Thiyagu Rajakannan

Principal Researcher and Technical Lead for Policy and Data Analytics @Econometrica, Inc

Bethesda, MD, US

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Open Payments Program Analytics, Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Monitoring & Evaluation Lead: Dr. Rajakannan guides cross-functional teams and manages complex, multi-stakeholder projects that promote transparency in financial relationships between pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers. In addition, he leads economic studies focusing on Open Payment transfers of value received, prescriber behavior, prescription rates, and Medicare spending for Part D, Part B, and high-cost specialty drugs. Dr. Rajakannan also contributes to methodology design, quality assurance of compliance studies, and comprehensive data provision for compliance audits.CMS, Payment Standardization Calculation and Application, Pharmaceutical SME & Technical Lead: Dr. Rajakannan provides technical expertise in CMS payment and coverage policies and ensures the integration of price standardization with updates to Medicare payment policies. He also oversees quality assurance for Parts A, B, and D payment standardization methodology, including documentation, reporting, audits, and ad hoc research. Additionally, he supports analytic, technical, and advisory efforts for rulemaking activities.U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Regulatory Impact Analysis for Restrictions on Transfer of Data to Selected Adversaries, SME: Dr. Rajakannan provided research and regulatory analysis SME support in the drafting and revision of the Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) of final national security regulations. He also supported the research and development of sections specific to the health-related economic impacts involving biometric identifiers, personal health data, human genomics, and other human \'omic\' data covered in the proposed rule, while assisting in the analysis and response to public comments to refine the regulation.

The Tamilnadu Dr M.G.R.Medical University

B.Pharmacy

The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University

M.Pharmacy

Manipal University, India

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD