Jennifer Price
Cantwell,AK
Summary
Analytic, self-motivated healthcare manager with over 20 years of broad clinical and business office expertise. Dedicated to the mission of continuously improving patient experiences and outcomes. Significant work from home experience under minimal supervision with proven successful remote team leadership and collaboration. Extensive use of many clinical and business technology solutions to include Microsoft, Smartsheet, Cerner, EPIC, and Health Catalyst.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Projects Manager
Copper River Native Association; Work From Home
02.2022 - Current
- Analyzes and interprets utilization and reimbursement data to identify clinical program opportunities and inefficiencies; direct reporting to COO.
- Uses financial modeling to develop business case and ROI to support suggested programs for executive presentation.
- Leads payer negotiations to favorable reimbursement agreement.
- Identifies automation opportunities; oversees software co-implementation with external vendor.
- Organizational representative and voting committee member for Cerner shared domain consisting of 14 tribal health organizations.
- Develops best practice policies and procedures for various healthcare programs at discretion of COO.
Senior Manager of Patient Financial Services
Copper River Native Association; Work From Home
09.2020 - 02.2021
- Established revenue cycle department for multi-disciplinary clinic; developed polices and procedures aligned HFMA best practices. Successfully led the transition of three services lines from third party to in-house billing.
- Developed and tracked key performance indicators with direct reporting to CFO.
- Remotely managed, including hiring, of 5 team members with 3 direct reports.
- Used data and cross-functional collaboration to reduce registration denials by 5% within 4 months of hire.
- Active member of Continuous Quality Improvement team.
- Transitioned to Special Projects role to focus on revenue optimization at the request of executive level
Inpatient Case Manager
Alaska Regional Hospital
10.2018 - 09.2020
- Extensive interactions with providers and multidisciplinary team to eliminate barriers to care progression and discharge in a state with few resources. Required out of the box thinking and solutions.
- Collaborated with reimbursement and clinical documentation nurses to ensure accurate DRG coding.
- Performed concurrent reviews of clinical documentation and applied clinical review criteria to mitigate denials.
- Identified opportunities for process improvement and took on additional projects to improve department inefficiencies.
Clinical Career, Registered Nurse
Various
09.2002 - 09.2018
- Emergency Department/ Flight Nurse (staff and travel) with progressive departmental experience as charge nurse and preceptor.
- Clinical Research site nurse for EMS/ ER IMMEDIATE clinical trial.
Education
MBA - Healthcare Management
Western Governors University
Utah11.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT11.2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Excelsior College
Albany, NY09.2002
Skills
Data Analytics
Financial Modeling
Project Management
Continuous Process Improvement
Clinical and Business Expertise
Certification
Certified LEAN Healthcare Professional; SSGI
Payer Contracting; MGMA
Basic Quality Principles; NAHQ
Certified Revenue Cycle Representative, HFMA
Affiliations
- American College of Healthcare Executives; Alaska Chapter
- Healthcare Financial Management Association
- American Nurse Association
Timeline
Special Projects Manager
Copper River Native Association; Work From Home
02.2022 - Current
Senior Manager of Patient Financial Services
Copper River Native Association; Work From Home
09.2020 - 02.2021
Inpatient Case Manager
Alaska Regional Hospital
10.2018 - 09.2020
Clinical Career, Registered Nurse
Various
09.2002 - 09.2018
MBA - Healthcare Management
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Excelsior College
Certified LEAN Healthcare Professional; SSGI
Payer Contracting; MGMA
Basic Quality Principles; NAHQ
Certified Revenue Cycle Representative, HFMA
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