Cedric Truss

About Cedric Truss

Experienced, highly adaptable healthcare professional with cross-industry experience in data analysis, project management, healthcare operations and IS design and implementation. Strong expertise in generating accurate and insightful reports that facilitate strategic business planning, financial, and clinical decisions, contributing to quality improvement and regulatory compliance. Highly accomplished in streamlining operational processes, enhancing systems interoperability, and liaising across departments to yield tangible outcomes aligned with organizational objectives. Knowledge of Health Policy, Qualitative Research, Change Management, Meaningful Use requirements, HL7 standards, HIPAA, FERPA, and common healthcare IS applications (Clinical Data Warehouse, CPOE, EMR/EHR, LIS).Areas of Expertise-Health Information Management-Electronic Medical Record-Quality Control & Reporting-Business Analysis & Development-Meaningful Use -Technical Support-Project Planning & Management-Information Systems-Policy Design & Review-Strategic Planning-Health Information Technology -Complex Data Analysis-Process Improvement-Vendor Relations & Management-Regulatory Compliance-System Implementation-Surveillance-Health Informatics-Change Management-Health Policy-Health Services Research

Experience

1. Senior Consultant

   Research Analysis Group Evalgroup

   Jan 2010 — Present

   Develop project tools such as needs assessments and surveys-Collect, code, and analyze data using relational databases; Access, Excel & SPSS-Process data from secondary data sets or other sources using statistical analysis software-Utilize MS Project to plan and schedule project timelines, milestones and track deliverables-Use MS SharePoint to manage documents and publish information to customers -Manage workflow design, program development, implementation and final outcomes-Create and publish data reports for management, internal staff, business clients and decision-makers-Create diagrams for clients using MS Visio to depict workflow processes

Education

• The University of Alabama

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Human Environmental Sciences

• University of Illinois Chicago

  Master of Science, Health Informatics

• Medical University of South Carolina

  Doctor of Health Administration