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You are responsible for the development, coordination, implementation, and oversight of the revenue integrity function. The basis of revenue integrity at San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) is to prevent recurrence of issues that can cause revenue leakage and/or compliance risks through effective, efficient, replicable processes and internal controls across the continuum of patient care.

• Broad understanding of the healthcare revenue cycle, demonstrated by process improvement initiatives that led to quantitative improvements in revenue cycle performance and key performance indicators.
• Broad understanding of Medicare and Medicaid (Medi‑Cal) regulations and programs demonstrated with a history of working in organizations with revenue sources from Medicare and Medi‑Cal.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, effective communication, and problem‑solving abilities.
liBachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or Healthcare Administration, Master’s degree preferred.
• Seven (7) years of progressive experience in medical billing or revenue cycle operations, including five or more in a leadership role at a hospital or healthcare environment.
• Advanced leadership, coaching, and team development skills.
• Strong written and oral communication and collaboration skills with the ability to partner across functions and departments.
• Proficiency in EHR systems (e.g., EPIC)
• HFMA Certified Revenue Cycle Representative.

• Manage the Charge Description Master to ensure inclusion of all billable service codes. Support and facilitate the annual charge description master (CDM) pricing review in alignment with finance and reimbursement policies and guidelines.
• Maintain, review, and revise internal policies, and procedures related to revenue integrity. Communicate and ensure training for such policies and procedures to stakeholders.
• Ensure the effectiveness of the revenue integrity program, including overall consistency and integration of integrity activities throughout the organization.
• Work closely with the CFO and Compliance Officer to ensure that the revenue integrity program meets applicable financial, operational, and legal requirements. Monitor and assess integrity risks and ensure that the revenue integrity program is responsive to those risks.
• Develop key performance indicators for revenue integrity and define targets based on industry standards. Track metrics and report on no less than a monthly basis to the CFO, Revenue Cycle Excellence Committee, and Executive Management Team. Identify barriers to meeting targets and lead related performance improvement activities.
• Perform ongoing monitoring of charge capture patterns, including late charges, charge reconciliation, coding conflicts and charge related denials, to identify and prioritize areas for optimization.
• Partner with clinical departments to support timely and accurate charge capture. Drive communication of CDM changes to impacted clinical departments.
• Support clinical departments related to new revenue initiatives, serve as the subject matter expert in the development of new CDMs to support the new clinical service offering.
• Oversee monitoring of bulletins from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medi‑Cal and other payors. Assess the impact of such bulletins and coordinate with revenue cycle managers to implement changes driven by such informational bulletins; ensure the action plans are implemented accurately and in a timely manner.
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