I wanted to tell you about the role of Clinical Data Analyst at Northside Hospital. This role is in the Quality Improvement Department at Northside. The data analysts are responsible for maintenance of the clinical data systems that Northside uses and we are responsible for building indicators and scorecards and getting information together for the clinical staff and leadership staff to review and see how they are performing and what their outcomes are on Medicare-related indicators, process improvement indicators, disease specific indicators through Joint Commission. We are able to implement benchmark information so that the clinical staff can see how they perform in the state and against other hospitals in the nation.

Northside has three medical plans available. They are administered by Humana. We have a Smart Choice Blue, a Smart Choice Green, and a Smart Choice Yellow plan. Now, the Blue and the Green plan are both PPO plans. The Yellow plan is a high-deductible health plan. Now, by being an employee here at Northside, if you select a Northside medical plan, there is the Northside Advantage Program available. That means if you use a Northside facility for any inpatient, outpatient, lab, X-rays, any hospital care services at a Northside facility, you would pay a lesser benefit on your deductible and your co-insurance as opposed to the regular in-network benefit. Now, this is for the actual facility fees. It doesn't include physician fees. So physician fees are not included in the Northside Advantage Program. It is covered as a regular in-network benefit with the regular copay, deductible, and co-insurance.