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Carmel, In, Us

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Revenue Cycle Services—Business Partnerships & Vendor Management—Financial ContractingI operated as a Business Analyst for over 2.5 years under the Revenue Cycle Services department managing a portfolio of over 40 vendors including IT, SPA/PFS, HIM, legal, staffing, coding, finance, billing & collections vendors. I managed contracts, relationships & negotiations with these vendors while handling MSA’s, SOW’s, addendums, amendments, terminations, ITRAs, BAA’s, new vendor set up, etc.   Terminated obsolete contract services resulting in 500K annual savings for contract management team during 2018 Manages portfolio of 40+ vendors acting as liaison between business users and vendors  Created new process workflow for contract approval process resulting in reduced contract approval time by 33% Terminated obsolete vendors resulting in 100K budget savings for IU Health sites Implemented contract improvements on existing contracts via contractual amendments and addendums  Reclassed over 100K in invoice service line items resulting in bottom line savings  Negotiated lower contract rates with existing vendors resulting in 25K+ annual savings  Streamlined AP/Contracts/budgeting process increasing workflow turnaround times with executive leadership Manages new vendor inquiries and maintains potential vendor spreadsheet for business users Expert in Ntracts software database for contract management Leads cross-functional teams including financial budget, AP, IT, legal and executive leaders Responsible for contract management of multiple departments including HIM, coding, billing, collections, IT, staffing, etc

Indianapolis, In, Us

Responsible for sourcing imaging medical equipment parts for hospitals throughout the United States including CT, MRI, RF/Cath Labs, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, oncology, X-ray, injectors and many other modalities. Daily tasks included negotiations pricing, managing 3rd party vendor relationships, working with OEMs, handling returns, obtaining tracking and talking to engineers to ensure timely delivery of highly critical and urgent part requests.  Responsible for sourcing and procuring high-end clinical imaging parts and supplies (CT, MRI, ultrasound, x-ray, RF, biomed, lab equipment, IT, capital equipment)  Prioritizes parts requests and selects sources considering timeliness, price, quality and specifications Negotiates vendor pricing using knowledge of contractual relationships and discount structures Assists in procure-to-pay process working with accounts payable ensuring timely payment of orders Supports technicians and vendors with parts identification, emergency orders and order status Ensures timely delivery of mission critical parts by managing suppliers and shipments Developed supplier consolidation project to eliminate suppliers not meeting company quality business standards Manages top-spend suppliers and implements cost spending strategy that helped obtain average of 30% cost savings for company and customers Maintains supplier database to track, audit and ensure compliance with company, state and federal standards Lead buyer to international purchasing team and trains associates on international purchasing procedures

Mba, Healthcare Admin

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing