Job Information
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas Provider Network Analyst in Topeka, Kansas
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Why Join Us?
Make a Positive Impact: Your work will directly contribute to the health and well-being of Kansans.
Family Comes First: Total rewards package that promotes the idea of family first for all employees. Paid vacation and sick leave with paid maternity and paternity available immediately upon hire
Professional Growth Opportunities: Advance your career with ongoing training and development programs.
Dynamic Work Environment: Collaborate with a team of passionate and driven individuals in a work environment that promotes flexibility.
Trust and Stability: Work for one of the most trusted companies in Kansas with over 80 years of commitment, compassion and community.
Inclusive Work Environment: We pride ourselves on fostering a workplace where everyone is valued and respected.
Benefits & Perks
- Base compensation is only one component of your competitive Total Rewards package
- Incentive pay program (EPIP)
- Health/Vision/Dental insurance
- 6 weeks paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers
- Fertility/Adoption assistance
- 2 weeks paid caregiver leave
- 401(k) plan matching up to 5%
- Tuition reimbursement
- Health & fitness benefits, discounts and resources
Job Summary
Position is responsible for providing support to Provider Network Solutions by conducting network and system analysis including producing, analyzing, interpreting, and using reports needed to provide validation, trending, gap analysis and filings necessary for the review and adherence of network adequacy and performance requirements. Ensures compliance and supports medical review activities and decisions to ensure business practices align with ICD-10 coding. Analysis performed in this role directly supports network contracting and maintenance initiatives. This position directly allows BCBSKS to monitor, comply, and follow CMS network adequacy standards for provider networks and MS-DRG grouper application and support. Direct interaction with Compliance/Legal and BCBSKS senior management in addition to vendors, and federal government programs. Position requires eligibility to enroll as a contractor for BCBSKS to create and maintain an HPMS and CMS contractor profile through secure government websites.
\"This position is eligible to work hybrid or onsite in accordance with our Telecommuting Policy. Applicants must reside in Kansas or Missouri or be willing to relocate as a condition of employment.\"
What you\'ll do
- Responsible for development and oversight of Network Adequacy and Accessibility Analysis (gap analysis)
- Collects, interprets and evaluates corporate and BCBSKS network partner data, analyzes, reports provider network accessibility and strength for both internal and external reporting
- Coordinates and completes Provider Network Solutions network adequacy filings jointly and as directed by corporate compliance
- Supports ongoing monitoring of CMS Network Access Plan, identifying and implementing strategies to address gaps in the provider network
- Employ statistical skills and knowledge to anticipate and prepare for adequacy changes correlated to network contracting initiatives providing business and network analysis, recommendations and obstacle aversion opportunities
- Assist in development of business practices to align with industry standards through collaboration across BCBSKS business areas to ensure alignment of interpretation and use of CMS standards and code application
- Create and maintain display dashboards to openly share etwork adequacy and contracting partner scorecards, current state status and trends, outliers, and areas of improvement for future state, weighing known regulatory changes and contracting initiatives for a variety of provider network stakeholders
- Conducts surveys of providers and community stakeholders to determine adequacy of services, provider experience, and strengths or needs within the provider network
- Provide project management support, support quality improvement projects, encourage data integrity.
What you need
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Strong analytical, organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills
Understand and apply statistical inference
Working knowledge of data languages such as SAS or SQL
Ability to perform detailed research and apply independent evaluation of dependencies and/or relational and sequential data sets to understand and interpret data outcomes
Knowledge of CMS network measurements, requirements, and reporting preferred
Ability to effectively communicate and interface with employees