Works with members and providers to close care gaps, ensure barriers to care are removed, and improve the overall member and provider experience through outreach and face-to-face interaction with members and providers at large IPA and/or group practices
Serves to collaborate with providers in the field, to improve HEDIS measures and provides education for HEDIS measures and coding
Supports the implementation of quality improvement interventions and audits in relation to plan providers
Assists in resolving deficiencies impacting plan compliance to meeting State and Federal standards for
HEDIS
Conducts telephonic outreach, while embedded in the providers' offices, to members who are identified as needing preventive services in support of quality initiatives and regulatory/contractual requirements
Provides education to members regarding the care gaps they have when in the providers office for medical appointments
Schedules doctor appointments on behalf of the practitioner and assists member with wraparound services such as arranging transportation, connecting them with community-based resources and other affinity programs as available
Maintains confidentiality of business and protected health information
Acts as a liaison and member advocate between the member/family, physician and facilities/agencies
HEDIS OUTREACH COORDINATOR
AETNA
01.2012 - Current
I conduct outreach to provider offices and to members to positively affect HEDIS outcomes
Collaborate and monitor my assigned nurse(s) during HEDIS season with the nurse(s) medical reviews from medical records
I perform medical record abstraction and data entry
HEDIS SERVICE ASSOCIATE
WELLPOINT
01.2012 - 12.2012
Customer service representative in the HEDIS department
Provided administrative and telephonic support
Called Providers for the copies of their medical records
Filed and assisted the nurses with research on missing information
COLLECTOR
KLEINERT KUTZ AND ASSOCIATES
01.2006 - 12.2010
Review, audit and collect unpaid balances
Work with the Cash Posting and Coding teams as needed to resolve accounts
The systems that I use are Centricity and ZirMed
Assist patients in understanding and resolving their accounts
CASE MANAGER/REIMBURSEMENT SPEC.
RXCROSSROADS
01.2006 - 12.2006
Provided information, education, coordination, along with empathy for the patient and providers involved in experiencing or treating chronic diseases
Provided customer service to patients, providers, pharmaceutical company representatives and healthcare service companies for specialty prescription drugs and tests with reimbursement and billing challenges
CARE MANAGER ASSISTANT
SHPS
01.2005 - 12.2006
Collected, documented in the system, and transferred all necessary demographic data to support the clinical review process and care management