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Jackson, Ms, Us

Jackson, Mississippi

Clinical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for ITECH Clinical Data Infrastructure/Interoperability teams. Designed Medicaid Provider Portal which shares claims-based clinical information with Medicaid providers. Part of Interoperability team which became first in nation to connect a Medicaid claims system with a healthcare provider's electronic health record (EHR). Project manager for Environmental Scan project to update State Medicaid Health Information Technology Plan (SMHP).

Jackson, Mississippi Area

Initially responsible for assistance in implementation of SHOP exchange within State of Mississippi market through the Affordable Care Act. Coordinate with the PMO in Jackson, MS on deliverables, action items, risks and issues. Develop all content for internal and external Project Status meetings to include upcoming tasks, milestones and upcoming deadlines. Lead documentation on Testing Plan, Release Management Plan and Risk Assessments. Provide Quality Assurance deliverables. Assist in building relationship with PMO and Mississippi Insurance Department.

Kingsport, Tn

Reponsible for inpatient build to include Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy. Participated in application and integrated testing.

Northern California

Responsible for workflow analysis and determination of net new build needs. Designed and implemented future state workflows by interacting with clinical department representatives to analyze needs and translate into system design. Participated in unit, integrated and regression testing including upgrade to Citrix platform. Provided feet-on-the-floor support to nursing units for go-live at new affiliate facility.

Jackson, Mississippi

Epic Clinical Documentation Analyst for full-cycle installation of all Epic modules at Mississippi's only academic/research health facility. Certified in EpicCare Inpatient Clinical Documentation. Coordinated/lead validation sessions of inpatient workflows. Responsible for build of assigned inpatient areas. Extensive experience in documentation flowsheets including LDA's, navigators and patient education. Worked with HOD lead on procedural area build. Experience in utilization of Reporting Workbench. Responsible for working with Training team to relate training material to system build. Responsible for writing and testing inpatient steps for both unit and integrated testing. Responsible for data migration of inpatient build to all environments. Responsible for ensuring that clinical documentation build supported Meaningful Use/Core Measure requirements. Provided go-live support (Command Center) at UMMC and Ochsner Health System (feet-on-the-floor).

Flowood, Mississippi

Provided essential nursing care and service in long-term facility specializing in the treatment of patients with ALS, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury including documentation in stand alone EMR. Consistently assigned role of Charge Nurse. Responsible for staff scheduling, patient assignment and oversight of staff. Solely responsible for triage of patients in crisis and determination of need to transfer to an acute-care facility. Performed chart audits at the request of management.

Jackson, Mississippi

Established only Internal Audit Department at BHS. Responsible for all financial, clinical, compliance and system audits. Performed workflow analyses for evaluation of efficiency, revenue capture, security, compliance and business process optimization. Worked closely with Accounting, Information Services and Business Operations to provide verifiable data for business intelligence and clinical decision support. Aided in interpretation and utilization of information. Performed chart audits including charge master/ICD-9 coding accuracy. Responsible for interpretation and compliance to Medicare, Medicaid and HIPAA regulations. Instrumental in interpretation of initial HIPAA regulations and implementation of processes to ensure adherence. Worked with clinical personnel to meet Joint Commission requirements. Coordinated all external audits. Performed audits of existing IT systems.

Bachelors Of Science (Bs), Nursing, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Student Nursing Association, Honors ProgramOne of twenty-four (24) students accepted into the Accelerated.

Masters Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Graduated With Honors

Obtained Masters' degree while working full-time.

Bachelors Of Science (B.S.), Accounting, Magna Cum Laude

Academic Scholarship