Executive Vice President
Responsibility for daily operations of MA Division to include Membership Accounting, Enrollment, Fulfillment, Appeals and Grievances, Six Sigma and Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) group, Claims, Call, and Network Services. Duties include developing long term strategy and executing on corporate initiatives. Operations include Houston Universal American employees, outsourced Call Vendor C3 in Idaho and the Philippines, and outsourced Claims vendor iGate in India.Notable Achievements:Implemented two (2) different initiatives to improve the Member experience in Call Operations - results have reduced call transfers by 69% over the last 12 months and improved First Contact Resolution from 82% to 94%Assumed individual daily leadership responsibility for Claim operations. Reduced monthly Claim Lag from $288M to $50M in 4 months. Developed and distributed over 55 new desk top reference guides to assist in claims processing. Created and implemented new Quality Assurance department in Operations. Created a new process with new reporting and tracking mechanisms to address Recovery, Claims, Enrollment, Appeals and Grievances, and Fulfillment activities.Created and implemented new Member Experience Group that includes Appeals and Grievances, CTM (CMS Complaints) research and resolution team, and business analysis for member issues. Reduced monthly CTM complaints from 302/month to 23/month over the last 18 months. Implemented a new cost accounting model that identifies the cost of each individual transaction to expedite CPI initiatives. Implemented process changes and CPI projects that have eliminated over $38M (48% reduction) in annual operating costs across all departments.Created/implemented new Provider Relation Team in Operations to assist field marketing personnel in daily physician interactions.Eliminated 2 vendor contracts totaling over $800,000 annually through process improvements and replaced with internal FTE saving $500,000 annually