Payer Analytics and Economics Analyst

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2300 clinics care sites and 137 hospital-based locations in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157000 employees 45000 nurses and 25000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients physicians partners and communities we are creating a more just equitable and innovative healthcare delivery system.

This position will primarily support our UT, CO and KS regions. Strongly desire previous contract modeling experience in managed care with strong EPIC experience. Must have managed care contracting experience. 

The Analyst, Payer Analytics and Economics performs managed care payer financial analysis, strategic pricing and payer contract modeling activities for a defined payer portfolio. Provides analytical and pricing expertise for the evaluation, negotiation, implementation and maintenance of managed care contracts between CommonSpirit Health providers and payers. Recommends strategies for maximizing reimbursement and market share. Provides analysis findings and education to key stakeholders. This position will serve and support all stakeholders through ongoing educational and problem-solving support for managed care payer reimbursement models. This position requires daily contact with senior management, physicians, hospital staff, and managed care/payer strategy leaders.

ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform strategic pricing analysis to support the negotiation and implementation of appropriate reimbursement rates and associated language, between physicians/hospitals and payers/networks for managed care contracting initiatives. Develop financial models and payer performance analysis.
• Monitor contract financial performance. Analyze and publish managed care performance statements and determine profitability. Review and accurately interpret contract terms, including payer policies and procedures impacting contract performance.
• Provide stakeholder training of the modeling of proposed/existing negotiated payer contracts, including expected and actual revenues/volumes, past performance, proposed contract language and regulatory changes.
• Act as a liaison between CommonSpirit Health and payer to update information and communicate changes related to reimbursement.
• Prepare service line reimbursement analyses and financial performance analyses. Develop methods and models (involving multiple variables and assumptions) to identify the implications/ramifications/results of a wide variety of new/revised strategies, approaches, provision, parameters and rate structures aimed at establishing appropriate reimbursement levels.
• Identify, collect, and manipulate from a wide variety of financial and clinical internal data bases (e.g. PIC, STAR, TSI, PCON, EPIC) and external sources. Identify and access appropriate data resources to support analyses and recommendations.
• Prepare and effectively present results to key stakeholders, for review and decision-making activities.
• Maintain knowledge of operations sufficient to identify causative factors, deviations, allowances that may affect reporting findings. Ability to translate operational knowledge to identify unusual circumstances, trends or activity and project the related impact on a timely, pre-emptive basis.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Healthcare or related field. Equivalent education and/or experience
  may be considered in lieu of degree.
• One (1) year of experience in financial healthcare reimbursement analysis is required, including an understanding of national standards for fee-for-service and value-based provider reimbursement
  methodologies.
• Experience in financial healthcare reimbursement analysis is required, including an understanding of national standards for fee-for-service and value-based provide reimbursement methodologies.
• Experience in contribution to profitability through detailed financial analysis and efficient delivery of data management strategies supporting contract analysis, trend management, budgeting,