Angela Schmidt

While managing team of 4 employees, supported Cerner Sales/Revenue Teams in preparing financial quotes and contracts.

• Provided accurate pricing estimates and deal structures in a fast-paced environment by defining scope, timelines, potential setbacks to Cerner and their clients.
• Collaborated with multiple internal associates within Revenue, Marketing, Finance, Consulting, and Technology to create comprehensive pricing for hospitals and hospital systems across the U.S.
• Continuously identified and resolved inefficiencies in pricing processes to mitigate any financial risks and improve turn-around times.

Specialized in healthcare cost containment by performing electronic claims reviews and medical claims analysis projects of self-funded plans and third-party administrators to improve overall plan performance:

• Reviewed administrators plans documents and audit claims processes, design and update technology to identify claim data anomalies (such as process errors and over-payments)
• Reported project findings to administrators and clients,
• Assisted in recovery of lost benefits to plans.

Coordinated and supervised areas of data analysis and billing to ensure that financial objectives of the Cancer Center were met in an effective and efficient manner.

• Billed all primary insurance carriers working with medical billing software
• Kept Cancer Center finance departments up to date with policy and contract changes with major insurance companies
• Troubleshot problem accounts, supervised and evaluated Patient Account Representatives, supported Account Manager, participated with charge master committee and trained new personnel

• Managed Medicare and Medicaid accounts
• Duties included bill claims, calculate contractual adjustments, correspond with insurance companies and patients handling referrals, process refunds, and audit accounts to ensure Medicare compliance while working dual computer systems.