Who we are Acupera is a San Francisco digital health company with focus solutions that enable the new paradigms of healthcare delivery What we do We are developing a portfolio of digital health solutions that assist providers in population health management and care coordination Our solution will enable provider institutions to successfully risk stratify their patient population and manage the clinical and behavioral issues that drive poor medical outcomes Our cloud based analytics and workflow engine allow medical centers to maximize their human resources and achieve best possible clinical outcomes We have successfully implemented our solution in large health systems and are working with over 2 million patient records that includes EHR data claims pharmacy data devices etc Who we are looking for We are looking for medical professionals that are interested in participating in our content creation for specific care pathways that tackle management of clinical conditions These dynamic pathways include identification rules to identify appropriate patients to screen for the specific condition co morbidity screening identification and management optimal staging management and monitoring of the clinical condition lifestyle issues self management and health literacy related to the clinical condition Candidates who show high promise will be considered for full time positions Responsiblities The content authors work with Acuperas medical team to author care pathways for the specified clinical conditions that are prioritized Acupera medical team will provide templates and training on the most effective and efficient approaches to authoring these care pathways The pathways are designed to allow for 1 automatic identification of gaps in care when run against patient data that includes EHR claims pharmacy labs monitoring devices etc 2 automated generation of care plans based on the patients clinical data 3 guide care managers in assessing patients health literacy about their conditions and educating them about their condition 4 guide care managers in assessing patients understanding of self management skills and training them in those condition specific skills 5 Identify missing labs in correct diagnosis or monitoring of the condition Acupera has successfully created care pathway for major chronic conditions and behavioral drivers of health outcomes These pathways are currently in use in major medical centers and performing extremely well in identifying opportunities to improve clinical care and guiding the workflow of care managers Acupera will work with the potential authors to train in best practices in authoring these care pathways and provide templates to guide the creation of the next set of care pathways The current process for creation and testing of care pathways include Reviewing existing guidelines and review articles for identification of current accepted best practices in screening diagnosis and management of the primary condition and associated co morbidities Author the care pathway using the Acupera logic and format Test for appropriate flow logic and inclusion of all appropriate sections QualificationsRequirements MD or DO required Residency and some clinical practice desirable but not required Experience with medical content creation or management preferred Senior medical students would be considered Would consider nurses with experience in content creation and management Would consider specialists who can commit to creating pathways for multiple conditions in their area of expertise Prefer candidates who can commit to at least 2 3 pathways per month Need candidates with extreme attention to detail meticulous creative comprehensive and agile Must demonstrate an ability to 1 learn and follow the established templates for pathway creation 2 set clear priorities and achieve outcomes in a timely manner 3 respect and preserve the confidential data to which this position has access 4 effectively organize time tasks and information and 5 exercise discretion appropriately 6 demonstrate skills in strategic and critical thinking