Ryan Kashner Email & Phone Number

Essex, Md, Us

Responsible for developing appropriate workflows and tracking for the designated revenue cycle function.Establishes an ongoing working relationship with other departments impacting revenue cycle performance.Works closely with various vendor operations teams (Prior authorization, Claims and Appeals) to oversee operations activity that directly impacts the revenue cycle to accurately process actions in a timely manner for optimal reimbursement.Tracks outcomes of payment resolution, appeals, and negotiated claims to ensure goals are met.Leads weekly meetings to review key metrics, workflows, trends, and performance improvement opportunities.By continually reviewing and monitoring billing and coding changes, researches, evaluates, and interprets guidance from a variety of sources to determine departmental actions.Coordinates with Management to ensure thorough understanding of trends/issues affecting revenue cycle performance.Develops goals and metrics to link department and revenue cycle initiatives with the organization's strategy.Develops, manages and monitors successful completion of implementation and project plans.Acts as an educator on performance improvement requirements in operations and methodologies to related teams and departments.Continuously seeks new and creative technologies that help identify and guide improvement opportunities that align with overall company success

Enter patient billing information and correct ICD-10 codes forinsurance billingPerformed in the top 5% of employees on a team that exceededSLA's for 6 consecutive quarters. Exceeded 24,000 processedorders annually with a .25% error rate.Subject matter expert for product testing and new UIdevelopments related to data processing workflows. Regularlyrecognized for thorough testing & collaboration with productowners.Acting peer onboarding trainer; including live training, qualitycontrol review, & creation of SOPs and L&D materials

Responsible for dispatching units to respond to calls in a timely mannerEntering caller information Handling any issues that arise for EMS crewsUsing problem solving skills to reroute units to handle emergency callsProvide excellent customer services skills when speaking with contracted facilitiesCollecting and entering payor informationNavigating Traumasoft application to be able to maximize efficiency when entering informationCoordinating transport to and from appointments for hospice patients

Dispatching units to callsEntering caller informationScanning and entering billing informationHandling high priority calls and dispatching them in a timely mannerDelegating responsibilities between call center employees and dispatch employees when on shiftProviding excellent customer serviceAssisting crew members with patient careProviding transparent communication with clients

Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

High School Diploma