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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Provide operational leadership in AR Management.Manage back-end metrics such as Discharge Not Final Billed (DNFB)/Candidate for Billing (CFB), AR>90 days, Total Cash, Initial Denials, and Operational Write-offs. Define and drive inventory management processes to accelerate cash and reduce AR. Classify the root causes of denials and develop an effective.

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Oversight of 21 clients with multiple facilities and clinics for both PRC and Acute Revenue Cycle Operations. Reviewed, recommended, and implemented best practices as well as optimization within the revenue cycle operations as the first line of defense to operational excellence.Leveraged real-time data reporting and perform analytics for review of process.

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Provided oversight and structure to the overall daily operations of assigned organizational areas. This includes Commercial Billing, Medicare Billing, Medicaid Billing, Agency and Global Billing, Contract Analyst, and Revenue Support Team, comprised of 6 direct report Management Team and 38 indirect reports.Provided weekly/daily updates on the KPI Metrics.

Little Rock, Arkansas

Shreveport-Bossier City Area

Evaluated internal systems and prepared training initiatives to mitigate ongoing problems.Assessed employees through on-site observation and interviews to determine strengths and weaknesses in work performance, methods and team functions.Documented research findings and prepared polished reports highlighting results and potential improvement.

Minden, Louisiana, United States

Assisted the facility with bringing billing back in house from Parallon after the sale of Minden Medical Center, a Lifepoint Facility to Allegiance Health Management. Hired cash posting, billing, followup, and denials teams. Transitioned to new systems and software. Remained Director over all of Patient Access and Billing Offices.

Minden, Louisiana

Responsible for the daily operations of all revenue cycle functions for a 161 bed acute care hospital and serve as the on-site liaison between the facility and Parallon Client Relations or the Service Center. Oversee facility operations of Patient Access functions (e.g. scheduling, pre-registration, benefit verification, pre-authorization.

Lexington, Kentucky

Paris, Kentucky

Responsible for the daily operations of all revenue cycle functions for a 58 bed acute care facility and serve as the on-site liaison between the facility and Parallon Client Relations or the Service Center. Oversee facility operations of Patient Access functions (e.g. scheduling, pre-registration, benefit verification, pre-authorization.

Lexington, Kentucky

Supervise the daily functions of Patient Access for Main Registration, Cardiology, Cath Lab, Surgery, Anti-Coagulation Clinic, 1760 Mammography, Beaumont Mammography and Brannon Mammography. Supervise Ambulance Bay, as well as Surgery precerts. 25 direct reports. Cost-Benefit Analysis. Process Improvement Planning. Productivity reporting. Liaison between.

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Work closely with Medicaid Retro team to locate active coverage for patients.Billing for Medicaid and Medicare.Obtaining pre-certification for procedures and/or inpatient stay.Risk Management: involving communication with Attorneys for UK Hospital to review accounts.Drug Replacement Program: write off drug amounts, correct billing amounts, re-bill accounts.

Admit, transfer, and discharge patients using Sunrise Clinical Manager program.Answer patient calls, direct calls accordingly and assign nurses and technicians using Hill-Rom software.Work closely with nursing staff to provide quality healthcare, ensure chart files are properly maintained.

Create, schedule and update patient files using Chiro10000 and Autumn software application.Manage all credits, debits, and incorrect claims with insurance companies, bill using Zirmed Software.Coordinate chiropractic benefits with insurance companies, update patients accordingly. Administrate billing for personal injury and worker’s compensation.

Assisted Owner in all areas of resets, remodels, relocations, and new store openings.Forecasted, ordered, tracked, and received all inventory, worked with vendors on any discrepancies.Ensured excellence in customer service, train and supervised all personnel.

Prepared pleadings, judgments, garnishments and other legal documents. Conducted legal research, digested and indexed information obtained prior to trial. Prepared and interpreted legal documents, typed memos and correspondence.Prepared documents and organized materials for civil trials, maintained dockets and files.

Negotiated and created contracts, purchase orders, and change orders.Established, maintained, and updated files, databases, and contractual records.Provided administrative/secretarial support for the department and performed liaison duties by interacting with other departments.Composed and edited correspondence and memoranda in accordance with established.

Created and maintained legal case files by filing correspondence, attorney notes, research, and index pleadings. Coordinated with lawyers and legal assistants to provide records management, created and organized folders, and court indexing. Lead and trained lower graded staff and student employees.