Manager, Physician Liaison & Community Outreach Specialist
Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group
09.2021 - Current
Manage and direct the outreach team
Hire, train, coach, and educate performance of direct reports
Responsible for direction of sourcing and vetting functions in assigned areas including outreach visits
Serve as a single point of contact to the physician network and is an accountable owner for all issues and physician needs
Anticipate physicians needs ahead of in-person/virtual visit and prepare with information and appropriate messaging based on previous experiences, conversations, referral patterns, etc
Identify and coordinate meetings between key referring physicians and Orlin & Cohen physicians (office/virtual visits, community events, lectures, etc.) that result in a positive impact for Orlin & Cohen
Cultivate and maintain relationships with physicians, clinicians, health centers and hospitals that lead to referrals and personal introductions
Implement and coordinate lectures, community conferences, educational seminars and meet and greets
Identify potential opportunities for partnerships between community physicians and Orlin & Cohen physicians
Build awareness of Orlin & Cohen regional locations, programs, and treatment advances
Analyze field intelligence and contribute to business insight through meaningful conversations with community providers to determine what advances would drive improved relationships
Develop innovative, strategic, targeting strategies through analysis and interpretation of internal referral, demographic, and market research data to identify key opportunities for increased referral growth and retention
Create content for innovative, impactful collateral materials such as regional market brochures and educational materials to support outreach effectiveness
Lead provider education for onboarding, continuing education, and expansion of patient panel
Manage data, outreach efforts, and reports in Salesforce (CRM) to demonstrate territory performance, identify key areas for improvements, and inform future strategy
Reports directly to the Vice President of Orlin and Cohen
Provider Relations Network Representative
HealthCare Partners, IPA
04.2015 - 09.2021
Initiated and maintained strong, positive working relationships with a variety of physicians, specialists, and office staff by visiting provider offices daily
Analyzed inquiries through use of personal knowledge of the subject matter and provided resolutions
Recruited providers to HealthCare Partners IPA by educating them on quarterly incentive programs, negotiating fee schedules, and discussing other benefits of joining the IPA
Planned, organized, and conducted educational training seminars for the assigned provider network
Researched authorization and claim issues raised by the physician and their office staff
Worked with internal staff to resolve provider issues regarding billing, payment, denials, authorizations, and other interactions; assist in the development and implementation of organizational solutions to prevent future problems
Assisted in the marketing initiatives to reach membership goals
Educated office staff regarding Claims, Prior Authorization, HCC/Quality Measures, Contracting, Case Management, and Web Portal Access
Interviewed eligible candidates for open positions within the Provider Relations Network Department
Trained new staff and assisted in developing appropriate responses along with initiatives
Managed and attended quarterly medical advisory committee meetings for physicians and office staff to educate on new marketing material
Present and explain quarterly incentives in order to support financial success for individual practices
Intensive Case Manager/ Care Coordinator
FEGS
12.2011 - 04.2015
Worked as part of a Care Coordination team: attends and participates in team meetings to provide input and feedback around client's medical and psychosocial conditions
Reviewed client's medical and psychosocial functioning and status, updates Care Plans and Health Risk Assessments, reviews outcomes to further program goals: coordinates and monitors all care on the behalf of the client
Maintained and coordinated effective and on-going communications with clients, primary care physicians, substance abuse and mental healthcare providers, family, collateral resources and other agency staff
Coordinated care planning with other providers of services/resources to ensure goal directed, collaborative care, including care transitions
Conducted initial and ongoing assessments of assigned clients to document strengths, needs, goals, and resources
Maintained documents, records, statistics, and other related reports in an organized, timely and accurate manner as per policy and procedure
Acted as a resource/consultant to all team members on psychosocial, medical and/or substance abuse issues and resources
Provided telephonic as well as face to face outreach, engagement, and service planning in the field
Acted as linkage to community services including medical, behavioral, residential, entitlement and any other needed services per interdisciplinary care plan
Responsible for submitting detailed weekly reports regarding court mandated compliance with treatment services
Supervised and mentored master’s level interns from Adelphi University
Office Manager
Dr. Rhona Susser, Dermatology
05.2008 - 11.2011
Supervised daily operations at Medical Office and coordinates the work activities/ schedules
Supervised personnel and activities at the Medical Office including, but not limited to, interviewing, hiring, training, counseling, evaluation, discipline and termination in conformance with office policies and procedures
Reviewed medical record documentation to identify all services provided by physician
Analyzed and resolved physician claim rejects and denials from the billing system or insurance carriers related to coding issues
Organized and prepared successful appeals and audit responses to third-party payers
Reviewed patient accounts for both paid and unpaid claims
Reviewed all processed claims to ensure payment
Appealed claims that were denied and resolved payment issues
Negotiated payment arrangements with customers
Practiced and understood the importance of providing Quality Service
Administrative Assistant
Complete Packaging & Shipping Supplies
03.2003 - 05.2008
Answered in-coming phone calls
Provided administrative support to client service representatives, sales team and owners
Assisted client service representatives with all administrative functions
Collaborated with client service representatives in coordinating sales and marketing efforts
Expense reports plus other needs as requested by controller
General office support as needed, maintained office supply inventory
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Speech Pathology
Queens College
Skills
Sales techniques
Business development
Key performance indicators
Goal setting
Lead generation
Revenue management
Relationship building
Networking strategies
Marketing
Timeline
Manager, Physician Liaison & Community Outreach Specialist