Population Health Associate

*This position is a hybrid role that requires in office on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1200 Binz St Suite 1490 Houston TX 77004. Mon, Wed, and Fri are typically work from home but subject to change.*

The Population Health Associate serves in a consultative role, supporting population health initiatives for an attributed patient population. This position partners closely with the Quality, Risk Adjustment, Population Health Leadership, and Practice Operations teams to develop and implement action plans and goal-setting strategies with assigned providers and care centers. The focus is on improving quality performance, accurate coding, and clinical documentation to support success in value-based care agreements.

The role includes both virtual and in-person engagement with Privia providers and care center teams to review performance, identify opportunities, and align on focus areas and improvement strategies.

This position requires travel and mandatory attendance at two annual PODS (Physician Organization Delivery System) meetings. Flexibility is essential, as meetings may occur outside of standard business hours to accommodate provider and care center availability.

• Reviews and analyzes performance data from payers and Privia analytics to create actionable reports for providers that include specific measurable performance goals that support larger team or organizational goals for performance on access, quality, coding, documentation, and other value-based care metrics • Present data and actionable reports with providers and care center staff during regular in-person and/or one-on-one monthly meetings on site at care centers, creating accountability for success in assigned care centers • Maintains ownership and accountability over the performance of key metrics for each assigned care center • Build and develop collaborative relationships with assigned care centers to drive performance in Value-Based Care Programs • Provide quality measure training and other presentations, as needed, to care center staff and providers • Uses knowledge of EMR and previous medical office experience to provide personalized workflow guidance, best practices, and troubleshooting to support performance in value-based care • Analyze medical records to identify quality measure gap closure opportunities and trends. • Submit supplemental data to the appropriate payer portals • Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned • Bachelor's degree with a commensurate level of experience preferred • 3+ years of experience, preferably in a medical office setting • Healthcare experience required; experience with value-based care programs such as MSSP, MIPS, HEDIS, or STARS preferred • Fluent in EMR clinical workflows; strong preference for experience in athenaNet • Basic knowledge of coding and documentation, particularly around hierarchical condition coding, preferred • Strong Excel skills • Self-starter, demonstrates critical thinking to determine the best way to support care centers as needed, given expertise, knowledge, and strategies • Must reside in market of assignment • Must comply with HIPAA rules and regulations