Nicholas Wyatt, RHIA, CRCR
Professional Billing Director at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Missouri Hospital AssociationOct, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Revenue Cycle Representative Program (CRCR)
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)Dec, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA Project+
CompTIAJun, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
AHIMAJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
AHIMAJun, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Professional Billing Director
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Aug 2020 - Present
Provides leadership to the revenue cycle team of a Critical Access hospital with five Rural Health Clinics. Facilitates the revenue cycle through policy development and maintenance, from patient access to zero balance; which includes developing and supporting medical receptionists, coders, billers, and insurance specialists. Furnishes reimbursement insight to the executive team regarding service line expansion and supports providers through in-service education.-Transitioned on-site staff positions to remote through workflow redesign.-Lead and supported clearing house migration from Change Healthcare to Quadax, while implementing batch benefits eligibility checking.-Transformed manual reporting procedures into real-time data driven dashboards.-Implemented e-workflows to improve efficiency, reducing AR days significantly.
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Information Systems Programmer & Report Analyst Manager
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Aug 2017 - Aug 2020
Provided supervision and support to the information systems team, in an acute care hospital with freestanding clinics (multiple locations), to support the technology infrastructure and information systems of the organization. Lead project implementations and maintained information systems to facilitate the healthcare workflow across the continuum of care. Conducted data analysis to design sophisticated qualitative and quantitative reports, supporting executive decision-making and clinical workflow redesign. Responsible for information systems development, deployment, testing, training, and maintenance in a Meditech 6.x cloud-based environment.-Developed/maintained HL7 interfaces, and implemented interface engine.-Maintained EHR via maintenance, development, and testing.-Provided training/support for Information Systems Analyst team.
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Health Information Technician
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Dec 2005 - Aug 2017
Provided support and project management for the deployment of health information systems to facilitate the flow of health information throughout the organization; including EHR implementation and SharePoint site development. Served as Privacy Officer, providing staff education and regulating organization-wide HIPAA compliance. Record of Care Committee Vice-Chair responsibilities included record auditing and documentation quality improvement. Developed and revised policies and procedures to improve documentation standards and adhere to industry standards.-Developed/implemented organization-wide SharePoint site.-Provided project management/training during EHR implementation.-Tracked statistical data to meet reporting requirements.
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Education
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Western Governors University
Bachelors degree, Health Information Management -
Jefferson College
Associate of Applied Sciences, Health Information Technology