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Shashikanth Vydyula

Senior Business Analyst
Hyderabad

Summary

Experienced Senior Business Analyst with a proven track record in competitor analysis, business intelligence development, and trend assessment. Skilled at driving company advancements and enhancing team performance. Demonstrated ability to consistently achieve revenue targets through meticulous data review and innovative recommendations.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Senior Business Analyst

Lyric
Hyderabad
05.2025 - Current
  • Spearhead business analysis for Claimshark (Payment Accuracy) and Auditshark COB platforms, focusing on adjudication rules and overpayment recovery processes.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document business requirements; prepare Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), functional specs, and change logs.
  • Analyze claims data and stored procedure outputs to identify payment anomalies and potential overpayments for Medicaid/Medicare populations.
  • Periodically review and optimize rule logic within the application to improve detection accuracy and operational efficiency.
  • Lead Power BI report redesign efforts to incorporate performance KPIs, payer-specific insights, and application-level metrics.
  • Facilitate requirement workshops, user walkthroughs, and cross-team communication for clear alignment between business and development teams.
  • Use Azure DevOps to manage work items, change requests, and sprint tracking; support upcoming migration to JIRA and Confluence.
  • Contribute to knowledge documentation, rule governance, and the onboarding of new analysts into the adjudication and COB workflow.

Sr. Business Analyst - Cerner Invision

Tech Mahindra
Hyderabad
11.2021 - 04.2025
  • Company Overview: Support for Ascension Health Care Ministries in Alabama, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.
  • Analysis, understanding complex business structures, and identifying trends to make strategic recommendations.
  • Effectively communicate with various stakeholders, including clients, developers, and senior management, to gather requirements and manage expectations.
  • Participate in Major Incident (MIB) or Technical Assistance (TAB) calls to provide and receive inputs for resolving complex issues.
  • Conduct knowledge transfer (KT) sessions for new joiners and team members.
  • Proficiency in managing large-scale projects, including planning, execution, and monitoring progress.
  • Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Invision Patient Accounting.
  • Create Knowledge Base (KB) articles for project reference.
  • Support for Ascension Health Care Ministries in Alabama, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Clinical Content Analyst

Cotiviti India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
05.2019 - 10.2021
  • Follow US Healthcare system, Claims Adjudication process of providers and identify inappropriate edits or savings opportunity for clients (MOLINA, AETNA, WELLCARE) - Revenue Cycle Management (Denial process).
  • Payment accuracy processing for Medicaid/Medicare clients (USA).
  • Review individual state guidelines against Cotiviti's Medical Policies.
  • Check CMS guidelines against state Medicaid guidelines.
  • Excellent knowledge of Michigan, Louisiana, Alaska, North Dakota, and Indiana Medicaid.
  • Check for changes and update information about CPT, HCPC, and ICD-10 diagnosis coding.
  • Experience in JIRA application.

Dentist

Prasanth Dental
Hyderabad
10.2016 - 04.2019
  • Performed root canal procedures, extractions, and routine restorations.
  • Designed and fitted prosthodontic appliances like bridges and dentures.
  • Instructed patients on proper dental hygiene techniques.
  • Managed patient comfort with individualized pain management.
  • Provided comprehensive dental care in multi-specialty clinics, including diagnosis and treatment planning.
  • Performed oral prophylaxis and educated patients on oral hygiene.
  • Conducted surgical procedures such as wisdom tooth extractions, flap surgery, and jaw fracture repairs.
  • Diagnosed and treated oral infections, ulcers, and mucosal conditions.
  • Effectively communicated treatment plans and procedures to patients.

Dentist

Dental Hospital
Hyderabad
04.2013 - 09.2016
  • Provided comprehensive dental care in multi-specialty clinics, including diagnosis and treatment planning.
  • Performed oral prophylaxis and educated patients on oral hygiene.
  • Conducted surgical procedures such as wisdom tooth extractions, flap surgery, and jaw fracture repairs.
  • Diagnosed and treated oral infections, ulcers, and mucosal conditions.
  • Effectively communicated treatment plans and procedures to patients.

Education

Bacheolor of Dental Surgery - Dental Surgery

Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences
Narkeptally, Nalagonda
01.2016 - 01.2019

Skills

  • Analytical skills

  • R Programming

  • MS SQL

  • Data Analysis and Visualizations

  • MS Excel

  • Stakeholder management

  • Requirements gathering

  • Business process mapping

  • KPI tracking

  • Team collaboration

  • Process optimization

  • Documentation

Certification

Certified Google Professional Data Analyst

Publications

  • Data Analysis and Visualizations, https://www.kaggle.com/drshashikanthvydyula
  • A Case Report on Ameloblastoma, https://goo.gl/GhL8ye
  • Oral Health and Dental Management, https://goo.gl/LY2guP
  • A Healthy Gut Means A Healthy You: A Definitive Guide To Gut Microbiome And Its Benefits, https://amzn.to/33jtcJq

Software

MS SQL

R Programming

Azure DevOps

JIRA and Confluence

Timeline

Senior Business Analyst

Lyric
05.2025 - Current

Sr. Business Analyst - Cerner Invision

Tech Mahindra
11.2021 - 04.2025

Clinical Content Analyst

Cotiviti India Pvt Ltd
05.2019 - 10.2021

Dentist

Prasanth Dental
10.2016 - 04.2019

Bacheolor of Dental Surgery - Dental Surgery

Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences
01.2016 - 01.2019

Dentist

Dental Hospital
04.2013 - 09.2016
Shashikanth VydyulaSenior Business Analyst