Business Consultant

Overview

Overview :

The Business Consultant leads and mentors the Service Delivery team in all Tier 1 (Basic) and Tier 2 (Intermediate) consulting initiatives. The position provides in-depth and comprehensive subject matter expertise related to Source products (from basic to advanced features / functionality), payment methodologies / policies (Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial), payment integrity, and healthcare plan operations (e.g., claim life cycle / workflow, network contracting, payment / policy configuration, provider relations, medical management, medical economics, audit, compliance) related to implementation / consulting engagements, strategic user adoption initiatives, and ongoing client support.

The Product :

With Source, we’re changing the industry narrative, providing a more holistic approach to payment integrity that focuses on comprehensive reimbursement, agile editing, and integrated analytics. Our interoperable, cloud-based solution is modular to meet a health plan’s needs today and extensible to grow with their organization over time—bringing disparate parts of a payer’s organization together for improved accuracy and insights. The Source platform offers the ability for clients to unlock transformation at the reimbursement, payment integrity, and enterprise level. Our Reimbursement Transformation features Medicare and Medicaid content coupled with flexible contract configuration capabilities for Commercial lines of business. Payment Integrity Transformation includes rich editing libraries with history-based capabilities, easy development of customized edits, and improved transparency to reduce vendor dependency and increase control. As a complete solution, clients can achieve Enterprise Transformation, where root-cause issues are identified and addressed upstream, and all aspects of claims operations are centralized for comprehensive business intelligence. The complete suite of solutions from HealthEdge delivers a digital foundation for payers specifically designed to fuel a digital transformation, reduce costs, and improve both clinical outcomes and the member experience.

Who you are :

• Creative entrepreneur.
• You have a constant drive to make things better; you question the status quo and approachcommon challengeswith creativity and constructive criticism. You have skills toclearly and convincingly share ideasin a way that adapts to your audience, regardless of function, level, orexpertise.

Critical, big-picture thinker . You have a constant thirst for knowledge and the ability to credibly share it with others, whether internally or externally. You are analytical, evaluating logic-based details while always considering and problem solving for the sake of the big picture.

What you will do :

Education and Consulting (implementation / consulting engagements, strategic user adoption initiatives, and on-going client support)

Provide the highest level of product education (from basic to advanced features / functionality to Source end-users

Provide in-depth and comprehensive subject matterexpertiserelated to :

Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payment methodologies / policies

Payment integrity

Healthcare plan operations (e.g., claim adjudication life cycle / workflows, network contracting, payment / policy related configuration, provider relations, medical management, medical economics, audit, compliance)

Conduct collaborative scoping sessions toidentifyclient needs andappropriate solutions

Actively manage and / orparticipatein the development, maintenance, and execution of client facing education services

Enhancement / Issue Escalation

Manage issues, questions, inquiries of Tier 1 and 2escalation

Serve as escalation point for critical client needs aswarranted.

Lead diagnosis and resolution of escalated and more involved / complex client problems and issues.

Act as a liaison between clients and internal support staff (research, development, and product teams) to assureaccurateproblem interpretation and resolution.

Capture andsolicitissues / feedback from clients and internal stakeholders and document issues and client impacts.

Partner withappropriate Source Teams(BA, PM, Development, Account Management, Sales / Business Development, Product, Content, and Service Delivery) to manage problem framing,diagnosisand resolution.

Conduct / participatein root cause analysis toidentifyand deliver warranted service improvements.

Maintain demeanor as a calming influence during pressure situations, mixing in the correct degree of professional assertiveness without becoming aggressive.

Maintain communication with customers during the problem resolution process,utilizingsuperior customer service skills.

Capability / Tool Development / Maintenance

Leverage capabilities and tools (knowledge libraries, workflow, issue identification and documentation, function processes).

Lead capability and tool development underdirectionof Service Delivery Leadership.

Staff / Team Management / Supervision

Mentor and provide oversight for Tier 1 and 2 Service Delivery staff

Take direction from and collaborate with Service Delivery Leadership to continually review and enhance performance and strategy.

What y ou b ring :

Bachelor’s degree in a business, health services administration, mathematics,scienceor related field, and / or equivalent work experiencerequired.

AHIP, HFMA, AAPC, and / or AHIMA certification preferred.

5 years training, education, and / or consulting experience preferred.

Practical understanding of the healthcare system with regards to Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and commercial payment methodologies, payment integrity, and health plan operations (e.g., claim life cycle / workflows, network contracting, payment / policy related configuration, provider relations, medical management, medical economics, audit, compliance).

Experience with interpretation / translation of complex health-plan in-network and out-of-network provider rate and / or claim editing provisions.

Experience with configuration and maintenance of provider rate and / or claim editing provisions in a claims adjudication system and / or third-party vendor application.

Working knowledge of claim billing specifications (e.g., CMS-1500, UB-04, 837, HIPAA code sets).

Creative problem-solving skills including the ability toidentify, recommend, and implement strategic solutions.

Ability to manage issues, requests, problems, and situations of all Tier 1 and 2 escalation levels.

Demonstrated ability to conduct education / training sessions to large audiences across multiple skill levels.

Strong analytical skills.

Excellent organizational skills.

Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.

Ability to learn and adapt tonew technologiesand systems.

Ability to adapt to a changing and rapidly growing environment.

Effectively manage multiple priorities and follow through on all projects to completion.

HealthEdge commits to building an environment and culture that supports the diverse representation of our teams. We aspire to have an inclusive workplace. We aspire to be a place where all employees have the opportunity to belong, make an impact and deliver excellent software and services to our customers.

Geographic Responsibility : While HealthEdge is located in Burlington, MA you may live anywhere in the U.S.

Type of Employment : Full-time, permanent

Travel% : 10%

FLSA Classification (USA Only) : Exempt

Budget / Revenue Responsibility : None

Work Environment : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job :

The employeeis occasionally required tomove around the office. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work across multiple time zones in a hybridor remotework environment.

Long periodsof time sitting and / or standing in front of a computer using video technology.

May require travel dependent on company needs.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the job being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required . HealthEdge reserves the right to modify , add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 . Candidates may be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check.

HealthEdge is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to workforce diversity and actively encourage all qualified persons to seek employment with us, including, but not limited to, racial and ethnic minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities.

LI-Remote

Job Locations US-Remote

ID 2024-5022

Category Professional Services

Position Type Full-Time

HealthEdge provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.