Project Associate, Healthcare Transformation
About the role
AIR is seeking a Clinical Quality Measure Project Associate to join AIR’s Healthcare Transformation Team. We work to advance equitable, high-quality, affordable, patient-centered care through rigorous research, evaluation, and technical assistance that focuses on what matters most to patients, families, clinicians, and the broader healthcare community.
We have a strong focus on quality measurement to ensure patients receive safe, equitable care. We also translate research evidence to promote understanding and adoption of best practices by patients, families, caregivers, physicians, nurses, insurers, health systems leaders, and policymakers. In addition, our expertise includes promoting evidence-based care for a range of clinical conditions; improving patient safety; and engaging patients and family members in the delivery of care.
Candidates hired for this position may work remotely within the United States or from one of our office locations. This does not include U.S. territories.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities for the position include:
- Contribute to the design, development, testing, and maintenance of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs). Ensure these measures are aligned with the Quality Data Model (QDM) and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standards.
- Support the CMS electronic clinical quality measures (eCQM) Annual Update (AU) publication process by coordinating across measure teams to meet AU milestones.
- Review and provide feedback on eCQMs published annually by CMS.
- Develop AU supporting documentation, including measure technical release notes and measure flows.
- Contribute to quality measure maintenance activities, such as expert workgroup coordination and facilitation, performance data review, and implementer feedback reviews, to inform measure updates.
- Develop and maintain standard templates, processes, and workflows, all elements of which s