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Description
The Opportunity
Chief Medical Officer, Revenue Cycle
The Chief Medical Officer, Revenue Cycle, serves as the key senior physician executive supporting revenue cycle functions and partners with the System CMO and PEC (Physician Executive Counsel) to advance physician and APP engagement in utilization management, denials management, clinical documentation integrity, care continuum integration, and related activities across inpatient, ambulatory, and post-acute settings.
The Chief Medical Officer, Revenue Cycle serves as the physician executive sponsor and medical director for those areas, providing clinical leadership, advocacy, consultation, and physician engagement. This responsibility includes Coding, Health Information Management (HIM), Denials Management, and other mid-revenue cycle functions, helping ensure operational decisions are informed by clinical expertise and aligned with organizational quality, compliance, documentation, and financial objectives.
Reporting Relationships
Reports to: UCHealth System Chief Medical Officer, with a dotted-line relationship to the Vice President, Revenue Cycle.
Directed accountability: Physician Advisor Program; Clinical Documentation Integrity and documentation education; Utilization Management; denial and appeal support; and Care Continuum Integration.
Matrixed accountability: Denials Management; Health Information Management; Coding; and Revenue Integrity.
Scope of Responsibility
Directed Accountability:
Physician Advisor Program
CDI and Documentation Education
Utilization Management
Denial and Appeal support
Care Continuum Integration
Matrixed Accountability:
Denials Management
HIM
Coding
Revenue Integrity
Call center for transfers, direct admits and consultations
Key Domains of Responsibility
Clinically Focused Mid-Revenue Cycle Physician Leadership
Utilization Management
Peer review
Clinical Documentation Integrity
Capacity Management
Clinical validation and medical necessity
Denials, audits
Leadership of AI-enabled physician advising programs
Physician Advisor Program
Utilization Management
Peer review
Clinical Documentation Integrity
Capacity Management
Clinical validation and medical necessity
Denials, audits
Leadership of AI-enabled physician advising programs
CDI
Chair of system CDI steering committee
Escalation for coding and CDI adjudication
Medical Direction for Coding functions
HIM
Medical Direction for HIM functions
System Capacity Management & Access (Dyad with VP Patient Logistics)
Enterprise-wide hospital capacity management and throughput
Oversight of centralized access and intake functions (e.g., DocLine)
Care Management & Navigation (Dyad with VP Care Continuum)
Oversight of care management, social work, and related functions
Post-Acute Care & Care Continuum Integration
Oversight of post-acute care strategy and performance
Managed Care and Contracting Support
Advise contract negotiations and reimbursement strategy discussions
Provide clinical input regarding payer policies
Evaluate financial and clinical implications of proposed contract changes.
Closed-loop feedback to frontline clinicians, quality, revenue cycle, and contracting
Ambulatory Performance
HCC accuracy
Access and throughput in relation to recent hospitalizations and avoidable utilization
ED utilization, post-acute utilization, and readmissions
Physician Engagement & Governance
Faculty, employed, and independent physician and APP alignment
Member of PEC
Qualifications
MD or DO; board certification and Colorado medical licensure required
At least 10 years of physician leadership experience
Leadership position in a national or regional physician organization preferred.
Experience in financial management and an understanding of healthcare economics.
Understands all aspects of clinical quality: optimal, efficient, patient-driven processes of care; reliable, safe and effective care; and optimal health-related outcomes for individuals and populations.
Experience that demonstrates knowledge of process improvement infrastructure including how to implement decision tools, clinical protocols and guidelines and care management outcome assessments.
Providing strategic direction for the hospital and health system on issues related to clinical program development.
Pay: $397,924 - $596,876 annual base pay. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience
At UCHealth, We Improve Lives
Employees are our number one asset.
UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program. *
Recognition
Performance bonus: UCHealth offers an Annual Performance Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, and financial goals.
Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.
Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.
Health and well-being
Medical, dental and vision coverage.
Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.
Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
Free Care.com membership.
Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.
Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability.
Retirement and savings
403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
Additional 457(b) plan may be available.
Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.
Education and career growth
UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.
Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.
Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement.
Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.
Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.
*Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.
We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.
UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.
UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. UCHealth does not discriminate against any qualified applicant with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when the do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.
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