Job titles can be leading indicators of the direction an industry is moving and the same holds true for healthcare. The new healthcare economic model—from fee-for-service (FFS) to value-based—is driving a change in roles and responsibilities for professionals seeking healthcare analytics careers. Motivated by CMS and commercial payers, healthcare organizations are realizing the need to find and hire new types of healthcare professionals, a Chief Population Health Officer or Vice President of Clinical Informatics, who are focused on value. Senior leaders are seeking to build teams that have the ability to bring together analytics, best-practice clinical content, and process improvement to create long-term, sustainable change across their healthcare systems.

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New Roles for the Brave, New
World of Value-based Care – Jeff Selander

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Healthcare Analytics Careers
Job titles tend to be leading
indicators of the direction an
industry is moving.
This holds true for healthcare.
Tracking the transformation
taking place in healthcare via
job titles is made easier as
change has not been as rapid as in other industries.

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Value as the Catalyst for New Titles
The new healthcare economic
model—from fee-for-service
(FFS) to value-based—is
driving a change in roles and
responsibilities within
healthcare analytics.
Job titles and roles focused
on quality are becoming more
prevalent reflecting the shift to
value-based care.

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Value as the Catalyst for New Titles
Spurred by accelerated timelines
from CMS and commercial payers,
healthcare leaders are recognizing
the need for new roles and skill sets
for the transition.
A recent survey by AMN Healthcare
suggests that 86% of healthcare
organizations recognize the need
for new types of healthcare
professionals.

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Value as the Catalyst for New Titles
One thing is very clear.
To execute the vision of value-
based care transformation,
healthcare organizations would
be best served by strategic
team-building.
They must recruit skillsets that
bring together analytics, best-
practice clinical content, and
process improvement to create
meaningful, actionable change.

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Emerging Frontline Titles
Today there is an increased
focus on the processes and the
technology of quality.
Three emerging titles on the
frontlines of quality
improvement include:
Data Architects and Data Analysts
Implementation Specialists
Care Coordinator

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Emerging Frontline Titles
Data Architects and Data Analysts
Architects and analysts use powerful
new analytics technologies to provide
insights to decision-makers.
The most effective organizations
embed analysts in multidisciplinary
clinical improvement teams
empowering frontline staff and
analysts to collaborate on using
data to drive value.

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Emerging Frontline Titles
Implementation Specialists
An implementation specialist,
with expertise in analytics and
healthcare, assists healthcare
organizations in using data to
improve processes.
For example, a data-savvy
nurse could be a translator
between technologists and
clinicians as improvement
initiatives are implemented.

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Emerging Frontline Titles
Care Coordinator
According to the AMN survey,
27% of organizations are currently
recruiting for this position and
14% are planning to do so.
Incentivized by several
government programs, investing
in care coordinators may be a
good idea for organizations
looking to improve care and
implement best practices based
on their data and analytics.

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Emerging Executive Titles
Fewer organizations are recruiting
for new executive positions.
While the healthcare industry
appears to have a good
understanding of skill sets and
roles needed on the frontlines,
leadership roles will be more
challenging.
Chief Experience Officer
Chief Population Health Officer

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Emerging Executive Titles
Chief Experience Officer
As patient experience becomes
an important consideration,
healthcare systems must work
to improve patient satisfaction
metrics as part of CMS and
other payer incentive programs.
Once quality and cost initiatives
are in place the Chief Experience
Officer can turn the focus to
improving patient experience.

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Emerging Executive Titles
Chief Population Health Officer
The growing popularity of this role is
a leading indicator of the emphasis
being placed on population health.
This executive leads in the design
and implementation of a population
health strategy.
Using analytics, this person
evaluates trends within the
organization and then develops
processes for effective data use to
manage patient populations.

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Titles Reflect the Use of Data to Drive
Better Care
Here are other emerging titles that
could play important roles in the
future of healthcare. Roles of
particular importance will be focused
on applying a system-of-production
methodology to healthcare.
• VP Cost Containment
• Chief Clinical Transformation Officer
• Head of Technology Innovation
• VP Clinical Informatics
• VP Medical Management

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Future Healthcare Analytics Careers
Our industry is in unprecedented
time of flux and no one knows
exactly what the future will bring.
One thing is certain, healthcare
titles will continue to evolve over
the next decade.
It may be several years before
healthcare organizations
determine which titles, roles, and
skill sets are essential to success.

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Jeff Selander was CFO at HB Ventures, a private equity firm in Boise, Idaho, prior
to joining Health Catalyst Catalyst, his fifth start-up as a venture finance professional,
and his third as CFO. During his career, Jeff has assisted CEO's in raising over $250
million in debt and equity from institutional investors. Prior to HB Ventures, Jeff was
the CFO for Great Basin Scientific, a pre-revenue life sciences start-up. Previous to
Great Basin, Jeff played several senior finance roles for iBAHN Corp., a venture-
backed high-speed Internet provider to the hospitality industry.
During his tenure, annual revenues grew from $8 million to $135 million. Mr. Selander holds an MBA
from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, Boston, Massachusetts and a
BA in international relations from BYU.
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