITECH, eClinical Works, Athena].
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Proficient in healthcare analytics, using tools like SQL, Tableau, and Python.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Bridging communication between IT, clinical, and administrative teams.
• Regulatory Compliance: Knowledge of HIPAA, HITECH, and other healthcare regulations.
• Training and Support: Designing and delivering user training for clinical systems.
• Project Management: Experience in agile methodologies and leading cross-functional projects.
•Clinical Knowledge Base – Exhibit a solid clinical knowledge base, focusing in ambulatory- based disease state management, physician practice-based patient care and medication management
Professional Experience
Clinical Informatics Analyst, Loudoun Medical Group, Leesburg, VA 08/2018- Present
• Collaborate with clinical teams to identify and implement technology solutions that improve patient care.
• Lead the customization and optimization of the EHR system to meet clinical and regulatory requirements.
• Analyze healthcare data to support clinical decision-making and operational improvements.
• Develop and deliver comprehensive training programs for staff on EHR usage and best practices.
•Ongoing monitoring of various EHR utilization trends. Identify gaps/areas of opportunity and develop action plan to address areas of concern.
•Analyzing healthcare data for identifying trends, improving patient outcomes, supporting the decision-making process, overseeing EHR systems, and ensuring that they meet the regulatory requirements, and enhancing clinical workflows, collaborating with the healthcare team for streamlining processes, and implementing data security measures for protecting patient information.
•Effectively served as an advisory resource by bridging the gap between IT and clinicians to develop electronic tools to best support clinical workflows.
•Participates in planning of go-live elbow support, testing activities, reporting, and clinical needs prioritization for the EHR. Works with business and IT leaders to coordinate and collaborate on efforts with site specialists, trainers, and educators.
•Provide Go-Live support, and order workflow support as well as ongoing rollout of new functionality and process enhancements. Built electronic tools to support clinician workflows.
•As an education specialist, I designed and developed base education/training materials to support staff training and continued education.
•Create plans for the facility team to bridge the gaps found and implements the plans based on milestone dates.
•Anticipates and identifies complex clinical process and informatics issues, monitors, and measures the risk factors. Audit/review high risk or problem prone workflows and documentation; identify, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of action plans for improvement.
•Champions the incorporation of new technology into clinical practice. Supports innovation in clinical practice and care delivery systems by staying current with literature in healthcare informatics and care delivery.
•Supports the implementation of population health management strategies. Familiarity with Quality Improvement Initiatives such as HEDIS. Working closely with Executives, Medical Directors, Physicians to identify data points, define metrics, determine analysis, and reporting design for clinical, financial impact
Training Informatics Analyst
Valley Health, Winchester VA.
04/2017-08/2018
• Conducted system upgrades, testing, and troubleshooting to ensure seamless functionality.
• Provided ongoing support to clinical users, resolving issues and enhancing system usability.
• Train and support end users on Epic Product including curriculum, Master Train environment maintenance, training material development, new hire Epic proficiency, training material development for Epic updated, workflow documentation, go live support, remediation training. Acquiring knowledge of specific Epic component, working independently in completing project tasks and executing tasks, testing, documentation of workflows and maintenance of the Epic training environments.
Registered Nurse
06/2006-8/2017
• Delivered high-quality patient care in a fast-paced clinical setting.
• Provided valuable insights into workflow challenges and collaborated on technological improvements.
• Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates nursing care for assigned patients in the Emergency Department. Participates in patient teaching and activities of other health team personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing.
• Other duties: Epic Super User: Assisted with end user education and implementation of a successful initial Epic go live for the entire hospital. With this, I received skills of customer service, training end users, initial go lives, working on a team and communication skills. Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Shepherd University 5/2002-5/2006 Summary:
Presently, I’m working as a Clinical Informatics Analyst at Loudoun Medical Group. My primary responsibility is to serve as the trainer for new hires and when new software becomes available. Secondary, I am the team lead and contact person in the event of any issues specific to application interfaces. I also am responsible for the end to end implementation of new practices joining our group going live in Lastly, I work with insurance companies to check patient charts for gaps in care and outreach providers. I am skilled in partnering with various team and department members to deliver software application solutions over a vast array of types.
I am well-versed with the very latest tools and technologies that are required to support and maintain these applications. Furthermore, I can establish priorities for enhancements and modifications within a module by utilizing best practices based on standard procedures. I love my work, and I love imparting information from the knowledge base that I possess which is why I have been given the opportunity to train teams in this capacity at my current job. I believe that my 18 years in the healthcare industry combined with 18 years using the EMR products and 6 years of build experience deems me the best candidate for this job. I can be reached at
571-***-**** if you would like to speak to me. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your kind consideration.
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