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Lisa Cunningham

Fairfield

Summary

Dedicated Credentialing Specialist skilled in verifying qualifications and maintaining high standards in healthcare documentation. Expertly navigated complex credentialing challenges while improving collaboration among teams to uphold regulatory compliance and operational excellence.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Credentialing Coordinator

UC Health
Cincinnati
06.2025 - 06.2026
  • Reviewed applications and verified qualifications of healthcare professionals to uphold credentialing standards.
  • ⬧ Verify credentials for healthcare professionals, maintaining high standards.
  • Communicated documentation requirements and statuses to providers, ensuring compliance and timely processing.

⬧ Verify credentials for healthcare professionals, maintaining high standards.

⬧ Address credentialing challenges, fostering seamless operations.

⬧ Facilitate reappointments, contributing to operational excellence.

⬧ Maintained accurate records of initial and reappointment credentialing, upholding regulatory standards and facilitating smooth audits.

Credentialing Coordinator 2

Mercy Health CCO/CPO
Cincinnati
01.2016 - 06.2025
  • Coordinate credentialing for Mercy Hospitals, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
  • Conducted thorough primary verifications for credentialing, ensuring compliance and enhancing patient safety across multiple healthcare facilities.
  • Verify credentials for healthcare professionals, maintaining high standards.
  • Streamlined the credentialing process for Allied Health Professionals, reducing turnaround time and improving operational efficiency significantly.
  • Improved privileging processes to enhance operational efficiency across facilities., enhancing efficiency across SW Ohio facilities.
  • Addressed credentialing challenges to ensure uninterrupted healthcare operations., ensuring smooth operations.
  • Partnered with healthcare teams to implement best practices in privileging, fostering trust and enhancing interdisciplinary collaboration.

Network Development Coordinator

HealthSpan
Cincinnati
02.2014 - 01.2016
  • Coordinated payor credentialing for all provider applicants to HealthSpan network, ensuring compliance with network standards and supporting overall network growth.
  • Updated HealthSpan network records with accurate provider information, including additions, updates, and terminations across multiple PHO networks, enhancing data integrity and accessibility.
  • Coordinated development initiatives to enhance community health programs.
  • Managed communication between stakeholders and project teams effectively.
  • Developed training materials for staff on program implementation strategies.

Administrative Professional

Office Team
Cincinnati
09.2013 - 02.2014
  • Delivered comprehensive administrative support across multiple healthcare offices, ensuring smooth operations and effective communication.
  • Managed office communications and correspondence for efficient operations.
  • Organized meetings, prepared agendas, and coordinated logistics for team events.
  • Maintained filing systems and ensured accurate record-keeping for easy access.

Customer Information Specialist/Billing Specialist

Sheakley
Cincinnati
04.2012 - 08.2013
  • Managed medical billing processes in Medical Management Division, including entry of charges, reconciliations, troubleshooting issues, and insurance filing.
  • Achieved First Call Resolution for all incoming calls to Workers’ Compensation Division, processing First Reports of Injury (FROI), date extension requests, verifications, provider information, and billing issues.
  • Provided information support for clients and staff on various inquiries.
  • Maintained and updated company databases for accurate reporting and tracking.
  • Assisted in developing informational materials for training and communication purposes.

Administrative Professional

Office Team
Cincinnati
10.2011 - 04.2012
  • Delivered administrative support to multiple offices in healthcare, ensuring smooth operations and effective communication.
  • Coordinated scheduling and appointments to optimize executive time management.
  • Developed and implemented office procedures to enhance workflow efficiency.
  • Managed office communications and maintained a professional environment for staff.

Executive Assistant

Promark Realtors
Cincinnati
09.2011 - 04.2012
  • Managed office operations for President of firm, ensuring smooth workflow and effective support.
  • Processed payroll and calculated commission payments, ensuring timely and accurate employee compensation.
  • Handled accounts receivable/payable, journal posting, and banking transactions to maintain financial accuracy.
  • Maintained appointment logs and organized files for efficient retrieval.
  • All secretarial work and phones.

Senior Scheduling Agent/Referral Team Member

Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati
05.2005 - 04.2011
  • Scheduled appointments and testing across various departments at CCHMC, facilitating communication between parents, patients, and community physicians in call center environment.
  • Troubleshot incoming referrals and orders from community physicians and clarified illegible and incomplete orders through direct communication with physicians’ offices.
  • Rescheduled appointments, including physician schedule changes.
  • Compiled detailed reports on unscheduled orders and referrals. regarding unscheduled orders and referrals independently.
  • Utilized Epic to implement EHR system at hospital, enhancing patient data management.

Customer Service Specialist

Avon Products, Inc.
Cincinnati
06.2003 - 02.2005
  • Assisted customers with product inquiries and order placements.
  • Managed customer complaints and resolved issues efficiently.
  • Provided detailed product information to enhance customer experience.
  • Resolved inbound inquiries from United States representatives on account issues, facilitating communication between branches in a call center.
  • Trained new specialists in Nurturing Area of Contact Center, offering guidance and support to enhance their onboarding experience.

Mortgage Specialist

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.
West Chester
01.2002 - 04.2003
  • Administered Level 1C validation underwriting authority, ensuring compliance with lending standards and facilitating risk management.
  • Processed conventional, FHA and VA loans, including clearance of conditions, purchases and refinances.
  • Maintained extensive customer contact throughout loan process, enhancing customer satisfaction and trust.
  • Served as liaison between customer, loan officer, closer, and title company, streamlining communication and coordination.

Billing Specialist/Medical Secretary/Department Coordinator

Clayton L. Scroggins Associates, Inc.
Cincinnati
04.1990 - 12.2001
  • Coordinated operations for Department of Anesthesiology in rapidly expanding practice.
  • Coordinated pain clinic appointment scheduling to optimize patient flow and reduce wait times.
  • Managed payer and medical staff credentialing for initial appointments.
  • CPT and ICD-9 coding of anesthesia surgical procedures performed in 28 OR suites.
  • Group Insurance Administrator – including COBRA and FML.
  • Workers’ Compensation – First Report of Injury forms, certification of all department injuries and follow ups.
  • Managed professional liability claims, scheduled depositions, and communicated with patients to resolve complaints and inquiries.
  • Coordinate student rotations from three universities, all meetings and CME opportunities and travel for physicians.
  • Meeting setup, agendas, minutes, CME submission.

Credentialing Verification Specialist

Alliance Partners Credentialing Verification Organization
Cincinnati
07.2000 - 10.2001
  • Coordinated medical staff credentialing for new and re-appointment applicants for Alliance Partners and hospitals of Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, including primary verifications to maintain compliance.
  • Managed special projects for Credentialing Manager, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.

Education

Associate of Arts - Political Science And Government

Miami University
Oxford, OH
05-1991

Skills

  • Healthcare administration
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Provider relations
  • Credentialing workflow
  • Operations oversight
  • Process improvement strategies
  • Documentation management
  • Data entry accuracy
  • Process improvement
  • Time management
  • Credentialing accuracy
  • Credentialing efficiency

Timeline

Credentialing Coordinator

UC Health
06.2025 - 06.2026

Credentialing Coordinator 2

Mercy Health CCO/CPO
01.2016 - 06.2025

Network Development Coordinator

HealthSpan
02.2014 - 01.2016

Administrative Professional

Office Team
09.2013 - 02.2014

Customer Information Specialist/Billing Specialist

Sheakley
04.2012 - 08.2013

Administrative Professional

Office Team
10.2011 - 04.2012

Executive Assistant

Promark Realtors
09.2011 - 04.2012

Senior Scheduling Agent/Referral Team Member

Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
05.2005 - 04.2011

Customer Service Specialist

Avon Products, Inc.
06.2003 - 02.2005

Mortgage Specialist

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.
01.2002 - 04.2003

Credentialing Verification Specialist

Alliance Partners Credentialing Verification Organization
07.2000 - 10.2001

Billing Specialist/Medical Secretary/Department Coordinator

Clayton L. Scroggins Associates, Inc.
04.1990 - 12.2001

Associate of Arts - Political Science And Government

Miami University
Lisa Cunningham