Khawer Zaheer
About Khawer Zaheer
Khawer Zaheer serves as the Claims Projects & Analytical Lead at EmblemHealth, where he has worked since 2018. He holds multiple degrees in Accounting, Finance, and Information Systems Management, and has extensive experience in claims processing and project management within the healthcare sector.
Work at EmblemHealth
Khawer Zaheer has served as the Claims Projects & Analytical Lead at EmblemHealth since 2018. In this role, he manages the Cognizant Analytics team and oversees the Analytics and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) teams. He ensures timely and accurate testing results for system enhancements and provides business sign-off on Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and project UAT. Zaheer engages with the Claims oversight team and Cognizant Claims Tower to address regulatory and client external audit requests, as well as new business Requests for Proposal (RFP).
Education and Expertise
Khawer Zaheer holds multiple degrees and certifications relevant to his field. He achieved a Bachelor's degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology from 1996 to 2000. He also earned a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems Management from York College of the City University of New York from 2011 to 2016. Zaheer completed a Master's in Information Systems Management at The City College of New York from 2015 to 2017, and he obtained a Project Management Executive Certificate from Cornell University from 2017 to 2018.
Background
Khawer Zaheer has a diverse professional background in the healthcare and technology sectors. He began his career as a Senior EDI Analyst at CureMD from 2001 to 2004, followed by a position as a Senior Data Analyst at Betances Health Center from 2004 to 2007. He then worked as an Applications Project Lead at Centerlight Health System from 2007 to 2011. After that, he served as Lead Business Analyst / IT Project Manager at Affinity Health Plan from 2011 to 2017, and as Manager of Risk Adjustment / Encounters at Fidelis Care from 2017 to 2018.
Achievements
In his current role at EmblemHealth, Khawer Zaheer acts as a subject matter expert in Claims Adjudication, HIPAA compliant transactions, and health insurance regulations that impact claims processing. He is responsible for ensuring comprehensive test plans are executed and manages the Cognizant Analytics team to resolve claim issues reported by various oversight teams. His extensive experience across multiple organizations has contributed to his expertise in project management and analytics within the healthcare industry.