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The Revenue Cycle Specialist plays a pivotal role in working with IPM Market Leadership to drive consistency in ‘front-end’ workflows and business processes that will help the Market maximize revenue along with enhanced patient satisfaction. The Revenue Cycle Specialist is an extension of the IPM Central Billing Office (CBO) but is embedded in the IPM Market to assist with specific tasks that will enhance the overall revenue cycle continuum. The Revenue Cycle Specialist strives to improve and accelerate revenue cycle processes to achieve higher productivity, faster payments, decreased rework and improved patient service by working with leadership and staff to promote best practices throughout IPM. Specific workflows will be trained and enforced along with daily/weekly/monthly metrics to help determine the overall “health� of the [front end] revenue cycle. Metrics such as eligibility verification, registration accuracy, encounters without charges, charge lag, denials, and TOS/NTOS collections will be captured, shared and trended. The Revenue Cycle Specialist is a visible presence in each IPM Market and they work closely with each other as well as the IPM CBO to ensure consistency in process and best practice across all of IPM.

1. Acts as a liaison between the Central Billing Office (CBO) and the practices on front-end billing operations, reimbursement trends and basic training needs. Meets with each practice (leadership) at least monthly to review month-end reports. Recommends enhancements and implements action plans in collaboration with practice management to improve cash collections, reduce charge lag, improve registration accuracy and decrease front-end denials.

2. Monitors daily/weekly/monthly performance of front-end billing functions/tasks to ensure compliance with revenue related goals. Escalates any negative trends to the appropriate staff. Discusses trends with local leadership to help identify root causes and collaboratively develops action plans to improve results.

3. Proactively identifies, troubleshoots and resolves front-end revenue relates issues or barriers to maximizing revenue. Listens to feedback and recommendations from the practices and champions change to existing workflows and system processes on behalf of all IPM Markets. Lobbies and advocates on behalf of the practices to improve communication, team work and overall results. Actively participates in CBO meetings to share market-based initiatives, best practices and barriers so that issues are communicated and resolved in a holistic approach versus silos.

4. Responsible for facilitating/onboarding specific revenue cycle processes in new IPM practices as well as IPM practice leadership. Participates in pre-acquisition meetings to ensure revenue cycle processes are addressed. Provides any needed support during the acclimation period. Actively participates in any post go-live meetings.

5. Works collaboratively with the EMR Specialists to ensure consistent and coherent processes that involve charge capture within the EMR and the impact to charges transferring to the practice management system. Assists (along with the CBO) with resolving suspended charges when caused by ‘front-end’ or EMR related issues.

6. Other duties as assigned