Christy A. Chalmers
*** ***** ******, *** ******, New Jersey 08857, 732-***-****,
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Revenue Cycle and Medical Practice Administration
Highly capable healthcare professional offering over fifteen years of
practice management experience, billing and clinical proficiencies and
superior analytic skills.
Business Unit Management...Continuous Quality Improvement... Superior
Analytic Skills...Patient Care and Relations...HR/Staff Training and
Supervision...Data and Records Management...Budget Control...Cost
Analysis...Billing...Coding...Accounts
Payable/Receivable...Payroll...Purchasing...Inventory
Control...Marketing...Site Management
Professional Experience
Conifer Health Solutions-(Formerly SPi Healthcare)
Revenue Cycle Management Company
8151 W 183rd Street, Suite B
Tinley Park, IL 60487
Manager, Client Delivery effective 1/1/15
Client Executive SPi Healthcare (6/2011 - 12/31/2014)
. Manage client communications and the company's service interactions
with large ambulatory practices ( 400+ physicians).
. Proactively manage the client's financial performance, delivering
recommendations for process improvement and refined work flows.
. Monitor key metrics daily and partner with operational teams and
client representatives to facilitate adjustments to optimize revenue.
. Cultivate and foster positive client relationships with physicians,
clinicians, and practice administrators.
. Manage client expectations based upon SLAs and effective decision
making.
. Work collaboratively with various departments within the company to
resolve client concerns or requests.
. Assist with developing and implementing performance improvement plans
internally.
. Manage cross functional teams in delivering high quality work products
under set timelines.
. Work with new client start-ups to ensure implementation goes smoothly.
. Coordinate communications internally and externally to ensure new
client expectations are met
. Manage and report on company established deliverables to key practice
stake holders.
. Systems Utilized: GE Centricity, Epic (EHR and Financials)
Ani Orthopaedics, Hazlet, New Jersey
Orthopaedic and Pain Management Practice
Practice Administrator 09/03- 05/11
. Fully direct the management of three high volume orthopaedic and pain
management practices, promoting a multi-disciplinary approach to
patient care for 200-225 weekly patients through the supervision of 20-
25 clinical and clerical employees.
. Implementation of AllMeds EHR and Digital x-ray in multiple locations
. Coordinate multiple office functions that focus on computerized
scheduling, electronic medical records, digital x-ray, electronic
billing, collections, accounts payable and receivable, data
management, payment plans with demonstrated knowledge of insurance
carriers, medical terminology, and CPT and ICD-9 codes.
. Serve as primary point of contact for, and liaison between, patients,
physicians, clinical staff and surgery center administration to
facilitate proper lines of communication and expedient resolution of
problems.
. As Human Resources Manager, oversee recruitment of staff and
physicians, training, supervision and appraisals; develop job
descriptions, advertise open position announcements; address employee
and physician issues with confidentiality
. Provide education to staff and physicians on billing and coding trends
and updates; perform quarterly chart audits to ensure coding
compliance.
. Implement Continuous Quality Improvement guidelines to measure the
performance of business operations, prepare monthly financial reports
and manage credentialing verification procedures.
. Manage marketing campaign including the direct supervision of
physician liaison, developing advertisements and coordinating
community outreach programs for the practice.
. Develop and maintain inventory control procedures, oversee management
of vendors and contractors.
. Negotiate insurance contracts to ensure maximum reimbursement from
various carriers.
. Systems Utilized: AllMeds (EHR), GE Centricity, Medical Manager
Robert Wood Johnson Health Network, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Full service billing company for physician practices and surgery centers
Practice Management Analyst 2/02 - 09/03
. Work with implementation teams for new client start-ups to ensure
success for all parties.
. Serve as physician liaison to various specialty groups, providing
practice analysis and financial reports on a monthly basis; coding and
compliance education, insurance utilization review, and accounts
receivable management.
. Systems Utilized: NexGen, GE Centricity
Old Bridge Sayreville Medical Group, Old Bridge, New Jersey
Multi-specialty physician practice
Billing Manager 1/01 - 2/02
. Fully direct the management of 10 employees in all aspects of billing
and collections for nineteen physician group; educate physicians on
proper coding and compliance, manage accounts receivable and provide
monthly financial reports for administration and physicians.
. Systems Utilized: IDX
C&W Billing Service, Old Bridge, New Jersey
Full service billing company
Owner/Operator 8/96 - 6/01
. Provide comprehensive billing services for various physician offices
including electronic billing and collections, precertification of
services, and accounts receivable management.
. Systems Utilized: Lytec Practice Management
Education
Middlesex County College, Edison, New Jersey
. Dental Hygiene Major 9/80 - 1/82
Professional Affiliations
. National Association of Professional Women
. MGMA
. NJMGMA
. Past Committee Chair Member Services NJMGMA
. Marketing Committee member for Annual Conference NJMGMA
. Liaison to Board of Directors for Vendor Educational Committee NJMGMA
. Vendor Relations Committee MGMA