Jennifer Varady

Dynamic healthcare professional with extensive experience at Crozier-Keystone Health System, specializing in Patient Financial Services management and revenue cycle optimization. Proven track record in system implementation and cross-functional collaboration, enhancing data integrity and compliance. Skilled in leading teams to achieve operational excellence and improve patient financial experiences.

• Implemented Cerner HDX (Health Data Exchange) for Behavioral Health a revenue cycle transaction service that provide integrated electronic transactions services.
• Revamped patient registration, added required doctor component fields to include- NPI and PA license number to registration screen; improved billing accuracy by ____%.
• Integrated ‘Red Flags’ in patient registration to decrease identity theft, fraudulent billing and errors in patient information. Nurse Family Partnership
• Created ‘mini registration’ for laboratory services; improved quality of patient information gathered to establish financial responsibility, creating a patient profile and checking for outstanding balances.
• Initiated PICIS custom codes; streamlined and automated medical billing in perioperative care. Facilitated data exchange, improved the documentation process, and ensured accurate and timely records for billing purposes.
• Integrated ‘E-bed’ with hospital registration process across all sites; which improved communication with hospital admission officials and provided automatic alerts when patient beds were available. This system provided real-time updates on bed status, better patient flow, and reduced waiting times in Emergency departments.
• Supervised transitioned from Brad Pline electronic health system to Insight
• Scrubbed and updated hospital service codes to accurately classify and report services to insurance companies and other payers.
• Oversaw and improved electronic health records and other technologies; enhanced data collection and billing efficiency. Increased accurate documentation, proving medical necessity, ensuring legal compliance and enhancing patient care.
• PSTR across all Patient Access Sites
• Managed Transition of patient accounting to Ecare (ENAD/Model project)
• Managed Update of patient registration through accurate capture of Specific Point of Contact (SPU); enhanced efficiency and accurate reimbursement. Claim denials reduced by ___%. Improved coding accuracy by creating for providers with streamlined CPT and ICD-10 codes, reducing the coding errors by ____%. Streamlined billing process and reduced errors by ____%. Improved overall revenue cycle management claims turnaround ____% faster in ___months after full implementation.
• Overhauled Discharge re-registration for key departments: Radiation Therapy, Wound Care, Burn Wound Care; enhanced accurate coding, reimbursement, hospital compliance with Medicare and other insurance providers, and bolstered efficient billing. (Ensured hospital billing accurately reflected patient’s services rand the appropriate reimbursement received).
• Oversaw Projects Red Flags, SearchAmerica (id pts likely to pay, predict payment behavior, and connect them with relevant financial assistance programs), Model/ENAD, Duplicate Enrollee Workstation, Bar Coding/patient ID/Arm Bands, Document Management