Lahn Straney

Associate Professor Lahn Straney is an epidemiologist and Chief Scientific Officer, leading the development of data and analytics across MOA Benchmarking, eCase (Health Metrics) and CareLineLive.Working across product, research and commercial teams, Lahn focuses on how data is collected, structured and used to support both frontline care and governance. His work centres on the design of quality indicators, risk adjustment, and approaches to monitoring variation and risk in real time.Lahn contributes to product direction, analytics strategy and sector engagement, including working with providers and government on the evolution of quality measurement and reporting. He is a regular speaker on the practical use of data in care settings, with a focus on moving beyond retrospective reporting towards more responsive, decision-support tools.He holds a PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of Queensland and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Washington. He currently holds adjunct academic appointments at Monash University and the University of Leeds, and has co-authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications.