REVENUE CYCLE INFORMATICS ANALYST, SENIOR

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HOURS: Monday through Friday day shift

DEPARTMENT: Patient Financial Services

SALARY: $6,543.25 - $10,662.72/ MONTH

BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY:

The Revenue Cycle Informatics Analyst, Senior is responsible for cost reduction, operational performance excellence, and improving the patient experience through integration and informatics.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Plan and implement Revenue Cycle/Finance projects. Maintain all appropriate project deliverables and responsibilities including project scheduling, risk management, change management, issue management, and status reporting. Develop a Request for Proposal, manage responses, analyze results, present findings, and arrange for demonstrations as applicable. Review vendor offerings and make recommendations for review of those most suitable for the department.

Oversee the tasks, timelines, and resources necessary to implement the products necessary for the management of the Revenue Cycle/Finance functions. Ensure the project stays on time and budget. Maintain an issues resolution log and escalate
issues as appropriate. Conduct workflow and process mapping analysis to identify potential functions for the type of Revenue Cycle/Finance support being sought. Trace the flow of processes through our system network, including how the interface engine is sending messages. Measure the time it takes to perform these processes and perform benefit analysis and benefit realization.

Collaborate with internal partners in Tiger Institute, Patient Experience, Revenue, and Clinical Departments.Maximize revenue opportunities related to revenue cycle through third party partners, automation, and internal improvements with workflow efficiencies. Create best practices in each of the revenue cycle areas by leveraging systems and technology. Assess revenue cycle informatics touchpoints throughout the cycle to drive and improve clinically driven processes and outcomes. Create a roadmap for an overall revenue cycle informatics strategy including new implementations, upgrades, and functionality.

Lead Revenue Cycle Governance committee(s) between Revenue Cycle and Tiger Institute.Lead internal change control boards specific to revenue cycle of hospital and physician billing.Represent MU Health Care Revenue Cycle as the clinical electronic medical record
(EMR) is extended to other health systems. Oversee third party implementation projects impacting the revenue cycle. May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of best practice revenue cycle workflows and measures. Knowledge of clinical departments and multi-disciplinary teams to achieve strategic goals. Demonstrated skills with workflow and productivity management.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Supervision received from the Senior Director, Revenue Cycle.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Functional supervision exercised over project teams.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in healthcare, business, or a related field.
Five (5) years of revenue cycle experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience using Cerner Revenue Cycle, IDX Chargemaster, or PowerBI. Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position, and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job; however, completion of these duties is a measure of successful performance. Employees of this job classification are subject to performance reviews. Basic function, responsibilities and characteristics duties may change at any time with or without notice.

SAFETY SENSITIVE STATUS:

This position is considered safety sensitive. This document is a general description of typical job duties, responsibilities and qualifications of employees holding the associated job title. Additional duties, specific qualifications and work emphasis may vary between individual positions.