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NORC at the University Chicago

Minya Sheng

Senior Data Scientist
Health Care Evaluation

Minya leverages health care claims data to drive insights for government and private clients.

Minya is a senior data scientist supporting data analytics and policy research using health care claims and administrative data for government and state agencies and private sector clients.

At NORC, Minya is a core member supporting data processing and data analytics for Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). She supports data management for Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) and Maine Health Data Organization (MHDO) using the NORD Data Enclave. She organized and performed analyses with all-payer claims databases (APCDs) in several states NORC works with, including California and Vermont. She also supported reports for Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). She did programmer review on performance measures for Pennsylvania’s Rural Health Global Budget Model.

Prior to NORC, Minya worked on HCUP for over 14 years supporting AHRQ. She also supported an Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) project for performance measurement. She worked on commercial MarketScan data and Medicare and Medicaid data supporting government clients and private sectors.

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Education

MS

Loyola University Chicago

MS

The University of Chicago

BS

University of Science and Technology of China

Project Contributions

Health Care Cost Institute Research Database

Managing one of the nation’s largest multi-payer claims databases to drive insights into health care spending trends

Client:

Health Care Cost Institute

California HPD Health Care Analytics Consultation

Providing analytic support for California’s All-Payer Claims Database (APCD)

Client:

California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI)

Evaluation of the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model

Assessing efforts to improve the financial health of rural hospitals and maintain access to care

Client:

Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)

The nation’s most comprehensive source of hospital care data

Client:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Enhancing Maine’s All-Payer Claims Database

New and improved processes for collecting and using Maine’s health care claims data

Client:

Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)

Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC)

Supporting and evaluating physician-generated ideas for improving care and lowering costs

Client:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Publications

Research Library & Findings