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 scheduling/registration, training and reporting.

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 40+ clinics• 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 engagement with an expected $25M financial benefit• 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• Manage external vendor relationships including EPIC and CareMedic to ensure achievement of expected and sustainable results

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 solution.• 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