
Over twenty years of proven success experience in the healthcare industry, with emphasis on the development of a multi-product National Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) Network. My key strengths encompass a strong focus on achieving goals, a readiness to take on additional responsibilities, and the ability to perform effectively both independently and as part of a team. I possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, supported by dynamic team-building abilities and a talent for multitasking efficiently. Genuine rapport building with all medical providers, insurance companies, vendors, and various levels of management and staff.
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Analyze PPO network to develop relationships with other key PPO network partners to meet the needs of current and potential clients (i.e. Employers, Payors, TPAs, self-insured, insurance companies). • Provider Contracts: Negotiate long-term contracts with individual physicians, physician groups, ancillary providers, IPAs and hospitals. Product lines include Workers Compensation, Group Health and Liability. As of 2007, additional product lines to include Medicare and Medicare Advantage, Indigent Population. • PPO Lease Contracts: Negotiate Statewide, Regional and National PPO Network lease arrangements to enhance Prime Health's national PPO coverage. Lease contracts provided access to the PPO partners' network of providers. Implement all client network customization projects. Contact and negotiate long term contracts with out of network providers that are being accessed by the client to bring in network. • Continual interaction with existing contracted providers and network partners to assure stability and strength of relationships. • Supervise the Network Development team of 12 national contractors. Responsible for day-to-day direction, annual reviews, interviewing of incoming contractor candidates. • Monitor team productivity via phone and contact manager reporting. • Development and facilitation of comprehensive training program for new Recruitment and Credentialing staff. • Supervise Credentialing staff to fully credential all participating providers to URAC standards. Maintain credentialing database and Prime Health Credentialing Policies & Procedures. • Facilitate credentialing meeting as committee member with physician committee members on a quarterly basis to present files for approval or decline. • Prime Health URAC committee Member June 2009
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