Glee L. Anderson
Aurora, CO 80013
OBJECTIVE:
Obtain a professional, challenging position utilizing my personal and
professional skills. My experience and education have provided me with the
necessary skills to be an organized, outgoing and goal-attaining employee.
I am team-oriented, a quick learner and have the potential to be an asset
to any organization.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Provider Relations
> Develops and maintains relationships with providers, to include serving
as a provider advocate in external community.
> Proactively manages the maintenance of the Provider Network.
> Serves as a consultative resource to facilitate education and discussion
on products, quality initiatives, disease management programs, joint
ventures, etc.
Contracting
> Negotiate contracts including financial terms, reimbursement
methodologies and language with medical groups, IPA's, ambulatory surgery
centers, and other ancillary providers.
> Identify and resolve network needs for expansion in both existing and
additional service areas.
> Maintain close working relationships with sales, medical outreach, claims
and customer service departments.
Management
> Developed and Administered the centralized credentialing/recredentialing
process for 42 states. Provider population = 200,000+ practitioners,
5,000+ facilities.
> Managed profiling of data related to clinical competency and adherence to
regulatory standard requirements (NCQA, URAC and JCAHO), for review by
the medical director and committee
> Management of Sanction Monitoring System, ensuring providers with
sanctions are reviewed according to company policy and timeliness
standards. This involved oversight of contractual terminations and
review of all appeals/hearing requests.
> Hired, trained, and conducted weekly staff meetings and resolved human
resource issues.
> Created/maintained credentialing processes consistent with regulatory
agencies and maintains a working knowledge of standards and continuous
compliance with all authorities pertaining to credentialing (42 states).
> Responded to sensitive and contractual provider inquiries and issues both
verbally and in writing.
> Develop/maintain departmental policies and procedures as well as maintain
a centralized tracking system to ensure regular review and maintenance of
policies.
> Management and oversight of systems data entry functionality (i.e.
provider enrollment systems, provider information management databases,
CACTUS, and PCMS).
> Perform oversight audits of delegated entities credentialing process(es).
Audit ensures that entity complies with Health Plan standards, policies
and procedures.
> Coordinate facility credentialing and recredentialing ensuring files are
accurate and
completed in a timely manner.
Auditor/Audit Analysis
> Performed audits of all Pricing functions to include claims, software and
tracking database.
> Daily, weekly and quarterly reports compiled and analyzed and provided to
senior management with recommendations. .
> Developed and maintained audit forms.
> Maintained pricing data such as adding and deleting information.
> Developed and maintained policies and procedures in accordance with
changes in regulatory, client specific or organizational requirements.
> Responsible for monitoring, auditing and reporting performance related to
audits of member calls taken in market level Benefit Payment Offices and
the Member/Provider Services Unit(s). Department representative for the
Corporate Field Trainers and Technical Writing Unit; helped to create
updated materials and provided research for reference materials
> Researched and responded to complaint calls from members, providers,
group offices, and State insurance departments in a timely manner.
> Audited all documentation related to telephone calls as well as all
claims processed.
> Trained all staff members by keeping them informed of new and upcoming
procedures.
> Audited large checks.
Benefit Analyst/Disability Consultant
> Reviewed and evaluated complex claim issues.
> Determined specific contract and/or applicable legislation.
> Responded to Insurance Commissioner complaints, to include gathering the
necessary
information and investigating the claim for validity.
> Responded to attorney inquiries, complaints and lawsuits, to include
gathering the
necessary information and investigation.
> Reviewed and evaluated medical, surgical, dental, vision, and
chiropractic claims according to plan provisions.
> Responded to inquiries, both written and verbal, from the benefit
payment offices, group offices, plan administrators, members, providers,
> Determined contractual obligations, and gathered information from various
departments to assist members, plan holders and providers with questions.
WORK HISTORY
Manager, Provider Network Management & 8/2007 to Present
Contracting (Great-West Healthcare now part of CIGNA)
Manager, Credentialing Operations 1999 to 8/2007
(Great-West Healthcare)
Manager, Facility Pricing Department 1997 to 1999
Audit Analyst 1995 to
1997
Assistant Manager, Benefit Payment Review 1993 to 1995
Disability Consultant 1991 to
1993
Benefit Analyst 1989 to
1991
Connecticut General Life Insurance 1985 to 1989
Buckingham Chiropractic 1981 to 1985
R.F. Warner, MD 1980 to
1981
EDUCATION
United Health Careers Institute Certified Medical Assistant
Delta-Montrose Vocational School Accounting and Bookkeeping
AFFILIATIONS
Member of Colorado Association of Medical Staff Services and National
Association of Medical Staff Services, Member of the Board for Colorado
Managed Care Contractors Association