Solid understanding of both fully insured and self funded marketplace and pricing disciplines Establish and maintain "strong and appropriate" level relationships with customers and consultants; ensure UHG senior management has customer specific "board level" contacts Develop and monitor client financial performance including renewal planning, negotiation and profitability

Clinical Appeals and Grievances (analyzing, reviewing appeals / grievances) Review of coding edits and reimbursement issues Works with less structured, more complex issues Solves moderately complex problems and / or conducts moderately complex analyses Translates concepts into practice Assesses and interprets customer needs and requirements Identifies solutions to non sta

Manages ongoing relationships and service delivery to clients for one or more accounts Acts as outward facing, dedicated resource for assigned accounts, typically with direct client contact (not call center) and large or complex accounts Works closely with Sales Leads on renewals and upselling, but incumbents do not have specific sales goal accountability or primary respo

Assess, plan and implement care strategies that are individualized by patient and directed toward the most appropriate, at least restrictive level of care Identify and initiate referrals for social service programs; including financial, psychosocial, community and state supportive services Manage the care plan throughout the continuum of care as a single point of contact

Determine that the case is assigned to the appropriate team for review (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial) Validate that cases/requests for services require additional research Identify and utilize appropriate resources to conduct non clinical research (e.g., benefit documents, evidence of coverage, state/federal mandates, online resources) Prioritize cases based on ap

Interpret and analyze claims, capitation, membership data, and recommend best approaches in support of underwriting, actuarial and utilization analyses Lead projects to completion by contributing to database creation, statistical modeling and financial reports Performs complex data validation and conceptual analyses. Create and update automated processes within client dat

Develop, lead and execute category management strategies, conduct sourcing / RFX events, manage suppliers and conduct financial analysis Draft, Review, and lead negotiations of third party supplier contracts, including Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Non Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and amendments in cooperation with legal, internal stakehold

Perform clinical assessment of healthcare services provided to our members for appropriateness Understand relevant state and federal grievance and peer review requirements and accreditation standards applicable for processes supported Receives cases from the QIS non clinical team and reviews them against required clinical information, assessing for appropriateness and con

Key Agent/Agency Performance Agent Development Mentor, coach and engage key agents/agencies through ongoing business and strategy planning. This includes identifying sales opportunities, product positioning, UHC tools, UHC value proposition, compliance, and market education Onboarding Reach out to new agents identified by the PHD to share UHC learning, growth tools and va

Respond to and resolve on the first call, customer service inquires and issues by identifying the topic and type of assistance the caller needs such as benefits, eligibility and claims, financial spending accounts and correspondence Educate customers about the fundamentals and benefits of consumer driven health care, guiding them on topics such as selecting the best benef

Educate members on health education and condition management (formal and informal), as well as plan specifics and member resources, in collaboration with OptumHealth Referral of employees to available clinical programs including premium designated physicians Create, manage and implement employer specific programs based on employer needs Monitors and analyzes customer spec

Front Facing Practice Level Leadership Targeted Quality Improvement Gaps in Care Closure Relationship Management, Internal and External Community Engagement and Interaction Provider and Practice Education, Quality Oriented Health Topics Supports effective deployment of program at the practice level through strategic partnerships with participating practitioners and practi

Responsible for conducting telephonic or face to face holistic evaluations of Member's individual dynamic needs and preferences gathering relevant data and obtaining further information from Member/family identification, evaluation, coordination, and management of member's needs, including physical health, behavioral health, social services, and long term services and sup

Addresses the total patient, inclusive of medical, psychosocial, behavioral, cultural, and spiritual needs Involves the individual patient and caregiver, as appropriate, in decision making Facilitates communication and coordination among members of the care team Provides patient care to include patient assessment prior to physician's/nurse practitioner's examination, serv

Maintain general ledger accounts and related activities for the production of financial statements and reports Reconcile, analyze and review general ledger accounts in preparation for month end close Prepare journal entries and review accounting classifications, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles Prepare documentation in support of external and in