Project Manager

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BB26377

Pleasanton, CA 94588

8months +

Project Manager

Top 3-5 required skill sets:

BE A SELF STARTER
BE A TEAM PLAYER
DOESN'T GET OVERWHELMED WITH A FAST MOVING PROJECT WITH MANY WORKSTREAMS
HAS STRONG STAKE HOLDER MANAGEMENT SKILLS
STRONG WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
DOESN'T GET FRUSTRATED EASILY
HAS VERY.... VERY...... VERY.... STRONG MICROSOFT PROJECT SKILLS.
CAN MOVE DATE BETWEEN MS Project, MS EXCEL AND MS ACCESS IF DETAILED ANALYSIS IS REQUIRED

Top 3-5 daily responsibilities:

1. WORK WITH EXISTING IT AND BUSINESS APPLICATIONS OWNERS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF TO DEVELOP AND DOCUMENT TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE APPLICATIONS AND REPORTS THAT WILL NEED TO BE REMEDIATED
2. WORK WITH STAFF TO DEVELOP AND DOCUMENT RESOURCE ESTIMATES AND TIMELINES FOR THE REMEDIATIONS
3. MONITOR WORK BEING DONE DURING REMEDIATION; REPORT ON STATUS TO PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
4. PARTICIPATE IN TEST SCENARIO AND TEST CASE DEVELOPMENT FOR THOSE APPLICATIONS AND REPORTS
5. PARTICIPATE IN THE TESTING PROCESS
6. DEVELOP GO LIVE' PLANS FOR THOSE AREAS
Type of background you would like:

AN UNDERSTANDING OF MEDICAL BILLING VERY HELPFUL, HOSPITAL AND PROFESSIONAL
UNDERSTANDING OF ICD 9 AND ICD 10

How many people will they manage

THEY WILL HAVE NO DIRECT REPORTS.

What is the size of the team:

THE SIZE OF TEAMS THEY WORK ON WITH FLEX WITH THE PROJECT, ANY WHERE BETWEEN 20 TO 100

What phase of the life cycle is the project in:

DEFINITION

What is this project about:

THE GOAL OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ICD-10 PROGRAM IS TO DEFINE, COORDINATE, AND MANAGE ALL EFFORTS IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (NCAL) REGION IN ORDER TO ENSURE READINESS FOR THE CONVERSION FROM ICD-9 TO ICD-10 IN TIME TO MEET THE OCT 1 2011 REGULATORY REQUIREMENT. OVERALL, THIS WORK OCCURS IN COLLABORATION WITH SIMILAR NATIONAL AND OTHER REGIONAL EFFORTS.

THE NCAL PROJECT TEAM IS ORGANIZED BY WORKSTREAMS WHICH COVER ALL SPECTRUMS OF NCAL, INCLUDING TPMG, MEDICAL CENTER OPERATIONS, REGIONAL DEPARTMENTS, AND IT. CROSS WORKSTREAM COMMUNICATION IS ONGOING AND CRITICAL TO THE OVERALL PROGRAM SUCCESS.

KEY AREAS IDENTIFIED INCLUDE:

SYSTEMS, INTERFACES, DATABASES, AND OTHER COMPUTER IMPACTS. NCAL USES APPROXIMATELY 120 APPLICATIONS THAT WILL NEED TO BE REMEDIATED EITHER BY NCAL OR ONE OF THE PARTNER GROUPS, AND ALL WILL NEED TO BE TESTED TO ENSURE THEY FUNCTION PROPERLY.
TRAINING AND COMMUNICATION NEEDS. MULTIPLE LEVELS OF ROLE-BASED TRAINING NEEDS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED: HIGH FOR CREATORS OF DATA AND HIGH UTILIZATION AREAS, INCLUDING CERTAIN PROVIDER SPECIALTIES (SUCH AS ED, OB-GYN, AND OTHOPEDICS) AND CODING STAFF (BOTH IN THE HIM AREAS AND OTHER AREAS, INCLUDING EIO); MEDIUM FOR DATA SELECTORS AND ANALYZERS, INCLUDING PHYSICIAN AND SELECTED OTHER PROVIDER STAFF; LOW FOR OCCASIONAL USERS, INCLUDING REMAINING PROVIDER STAFF. COMMUNICATION WILL NEED TO ALSO BE ROLE FOCUSED.
REPORTING. THIS WILL REQUIRE A WIDESPREAD EFFORT. IN ADDITION TO THE MAJOR REGIONAL DEPARTMENTS WITH FOCUSED REPORT WRITERS, THERE ARE OVER 2,000 REGIONAL STAFF MEMBERS TRAINED ON client-HC CLARITY DATA ACCESS WHO WILL NEED TO BE RE-TRAINED. REPORTS THAT ARE ROUTINELY RUN HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND WILL NEED TO BE REMEDIATED. THE AD HOC REPORTING COMMUNITY MUST ALSO BE ADDRESSED.
REVENUE CYCLE. WHILE THE FOCUS FOR THIS AREA IS ON CODER TRAINING, THIS AREA HAD ALSO BEEN INVOLVED WITH LABOR, WORKFLOW EXAMINATION, AND OVERALL REVIEW OF THE IMPACTS TO THE ENTIRE REVENUE CYCLE, INCLUDING CLAIMS, DENIALS, AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.
CLAIMS. SIMILAR TO INTERNAL client BILLING, THE DEPARTMENTS SUPPORTING OUTSIDE MEDICAL SERVICES MUST BE PREPARED TO ENSURE THE ACCURATE PAYMENT OF EXTERNAL PROVIDER CLAIMS AND REFERRALS. THIS INCLUDES THE MAPPING OF EXISTING BUSINESS RULES UTILIZING DX CODES AND THE TRAINING OF DIVERSE JOB ROLES TO THE EXTERNAL ICD-10 INDUSTRY STANDARD CHANGES

Start date
n.a
Duration
8months +
(extension possible)
From
Enclipse Corp.
Published at
02.05.2012
Project ID:
356922
Contract type
Freelance
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