Practicum opportunities at Center for Health Information and Analysis in Copley Square
The mission of the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) is to monitor the Massachusetts health care system and to provide reliable information and meaningful analysis for those seeking to improve health care quality, affordability, access, and outcomes. CHIA has quite a few paid internship opportunities available for this summer and they are looking for BUSPH students!
For a list of all open opportunities check out their website!
Some opportunities include:
Project Management Internship
The Project Management Internship is an exciting career building opportunity to work with Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis. There are multiple in flight projects including implementation of a new website, building of an Enterprise Data Warehouse that will provide ample intellectual challenge to the successful candidate. We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic candidate that wants to make a tangible impact on a critical component of the Commonwealth’s healthcare reform program.
The deadline to apply is April 20, 2016 with a salary range of $16 – $25 hourly.
Reporting to the Manager of the Project Management Office the IT Project Management Intern will:
•Assist in creating and managing project delivery schedules for the various CHIA initiatives
•Manage schedule containing the critical path for assigned CHIA projects
•Manage risk, action items, issues, and dependencies for projects
•Provide status reporting to management
•Adhere to CHIA’s project development lifecycle
•Create reports as required that allows ease of use and consumption.
•Integrate project management best practices into daily activities
Qualifications (Minimum Entrance Requirements):
•Minimum of 2 years of experience working in a professional environment
•Project management experience and working knowledge of MS Office Suite
•Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
•Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
•Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to respond to changes in priorities in a flexible manner
•Strong organization skills
•Ability to understand business related issues and potential impact to project scope and timeline
•Experience delivering projects on-time, within budget and within scope
•Strong customer-service background to resolve user requests and maintain vendor relations
•Ability to identify, isolate and communicate issues and risks as needed
•Ability to develop procedures, standards and guidelines used throughout the agency
Preferred Qualifications:
•Experience working in a healthcare environment or public agency
•PMP certification
Health Policy Analyst Intern
CHIA’s Health System Finance team is looking for a talented Health Policy Intern to join a dynamic team that is dedicated to monitoring health care delivery and financing systems in the Commonwealth by providing meaningful, accurate analytics. The primary role of the Health Policy Intern is to provide analytic support to projects related to health care financing in the Massachusetts health care system.
The deadline to apply is April 20, 2016 with a salary range of $16 – $25 hourly.
Specifically, the Health Policy Intern will:
•Support data collection, quality assurance and analysis of payer-reported data, including total medical expenses, alternative payment methods and provider price variation
•Support the production of CHIA’s Annual Report on the Performance of Massachusetts Health Care System
•Prepare analytics, graphics and data books for the Annual Report
•Prepare data notifications for payers and providers
•Conduct research on payment methodologies and current development of ACOs
•Conduct research on value-based services (i.e., cost vs. quality for a given episode of care or given service)
•Conduct research on data sources for price/cost, quality, and utilization
•Participate in meetings and/or other projects as interested
Preferred Qualifications
It is essential that the Health Policy Intern have working knowledge of the concepts of the health care system. In addition, the Health Policy Intern should be able to demonstrate:
•Working knowledge of the Massachusetts health care system;
•Ability to write scientific and technical papers;
•Experience with data and/or policy analysis
•Ability to conduct literature reviews on a variety of topics in health policy;
•Ability to prepare and use charts, graphs, and tables to present analytical results;
•Ability to work independently and effectively with other members of the unit;
•Excellent written and oral communication skills;
•Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Access.
Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree with a major in public health, health services research, statistics, economics, or public policy.
