Clinical Informatics Analyst I

This position is contingent upon contract award and funding availability. 

Lantana Consulting Group provides services and software for standards-based health-information exchange. We have established ourselves as a trusted leader in the industry with two decades of expertise in developing and deploying technical specifications and interoperability solutions. As a rapidly growing distributed, employee-owned company, we hire exceptional talent nationwide and offer flexible remote work arrangements. We take pride in our mission to improve public health and quality of care and to advance research.

Primary purpose:  

Leverage clinical expertise to provide advisory services, conduct research, develop standards-based solutions, and collaborate with technical and clinical experts to ensure projects align with client expectations and deliver exceptional value. Work in a variety of roles on different projects.   

A successful candidate will: 

• Appropriately review and assess measure specifications and logical scenarios for inclusion/exclusion in measure populations and quality actions
• Analyze qualitative data, findings of studies, and other information to create comprehensive summary reports 
• Analyze and understand client needs and effectively translate them into formal requirements  
• Lead/facilitate meetings for requirements and design with clinical professionals
• Effectively communicate client needs to business and technical resources  
• Communicate effectively with clients, management, and staff in both verbally and in writing 
• Perform environmental scans and literature reviews
• Convene/facilitate expert workgroups and technical-expert panels 
• Prepare education and outreach materials 
• Develop of white papers, presentations, blogs, and memos
• Serve as a clinical lead on projects 
• Support internal business development activities as a subject-matter expert
• Stay abreast of industry trends and healthcare-policy initiatives 

Required Qualifications: 

• Associate’s degree or equivalent in nursing, nursing informatics, clinical informatics, health informatics, or related field
• One (1) year or more of direct experience with clinical quality measure (CQM) development and/or implementation; OR at least three (3) years of related, relevant experience with CQM development and/or implementation; OR a combination of direct and related experience
• Familiarity with clinical quality measures, including electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) and digital quality measures (dQMs)  
• Familiarity with standardized terminology and code systems (such as SNOMED-CT, LOINC, and RxNorm)  
• Methodical, organized analytical and technical skills for gathering measure requirements and communicating them to clients, technical analysts, and data analysts[TJ1] [LP2] 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, nursing informatics, clinical informatics, health informatics, or related field
• Nursing or other clinical license in good standing  
• Experience in a U.S.-based clinical practice that includes working with clinical workflow and clinical best practices
• Experience with HL7 standards including Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR) and Clinical Quality Language (CQL)
• Familiarity with Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) measures  
• Familiarity with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) quality-reporting programs  
• Familiarity with National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) reporting  
• Experience with measure testing (alpha- and beta-site testing)
• Experience analyzing data, findings of studies, and other information to create comprehensive summary reports 
• Experience performing environmental scans and literature reviews
• Experience with Consensus Based Entity (CBE) endorsement
• Experience in EHR implementation

Additional Job Information: 

• We are a remote organization, but we prioritize in-person collaboration during key events such as our annual company meeting. 
• We are an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for current openings will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. 
• For this position, the candidate must reside in the United States.