Kyle Heatherly, PhD

Kyle Heatherly is a Research Consultant within the Data Science and Engineering section at the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center (GRC), specializing in healthcare analytics, quality measure development, and analysis of Medicaid administrative data. His work focuses on transforming complex, multi-source data into actionable insights that support quality improvement, population health initiatives, and state Medicaid programs. He holds a PhD in Mass Communication with a minor in Public Management from Indiana University, Bloomington.

At GRC, Kyle has led the development and implementation of multiple quality measures and analytic workflows supporting the Outcomes Acceleration for Kids (OAK) and Data Analytics projects. He has constructed and maintained measures related to asthma, behavioral health, sickle cell disease, and well-care using claims, electronic medical records, and supplemental data sources, ensuring alignment across systems and reporting cycles. He has also developed end-to-end data pipelines and monthly quality assurance reporting processes to improve data accuracy, transparency, and reproducibility, while supporting numerous technical assistance requests and targeted analyses, including cross-coding HEDIS measures, conducting utilization analyses, and producing patient-level datasets to inform care delivery and program strategy. In addition, he regularly presents analytic findings and methodological updates to stakeholders across clinical, programmatic, and policy teams, serving as a bridge between technical and non-technical audiences.

Prior to joining GRC, Kyle worked in other healthcare and research analytics roles, including as a senior analyst at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, where he developed integrated research datasets and analytic pipelines to support oncology research collaborations with national partners. He also brings experience from consulting roles in the private sector, where he delivered data-driven insights and communications and marketing analytics to healthcare systems and pharmaceutical companies.