Jana L. Farmer, MBA, CPC
Oskaloosa,KS
Summary
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY Dynamic Director oversees every facet of production with strong project management and decision-making skills. Brings comprehensive knowledge of healthcare program management writing, planning and technical operations. Skilled at coordinating production plans and personnel resources to complete work under tight deadlines.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Section Director, Cancer Prevention and Control
KDHE, Bureau Of Health Promotions
05.2021 - Current
- Oversees Kansas Cancer Prevention and Control grant deliverables and operations (Breast and Cervical cancer screening program, Colorectal cancer education program, Kansas Comprehensive Cancer Coalition and Kansas Cancer Registry) by providing corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals. Managed 5 million dollar grant for cancer prevention initiatives in Kansas
- Lead and delivered Kansas Cancer 5 year state plan to Governor and Kansas Legislative body.
- Lead 15% increase of referrals into Kansas Breast and Cervical cancer screening program; Early Detection Works in Program Year one.
- Formed strategic partnerships with Kansas Medicaid, Kansas Health Systems and local partner with potential clients to drive business development.
- Assured program elements were completed and compiled appropriately in accordance with grant funders requirements by interpreting grant expectations accurately and meeting requirement deadlines.
- Directs multi-agency efforts to develop and implement comprehensive chronic disease, cancer control and related health risk behaviors
Section Director, Community Clinical Linkages
KDHE, Bureau Of Health Promotions
04.2020 - 05.2021
- Plan, organize and facilitate activities related to Community-Clinical Linkages chronic disease prevention and management programs
- Manage resources necessary to maintain and expand on statewide chronic disease programming
- Oversight in operations, budget and management of over $4 million
- Provide technical assistance to local communities, regional and statewide EBIs
- Collaborate with BRFSS and KDHE Communications to coordinate interpretation and release of chronic disease information within agency, health policy leaders, and public
- Facilitate and serve as liaison to local, state and national coalitions and workgroups
- Represent KDHE at professional conferences and events at local, state and national level
Quality Improvement Advisor
Kansas Healthcare Collaborative
01.2018 - 04.2020
- Engage providers and community partners across State of Kansas to identify, plan and facilitate quality improvement activities in cancer prevention and control activities
- Coach and mentor provider practices in developing capacity for quality improvement work within their organizations
- Assess gaps in health care provider performance and recommends best practice improvement methods and processes to clinicians and clinic administration
- Assist in monitoring spread of cancer control consultation and implementation of evidence-based resources among practices, including other measures of campaign success. Increased referrals by 18%.
- Builds partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
Compliance Auditor
Midland Care Connection, Inc
07.2017 - 12.2017
- Assist with financial analysis, forecasting and risk assessment
- Performed ad-hoc analysis and reporting
- Performs operational, compliance and financial audits to ensure that the facility’s records are accurate, and controls are in place to protect against fraud and abuse and excessive waste of resources
- Stays abreast of regulatory changes and requirements of Midland Care’s continuum of services
- Recommend policy and procedure revisions as needed
Director
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
08.2010 - 05.2017
- Oncology Services
- 7+ years’ experience managing day to day activates within oncology services’ program; experience with quantitative finance, capital modeling, capital reporting, risk data analysis and business analysis
- Advanced analytics experience in health care environment, including business improvement and quality improvement (NCQA’s (HEDIS) data information set)
- Advanced experience with health care coding and revenue cycle management
- Provided strategic vision, planning and operational leadership diagnosing gaps in healthcare and mitigating risk
- Procured and implemented contracts to replace equipment and supplies coordinating with local supply chain vendors and service line agreements
- Day-to-day management of regulatory personnel (38 FTE’s), including mentoring, training, performance management and development
- Responsible for building cohesive team, achieving results and ensuring team responsibilities are understood and direct reports are accountable for their performance
Data Quality Coordinator
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
10.2004 - 08.2010
- Wound Healing Center
- Good listener built strong relationships and understood various business processes
- Execute ad-hoc analysis to explain variances versus budget, prior forecast and prior months
- Medical Coding abstraction and claims adjudication
- Knowledge of revenue cycle management
- Answers patient inquires, maintain accurate patient account information
- Ensures internal policies and procedures are being properly implemented
Education
The American Academy of Professional Coders -
Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Master of Business Administration - undefined
Baker University
Baldwin City, Kansas2012
Bachelor of Science - Organization, Management and Leadership
Friends University
Wichita, Kansas2009
Skills
- Chronic Disease Prevention
- Community Health Assessment
- Community Engagement
- Fostering Culture
- Partnership Building
- Quality Improvement
- Business Writing
- Quantitative/Statistical Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Collaborative Leadership
Affiliations
Kansas Association of School Boards Leadership Cohort
Oskaloosa USD 341 Public School Board Member
Keystone Learning Coop School Board Member
Timeline
Section Director, Cancer Prevention and Control
KDHE, Bureau Of Health Promotions
05.2021 - Current
Section Director, Community Clinical Linkages
KDHE, Bureau Of Health Promotions
04.2020 - 05.2021
Quality Improvement Advisor
Kansas Healthcare Collaborative
01.2018 - 04.2020
Compliance Auditor
Midland Care Connection, Inc
07.2017 - 12.2017
Director
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
08.2010 - 05.2017
Data Quality Coordinator
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
10.2004 - 08.2010
The American Academy of Professional Coders -
Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Master of Business Administration - undefined
Baker University
Bachelor of Science - Organization, Management and Leadership
Friends University
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