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Skills

  • Data Management
  • Sas Programming
  • Analytics
  • Health Information Management
  • Macro
  • Quality Assurance
  • SAS
  • Sas Business Analytics
  • SQL

Services

  • SAS programming (15 years experience)

    $80/hr Starting at $500 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Proven SAS programming, data management, and analysis expertise with 15+ years SAS experience in healthcare and academia on PCs and mainframes. Core competencies: SAS programming, analysis, database design...

    AnalyticsData ManagementHealth Information ManagementSASSas Business Analytics

  • HEDIS

    $80/hr Starting at $500 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    HEDIS, HEDIS-like, and other quality measures -- development and code review in SAS, SAS/macros, and SAS/SQL. Data exploration and data engineering as needed to resolve issues. Can parallel program HEDIS...

    Data ManagementMacroQuality AssuranceSas ProgrammingSQL

About

SAS certified programmer with 15 years SAS programming in healthcare, manufacturing, and academia

Proven SAS programming, data management, and analysis expertise with 15 years SAS experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and academia on PCs and mainframes.

Core competencies: SAS programming, analysis, database design and management, writing and maintaining audited code, program optimization, managing client expectations, SAS troubleshooting and mentoring, documenting, translating business requirements into technical specifications and programs.

• Base SAS (15 years) (expert)
• SAS macro language (13 years) (advanced)
• SAS SQL (10 years) (advanced)

HEDIS experience
clinical trial experience
social science experience
experience with large datasets (inpatient claims)


Some past clients:

SignlaHealth (via elance)
• Primary SAS developer of HEDIS-like reports on quality of care.
• Provided SAS expertise and troubleshooting.
• Provided HEDIS expertise on best way to implement metrics.

ImageAndDesign (via elance)
• Provided SAS tutoring.

Abbott Laboratories, Gurnee, IL.
• Provided statistical programming and peer review of programs to generate tables and listings for clinical trials.
• Worked in UNIX CDE doing programming in Base SAS, SAS Macro Language, proc SQL, and SAS/STAT.


Independence Blue Cross, Philadelphia, PA.
• Lead programmer on project to improve HEDIS (accreditation) scores. Identified & fixed data & programming issues resulting in "best in the nation" score for our PPO product.
• Developed and maintained data preparation and validation (ETL/QA) programs for departmental data stores.
• Programmed HEDIS effectiveness of care, access/availability of care, satisfaction (CAHPS), and utilization measures.
• Used Display Manager, Base SAS, SAS Macro Language, proc SQL, SAS/Graph, SAS/ACCESS.

Work Terms

Hours (and flexibility of hours) and due dates as negotiated. Payment due within 5 calendar days of invoicing. Late payments will be assessed a 20% surcharge.