Tara Johnson

Physician payment responsibilities

• Oversaw Physician payment processes to ensure timely and accurate compensation
• Executed referral source check request tracking, ensuring compliance with HCA guidelines.
• Assisted in verifying contractual terms, including effective and expiration dates for various service lines. Supported the review of rates associated with multiple service agreements. Helped maintain accurate records of contract details.
• Facilitated communication with vendors and department directors to address challenges effectively.
• Monitored check request status throughout various stages and submitted to accounts payable for payment processing.
• Conducted thorough review of payment entries in general ledger to maintain financial integrity.

Accounting responsibilities

• Prepares and records journal entries for accruals, and other transactions
• Assists with Month end, and Year end close duties
• Monitors and process incoming invoices for payment
• Assists in billing vendor, and tracking outstanding account receivables
• Helps prepare budgets using historical financial data, and new contractual agreements
• Prepares and monitors internal controls for contractual agreements, and internal price adjustments of tests and supplies
• Provides support and answers hospital department questions, and outside vendors
• Prepares once per week a facility wide productivity report from several internal sources
• Prepares and completes account reconciliations for review by Controller

• Oversee daily operations of imaging team for Medical Records to electronic system (preppers, scanning clerks, data entry staff)
• Train, mentor and evaluates staff to ensure accuracy and efficiency
• Assign tasks, and monitor workflow to meet productivity and quality standards
• Conduct audits of scanned, indexed and completed records to ensure department requirements
• Align imaging practices with HIPAA and other regulatory compliance requirements

• Create, organize, and maintain patient health records using identifiers to ensure accuracy
• Provide analysis for identifying missing reports, signatures or documentation and flagging for Physician completion
• Run delinquency reports for incomplete or missing documentation.
• Worked one on one with Medical Staff President to prevent and implement Physician privileges suspension, and reinstatement
• Retrieve and file records for clinical or administrative use
• Track record movement using electronic system

• Managed 10 + people at 8 different facilities for Release of Information duties
• Cover for employee vacation and unexpected absences
• Provided guidance for compliance questions
• Provided excellent customer service by anticipating customer needs