Professional Self-Assessment

Revenue Cycle Self-Assessment

Developed by: AHIMA
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LEVELS OF PROFICIENCY

0 - No Experience or skills | 1 - Some Knowledge in this area | 2 - Some or Limited Experience in this area | 3 - I am Experienced in this area.

Revenue Cycle Management Skills: Daily Operations and Oversight

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Operations Management (Inpatient AND Outpatient Settings) Overseeing and managing revenue management and revenue control activities to include credentialing, coding, charge capture, charge master/super-bill maintenance, referrals and application support
Controls and Standards Establishing and monitoring controls to ensure all components of the revenue cycle meet approved policies and standards
Leadership/Team Being a resource and serving as a liaison in the organization to address coordination with managers and supervisors to review issues, solve problems, and provide direction on revenue cycle issues
Leadership/Team Developing and maintaining good working relationships

Revenue Cycle Management Skills: Knowledge and Skills

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Regulations Remaining current regarding principles and practices of healthcare administration, fiscal management, and government regulations and reimbursements
Human Resource (HR) Management Proficiency with HR management practices including supervision and staff development
Clinical Knowledge Knowledge of medical and procedural terminology, Anatomy & Physiology (A&P), abnormal lab results, disease processes, and pharmacology
Decision Making Skills Exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion, and decision making skill to achieve organization objectives
Clinical Knowledge Understanding of clinical practice and ability to interpret clinical and quality findings in the health record

Revenue Cycle Management Skills: Communication and Education

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Effective Communication Applying excellent interpersonal and outstanding communication skills with major stakeholders such as staff, physicians, executives, and the public
Team Communication Effectively communicating and ensuring that policies are communicated to employees directly at department meetings or communication through the department management team
Education Developing and providing cost-effective and competency-based educational seminars that can be used within the work setting to address cultural issues and provide strategies for overcome fears relating to adoption of new technology
Verbal and Written Communication Skills Recommending and developing strategies with customers (including hospitals and physician senior leadership) on revenue management and revenue control operational project/system changes
Education Identifying appropriate resources and sources of information for use in education that supports learning environments and fully reflects the healthcare electronic environment in which health professionals practice and embrace the adoption of new technology

Revenue Cycle Management Skills: Management and Supervision

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Policy and Procedure Development Developing, implementing, and maintaining departmental policies and procedures in accordance with the organization's policies, and ensuring compliance with those policies
Reporting and Analysis Preparing and analyzing monthly reports, benchmarking data to establish and monitor quality performance indicators
Revenue and Expense Management Developing and implementing strategic goals, annual department objectives, and performance improvement plans to include supporting the development of new revenue programs
Quality Performance and Best Practices Writing queries and pulling data from various systems to identify and measure performance against best practice quality standards in support of the organization's quality plan and leads department(s) to assure quality standards are met

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