Accomplished professional with successful career of exceeding expectations in quality care, compliance, customer satisfaction, revenue and cost controls.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Field Reimbursement Manager
MiMedx
06.2022 - Current
Observed strict data confidentiality procedures to protect patients' information.
Performed evaluations of competitor actions, legislative changes and collective bargaining results in order to make sound decisions about future company benefits and compensation.
Reviewed billing and collections process and determined improvements to streamline workflows.
Expedited benefit delivery by establishing working relationships with benefit providers.
Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines
Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution
Manager
University Hospital, Wound and Hyperbaric Center
07.2017 - 06.2022
Weekly perform audits on skin substitute, hyperbaric and Medicare advantage patients through entire revenue cycle.
OSHA compliant
Processed denials with necessary documentation needed in preparing submittal for reconsideration of payment.
Adjusted changes in facility for CMS changes
Patient Satisfaction rating is 96.9 including review of process, personnel and overall performance.
Lead Physician Panel of Family Practice, Surgery, Infectious Disease and Vascular Specialties with oversight of their contracts with University Hospital and Augusta University.
Reviewed performance data to monitor and measure productivity, goal progress, KPI's and activity levels weekly.
Exceeded compliance expectations for hospital and all governing bodies.
Controlled costs and optimized spending via restructuring of budgets for labor, capital assets, inventory purchasing and technology upgrades.
Improved safety procedures to create safe working conditions for workers.
Manager- Healthcare Compliance Solutions-ACA
ADP
06.2016 - 06.2017
Planned and executed program with ADP leaders newly developed service line for high profile clients enrolled in Healthcare Compliance Solution.
Developed and implemented best practices and set milestones across division, including subjects of customer service, client retention, collaboration with Sales and Client Support, delivering hard messages and barrier resolutions.
Analyzed reporting data and method seeking ways of improvement in processes, preparing contractual legal documents, secure data passage and evaluating work flow of employees.
Regional Operations Director
Davita
05.2015 - 01.2016
Oversight of 18 Management teams that served 189 clients by leading their goals in being compliant with financial guidelines for reimbursement and health compliance guided by CMS.
Audited CMS guidelines for reimbursement changes in ambulance usage, overall changes in dialysis treatments.
*Took Leave of Absence to care for elderly parent and then resigned*
Case Management Supervisor
University Hospital
01.2005 - 09.2015
Served as corporate resource for compliance and audits to facilitate legal process and appeals.
Leveraged case management tools and conflict management techniques to help interdisciplinary teams achieve optimal outcomes.
Coordinated services with other agencies, community-based organizations, and healthcare professionals to provide useful benefits to clients.
Managed and monitored program activities and evaluated quality for improvement recommendations.
Program Director
Healogics
09.2010 - 05.2015
Developed Outpatient Wound Care and Hyperbaric program from ground up, laying out framework and defining roles.
Oversight of revenue cycle audits and implemented reconciliation of charges daily within three days of service rendered for physicians and outpatient department.
Specifically reviewed all parts of Revenue Cycle for payments on all skin substitutes and hyperbaric.
Educated staff and physicians on changes in requirements for use of products, specifically skin substitutes.
Interacted with customers and clients to identify business needs and requirements.