Business Analyst; healthcare payer Job Longview area,Washington USA,Business

Position: Business Analyst (healthcare payer)

Business Analyst (healthcare payer) - Healthcare Insurance is required - (claims, billing, and enrollment)

Job Description
:
Healthcare Business Consultant/Analyst translates business needs into clearly defined and documented detailed, high quality requirements and/or supplemental specifications for new applications or analyzes change requests/enhancements in existing applications. Analyzes data to determine business problems. The Consultant/Analyst works collaboratively within or outside the team to identify charge system weakness, to recommend changes and focused education. Will also ensure adherence to compliance policies and contracts.

Knowledge and experience of Healthcare (Payor/Provider) industry along with go-getter attitude to drive business growth & excellent communication skills.

Key Skills and Responsibilities:

Minimum of 5 years of strong payer background

Knowledge and experience of Healthcare Payor industry & understanding of latest trends & innovation

Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business processes and associated IT application requirements.

Knowledge and experience in the following core areas:

Claims knowledge and experience is a must
Enrollment & Billing platforms
Medicare & Medicaid state level reporting levels
Knowledge/Experience of HEDIS/Star Rating
Medical Record Retrieval/Provider Engagement Coordination
Risk Adjustment & Business Intelligence
Strong understanding of healthcare data formats, standards, and can map them to CMS and state level reporting needs.

Develops and executes test strategies, plans, scenarios, and tracks resolution to identified defects.

Defines and documents business and IT system processes. Models AS-IS and TO-BE processes.

Conducts and facilitates JAD sessions to develop and coordinate requirements, specifications, design, and testing efforts for medium to large projects.

Analyzes business workflow and system needs for conversions and migrations; assists in data mapping.

Conducts gap analysis and uses analytical skills to identify root cause and assist with problem management.

Defines and develops test plan documentation to support system validation and/or User Acceptance Testing.

Additional

Skills:

Process improvements & worked on requirement gathering tool such as JIRA etc.

Moderate to high end personal computer skills including MS Word and Excel.

Past use of any database program such as MS Access is a plus

Excellent written & spoken communication skills