Kara Carpenter Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, MN, US

Eden Prairie, MN, US

Eden Prairie, MN, US

Reston, Virginia, US

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Responsible for the implementation of EPIC Practice Management within 5 clinics along with the centralization of scheduling and registration. Participated in the Epicare implementation at the 5 clinics. Oversee.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Responsible for all of strategic and operations activities for the Admitting/Registration departments at the 5 care systems with approximately 200 employees along with scheduling and registration standardization within.
• Responsible for the Performance Improvement department with a focus on the revenue cycle across the organization in both clinic and hospital with approximately 8 employees
• Led revenue cycle redesign project for Patient Access across Fairview with a focus upon standardization and consistency with the creation of a centralized pre-registration unit in conjunction with a consulting.
• Led implementation of point of service collections at the 5 care systems within multiple departments to expedite patient payment
• Co-led implementation of the medical necessity checking product

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Generated $7M revenue in 2004 through the implementation of new processes to prevent write-offs
• Recovered $6M revenue in 2004 through the project redesign of staff and implementation of a contract management system
• Leading site implementation and design for an 11 hospital EPIC system $400M conversion while sustaining financial performance
• Led the design and implementation of new Medicare business processes and rules in partnership with key business process owners
• Managing a denials reduction initiative through denials management, reporting and leading a task force
• Managed data standardization and aggregation initiatives to create system wide focused financial metrics

US

• Led teams of 10 – 20 consultants in assessments of prospective clients for financial and processredesgn (i.e., billing, contracting, reimbursement) benefit to understand the client needs and propose a process redesign.
• Managed the client revenue opportunity assessment at major national health systems
• Developed marketing and sales presentations for C-level client executives
• Launched the development of innovative methodology for income statement and balance sheet benefit calculations
• Assisted in the marketing and sale of 8 revenue cycle revitalization engagements at facilities across the country resulting in approximately $40 million in revenue