Revenue Cycle Continuous Improvement Analyst

Huron Consulting Services•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Huron Managed Services is seeking an analyst to support Adventist Health’s Continuous Improvement and Insights team. The role provides strategic data insights and reporting to financial clearance, registration, and hospital revenue cycle operations leaders across the system. The analyst researches accounts receivable and performance metrics, identifies root causes affecting financial performance, and collaborates with Huron colleagues and Adventist leaders to develop strategies that improve operations. The analyst supports revenue cycle performance improvement through data analysis, operational insights, and continuous improvement. Responsibilities include analyzing performance trends, monitoring key performance indicators, identifying opportunities and performance gaps, understanding root causes, supporting improvement initiatives, and measuring results. The role translates complex data into actionable solutions and prepares reports and recommendations for operational and executive leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
3–5 years of relevant healthcare and/or consulting experience.
Current permanent U.S. work authorization required.
Advanced or highly proficient skills in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Strong operational understanding of revenue cycle processes and metrics.
Critical-thinking skills for data collection and complex analysis, including identifying data gaps and risks, drawing sound conclusions, and developing implementable, sustainable recommendations.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple concurrent tasks with urgency across one or more workstreams.
Professional written and verbal communication skills, including summarizing information and presenting findings and recommendations to internal and client leadership.
Ability to interact effectively with client personnel at varying levels, from staff to leadership.
Ability to design and apply conceptual models to business problems and support analysis with reporting and analytics.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Limited travel required.

Nice To Haves

Hospital or physician revenue cycle experience focused on data analysis and performance improvement initiatives.
Project leadership and workplan management experience in a consulting firm, focused on hospital or physician revenue cycle, denials management, or patient access services.

Responsibilities

Analyze, interpret, and summarize revenue cycle data and monitor performance against key performance indicators to identify process improvement opportunities.
Conduct risk assessments related to KPI targets, report identified risks to management, and recommend mitigation strategies.
Analyze market and payer trends and coordinate with operational leaders, managed care, vendor management, and other stakeholders to develop action plans for metric performance.
Support execution of metric improvement solutions by providing operational leaders with data and insights for targeted actions.
Facilitate collaboration and issue resolution across markets, using system-wide perspectives to support optimal solutions.
Prepare status reports and action-oriented summaries for executive leaders across the system.
Attend metric and project calls with senior management and support staff.
Use enhanced analytical tools to conduct high-volume, complex analyses and provide insights and process updates in collaboration with operational leaders.
Analyze performance trends, monitor KPIs, identify performance gaps and root causes, and help implement and measure improvement initiatives.