Job Description

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Short Description

The Project Manager (PM) will work on quality and performance measurement for (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) value-based programs such as the Medicare Shared Savings Programs (MSSP), Oncology Care Model (OCM), End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Medicaid Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment program (DSRIP) and Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). The role will require a strong analytical background, along with quality improvement methodology and implementation experience.

The PM is responsible for managing the project activities to improve health care quality and cost-effectiveness for Medicare, Medicaid, charity care, and dual eligible populations as outlined by CMS . This individual will convene and lead interdisciplinary teams of health care professionals and community-based organizations to develop and implement strategies to decrease avoidable utilization of hospital-based services, increase use of community-based services and support patients in self-care. The individual will coordinate plans for CMS projects across the continuum of care and manage additional projects such as PCMH Recognition that support the Health system’s ability to achieve the triple aim.

To accomplish successful implementation of CMS programs, PCMH and other projects, the PM will work closely with Population Intelligence and Innovative Delivery team members, Performance Improvement (Quality) and Process Improvement Office(PIO) to identify and facilitate improvements within the care continuum, transitions of care and service line settings.

Responsivities::

• Provide project management support with minimal oversight, including:
  • Program development, implementation and improvement efforts of multi-faceted population health projects
  • Manage data-driven projects as indicated by milestones and associated tasks to achieve key Population Health deliverables.
  • Integrate project development efforts with operational and quality improvement efforts
  • Engage in data-driven quality improvement and performance improvement oversight
  • Maintenance and revision of work plans and timelines as mandated by project deliverables
  • Manage project and oversight team meetings based on established agendas, work plans, project deliverables
  • Develop meeting and educational materials such as, best practices of evidence-based guidelines and/or protocols specific to the project requirements
  • Brief committee leads, workgroup clinical leads, leadership and others as necessary
  • Develop surveys, using Survey Monkey, Doodle and/or other tools, to collect information needed for the DSRIP project plan, both to ascertain the current state and to inform a gap analysis toward future state
  • Maintain alignment between CMS programs other assigned project(s)
  • Possess as well as further ones knowledge of understanding Medicare, Medicaid reimbursement mechanisms;CMS program funding processes and funds flow methodologies and other funding streams that may assist providers in achieving the overall project goals
  • Oversight of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorizations Act (MACRA) and Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program, metrics.
  • Develops proof of concepts, Project Charters, Project and Business Plans
• Suggest data-driven strategies to improve project development and implementation across the network