KATHY A. JOHNSON

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North Las Vegas, NV 89031 acvhx0@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Project Manager with healthcare information systems implementation and integration experience. Skilled in the implementation of clinical, integration and financial systems, application testing, change management, issue management and process redesign. Strengths include team management, mentoring, planning, analysis and the ability to deploy strategic problem solving methodologies.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UNITED HEALTH CARE - OPTUM 360 2014 - 2016

Project Manager eCAC/CDI Implementations

Involved in the definition, management and implementation of significant technology focused Computer Assisted Coding and Clinical Documentation Improvement projects. Aligning technology solutions with business strategies working with company senior Management and client management teams.

Manage implementation project scope, time, resources, budgets, quality, risks, issues, relationships and project communications.

Develop pioneering approaches to emerging industry trends.

Predict emerging customer needs and develop innovative solutions to meet them.

Solve unique and complex problems that may have a broad impact on the business.

Participate in the development of business strategy.

Develop and manage business plans for use in achieving business objectives.

Lead large, complex implementation projects with the goal of achieving key business objectives of clients.

Translate highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences.

Influence senior leadership to adopt new ideas, products and/or approaches.

Direct cross-functional and cross segment teams.

COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION 2002 - 2014

Senior Consultant/Manager

Managed small to mid-scale system implementation and upgrade projects. Responsible for planning, scheduling and coordinating resources, issues management, change management and client relationship management.

Managed Clinical Integration teams for Meditech CPOE projects.

Managed several projects simultaneously.

Managed application testing teams along with issue management teams.

Managed application implementation teams.

Managed integration teams.

Managed change management teams.

Managed the team responsible for developing and implementing automated testing tools for the NHS project in England.

Managed a 20 member testing team for a multi facility Health Care organization which was implementing several clinical and financial systems along with opening new hospitals.

Set up and ran Command Centers for use in system activations.

Responsible for managing issues, system integration, scope management, client relationships, and budgets.

Responsible for performance evaluations for project team members.

Clinical Application Expertise:

oEpic Tapestry modules

oCerner Millennium – Person Management, Registration Management, Scheduling Management, and PathNet

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FIRST CONSULTING GROUP, Long Beach, CA 1998 – 2002

Senior Integration Consultant

Managed small to mid-scale system and integration implementation and conversion projects. Responsible for planning, coordinating resources, and issues management.

Managed several integration teams for client engagements.

Bench Manager for company resources not assigned to projects.

Conducted numerous HIPAA EDI assessments. Developed and implemented remediation strategies.

Developed HL7 interface specifications for integration projects.

ECLIPSYS CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA 1996 – 1998

Senior Integration Specialist

Participated in multiple IT integration projects using OpenHub integration engine (DataGate).

Managed integration design sessions consisting of client and vendor resources.

Conducted interviews, focus group sessions, and workshops for integration projects.

Conducted integration feasibility studies for potential clients.

Responsible for developing integration design specifications for implementation projects.

FREE-LANCE HIS CONSULTANT, St. Louis, MO 1995 – 1996

Healthcare Systems Consultant

Worked on several implementations of Clinicom’s Home Health Care systems.

Developed system design of application tables for patient data.

Implemented system software.

ST. LOUIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, St. Louis, MO 1994 – 1995

Computer Operations Manager

Manager of computer operations for Physicians Billing department.

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the staff and the financial systems used for billing.

Implemented financial systems.

Responsible for issue management of the installed financial systems.

Responsible for electronic billing processes.

FREE-LANCE INTERFACE CONSULTANT, St. Louis, MO 1993 – 1994

Healthcare Systems Consultant

Worked on several point-to-point HL7 interface implementations.

Conducted interface design sessions

Created interface design specification documents

CERNER CORPORATION, Kansas City, MO 1990 - 1993

Interface Consultant

Designed, developed and implemented point-to-point HL7 financial interfaces for Cerner Classic products.

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, St. Louis, MO 1977 – 1990

Systems Manager

Managed the day-to-day operations of several CAD/CAM computer facilities.

Responsible for controlling and managing secure CAD/CAM processes.

Developed and managed an online price book for CAD/CAM products and services.

Responsible for vendor contract management.

Managed the quality control for the CAD/CAM warehouse.

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EDUCATION

Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO

BA Business Administration

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS

Various applications including Optum 360 eCAC and CDI, Cerner Classic and Millennium, Meditech, EPIC Tapestry, Eclipsys E7000 and SCM, SMS, HBOC, Worx, PerSe, Pyxis, Midas, Spheris, HL7

INTEGRATION ENGINES

eGate, DataGate, eLink, OpenLink

CERTIFICATIONS

Epic Tapestry – Core

Epic Tapestry – Utilization Management and Cost Tracking

Epic Tapestry – AP Claims and Contracts

Six Sigma – Green Belt – in process

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