Healthcare Data Analyst - Epic & SQL Expert with MSDA

Chris Van Der Linden, MSDA, LVN

Phone: 909-***-**** Email: *********@*****.*** Location: Highland, CA LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chris-van-der-linden-lvn-bsbm-msda-90935413 Healthcare Data Analyst Epic Application Support Analyst Professional Summary

Healthcare Data Analyst with a Master of Science in Data Analytics (MSDA) and more than 20 years of combined experience in clinical operations and healthcare analytics. Skilled in Epic Systems (Clarity, Caboodle, Cogito) with advanced SQL development, stored procedures, and ETL design. Skilled in transforming complex EMR data into actionable insights that improve care quality, compliance, and operational efficiency. Adept at collaborating across technical and clinical teams to bridge gaps between data architecture and real-world outcomes. Professional Experience

ACCESS Community Health Network – Chicago, IL

Healthcare Data Analyst 10/2022 – Present

• Design, develop, and optimize Epic Clarity and Caboodle-based SQL stored procedures supporting Power BI and SSRS dashboards for population health, care management, and compliance programs.

• Integrate Clarity source tables (PAT_ENC, CLARITY_SER, CLARITY_DEP) and Caboodle dimensions and facts to produce standardized, report-ready data sets for end-user workflows using the Epic User Clarity Dictionary.

• Provided reporting support for a Compass Rose Care Management module, involved with discovery meetings, build, implementation, and optimization. Built custom reports, dashboards, and components to support care management workflows and reporting needs.

• Validate data sets and reports between Clarity and Caboodle tables and Chronicle data using Epic tools (Ex, Patient Chart, Record Viewer, INI Master File data)

• Partner with leadership, IT, and clinical teams to convert care workflows into automated reporting structures that improve the timeliness and accuracy of insights and reduce the use of manual spreadsheets.

• Create, modify, and maintain Reporting Workbench reports, dashboards, and SlicerDicer sessions in Epic Hyperspace for multi-departmental stakeholders.

• Educate end users on Epic reporting services in the Data Analytics Catalog, Reporting Workbench Reports, Dashboards, and SlicerDicer Sessions.

• Utilize the Content Management to advance build projects through the different Epic environments (POC, TST, to PROD).

• Work with the IT Department to complete Nova Notes during Epic Upgrades, maintain user permissions in Epic with User Security, and work with a data warehouse architect on data integrity.

• Communicate with Epic TS and staff utilizing the Sherlock Ticket System (SLGs).

• Validate data accuracy across Clarity, Caboodle, and Chronicle layers; maintain documentation and data governance compliance for all stored procedures. Safely-You, Inc. – Remote

Healthcare Data Analyst 05/2022 – 09/2022

• Unified data from multiple operational systems to build normalized datasets for enterprise- level reporting and analytics. Provided reporting needs for clinical support managers and other departments.

Epic Management, L.P. / Beaver Medical Group (Optum) – Redlands, CA Healthcare Data Analyst 05/2013 – 07/2022

• Developed and maintained SQL scripts and stored procedures supporting utilization management, quality improvement, and referral analytics within Epic Clarity.

• Created Tableau dashboards and internal .NET reporting tools that reduced manual work and reporting duplication by 40%.

• Enhanced Clarity-to-report validation processes, ensuring alignment with operational and executive dashboards across departments.

• Delivered insights that supported reductions in readmissions (10%) and improved HEDIS compliance and referral turnaround times.

• Contributed to EMR implementation and optimization, providing user training, maintaining code sets, and integrating data workflows across clinical departments. Healthcare Data Analyst 05/2007 – 07/2013

• In the outpatient care managed setting, influenced healthcare improvement and patient care improvement through Utilization, Quality, Health Education, and Disease Population processes. Supported annual and focus audits and studies. Education/Certifications

Master of Science in Data Analytics (MSDA) – Western Governors University - 2021 Bachelor of Science in Business Management (BSBM) – University of Phoenix - 2001 Epic Systems Certifications: Caboodle & Clarity Clinical Data Model Cogito Analytics - Current Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) – State of California- Current Past Certification: Certified Professional Coder (AAPC) Military Service: U.S. Air Force, Medical Service Specialist – Shepard AFB Technical Proficiency

Languages / Tools: SQL (T-SQL, Oracle), Power BI, Tableau, SSRS, Epic Clarity/Caboodle, Microsoft Tools (Visual Studio, Excel Power Pivot), Google Workspace Data Specialties: ETL, Population Health, Claims & Utilization, Quality Metrics, CMS & HEDIS Reporting, Care Coordination,

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