Develops organizational strategies for enterprise-wide hospitals and professional revenue integrity, including long-range plans and annual goals.
Leads policy development for charging, charge capture, validation, charge reconciliation, CDM Governance and documentation integrity.
Oversees integration of revenue integrity operations across clinical departments, SOM leadership, Patient Financial Services, Office of Compliance & Privacy, HIM, and Coding.
Represents Revenue Integrity as a senior leader on enterprise committees, Steering Committees, Quality & Compliance groups, and major IT optimization programs.
Serves as a thought leader and change agent, driving innovation, automation, and best practice across the revenue integrity functions.
Ensures timely, accurate, and compliant completion of all charge capture, CDM maintenance, reconciliations, and revenue validation activities.
Designs and oversees comprehensive quality assurance programs for charging accuracy, documentation integrity, coding quality integration, and loss prevention.
Utilizes Lean, Six Sigma, and process improvement methodologies to optimize workflows and eliminate preventable revenue leakage.
Ensures the appropriate EPIC system configuration, workflow alignment, and adoption of technology enhancement opportunities.
Serves as the primary liaison for SHC revenue integrity matters to School of Medicine DFAs, Clinical Department Chairs, clinical leadership, and administrative partners.
Directs preparation of enterprise dashboards, KPIs, business reviews, and executive level reporting.
Educates hospital and professional revenue generating departments on charge capture requirements, compliance, and CDM practices.
Oversees governance of the hospital CDM and SOM professional fee schedule to ensure regulatory compliance and revenue accuracy.
Approves additions, deletions, and modifications stemming from new services, regulatory updates, payor requirements, and clinical changes.
Leads enterprise initiatives to mitigate late charges, preventable denials, claim edit failures, and avoidable under billing. Identifies meaningful revenue opportunities using analytics, benchmarking, and auditing.
Partners with IT, EPIC leadership, Revenue Cycle Optimization and digital innovation teams to enhance revenue impacting workflows.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in business administration, health care administration, or a related field
10+ years of progressive leadership experience in hospital and/or professional revenue integrity, charge capture, CDM governance, HIM, Coding, or Revenue Cycle functions.
Member in Healthcare Financial Management Association or the American Academy of Professional Coders or American Health Information Management Association Preferred