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The Maryland Health Care Commission, an independent State agency responsible for planning for health system needs and promoting informed decision-making by providing timely and accurate information on availability, cost, and quality of health care services, is seeking a MHCC Center Director to provide leadership and direction to the Center for Quality Measurement and Reporting (CQMR) and oversee the Commission’s health care quality measurement and reporting, and value-based care initiatives. This position will apply clinical knowledge, experience, and understanding to MHCC’s existing and emerging quality measurement, reporting, and value-based care activities to strengthen Maryland’s quality reporting infrastructure and inform health policy, regulatory decisions, and program standards across the State.

This position oversees MHCC efforts to collect and report timely measurement data that supports statewide healthcare provider performance monitoring and quality improvement programs. This position also oversees the development, implementation, and evaluation of activities related to value-based care, including activities and initiatives that measure health care quality and inform the shift in payment from volume to value. This position will be responsible for driving MHCC forward in areas of quality measurement. The position will help articulate a path forward for quality measurement that can benefit Marylanders and the State. They will consider ways to use MHCC’s quality reporting and measurement authority to improve MHCC’s oversight of the State Data Utility, health facilities planning, and will identify new opportunities to incentivize high quality care. They will also be responsible for accomplishing the action items in MHCC’s strategic vision and plans each year related to quality measurement, reporting, and value-based care.

CQMR is currently comprised of three divisions supporting quality measurement and reporting. This position will lead these divisions and direct technical staff, providing guidance within the Center and across the Commission and Maryland Department of Health. The Commission is mandated to develop and maintain a system to evaluate the quality of care and performance of Maryland healthcare providers including hospitals, long term care facilities, health plans and outpatient surgery providers. Quality and performance information are publicly reported through a consumer-facing website to support statewide efforts to monitor and improve the quality of health care services and inform healthcare decision making among Maryland residents and policy makers. The Center Director will advise on ways to integrate MHCC quality measurement and reporting activities into the Department’s quality measurement and reporting infrastructure and how to strengthen, enhance, and add value to existing and new activities across the State. The individual in this position is expected to work collaboratively across the Commission, thinking about quality measurement in new ways and breaking down barriers between Centers and government units.

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The Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC or Commission) is seeking a Methodologist. This position is located in the Maryland Health Care Commission’s Center for Analysis and Information Systems (CAIS) and supports high priority policy and analysis initiatives of MHCC related to utilization, cost, and quality of health care services and the effectiveness of public health care programs. The incumbent in this position should be both proficient in advanced applied statistics/econometrics methods and be knowledgeable about the health care system. This position requires the ability to work in a collaborative, team-based environment to address the analytic needs and strategic priorities of MHCC. The incumbent will do so by leading the development and implementation of research relevant to the priorities of MHCC, conferring with colleagues within the Center, across MHCC, and with agency partners external to MHCC, as applicable, to ensure such research proposals are contextually relevant and can produce results that will inform viable policy options. The incumbent is responsible for data collection and management, analysis, contractor quality control, preparation of reports and presentations conveying the findings of research, and engagement in strategic planning.

Research projects will involve querying and analysis of complex health care data such as health care utilization spending, and eligibility data from large databases such as an all-payer claims database or survey data on provider characteristics. The incumbent should have experience with data management and statistical analysis software and programming languages (e.g., SAS, SQL, Python, R), data visualization programs (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, ArcGIS), and Microsoft applications (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Word), as well as advanced applied statistics techniques. The incumbent may engage in and support strategic planning activities addressing health care priorities for the State of Maryland, including coordinating with agency partners and participating in interagency workgroups, and developing reports leading to policy recommendations. The incumbent must be able to clearly convey, both verbally and in written products, background and context informing research and strategic planning activities, complex research findings and methodologies, policy analyses, and policy recommendations to audiences of varied technical expertise.