Contracting and Data Specialist

Company: Waystar Health
Location: Denver
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Denver, Louisville, Chicago, Duluth, Salt Lake City, or Overland Park / Waystar modernizes healthcare payments through innovative, cloud-based technology. We provide the highest-rated client experience to more than 450,000 providers, 22,000 healthcare organizations and 750 health systems and hospitals around the country. Together, our technology, data and client support streamline workflows and improve financials for our clients, so that they can focus on their patients. We are deeply committed to living out our organizational values: honesty; kindness; passion; curiosity; fanatical focus; best work, always; making it happen; and joyful, optimistic and fun. Waystar is seeking a talented and energetic, data-driven analyst to play a key role on our Ops Engineering team. In this role, you will apply an analytical approach to--enhance the delivery and exchange of data insights to our growing client base. The successful Contracting and Data Specialist will have a passion for data, analytics, and problem solving and who will not only bring their experience to the team, but will also explore new and interesting ways for us to build our analytic capabilities and resources as the business grows.

• Requires strong computer literacy with an emphasis on Excel analysis and modification.
• Familiarity with payer network participation, contract terms and conditions
• Gather, examine, and analyze large sets of data from multiple sources to define and diagnose different patterns for data manipulation
• Verify, monitor, and optimize data exchanges between Waystar and our clients
• Streamline data reporting to support current growth and improve current processes
• Work with clients to understand the data they provide and how that data translates into a common data model that supports driving client business improvement
• Perform validation of contract terms by reviewing account examples and confirming correct expected reimbursement generated Do you fit our team?
  • Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent work experience
  • Contract analyst experience in healthcare software or healthcare consulting environment
  • Ability to interpret contract language from managed care contracts
  • Ability to research and interpret regulatory guidelines for Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, and Workers Compensation
  • Understanding of hospital revenue cycle operations and healthcare coding (i.e. DRG, CPT4, HCPCS, revenue codes, APG, APC, ICD-10, etc.)
  • 1+ years of experience performing data analysis in a business environment
  • Experience using SQL Server for complex projects and tasks a plus
  • Must be a quick learner with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
  • Proven experience managing data, including data analysis and problem solving
  • Familiarity with the challenges of data extraction and manipulation of large data sets
  • Strong communication skills both written and oral
  • Must possess strong analytical, attention to detail and problem-solving skills In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Waystar provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Keywords: Waystar Health, Denver , Contracting and Data Specialist, Other , Denver, Colorado