Contract manager
Managed care contracting manager, payer relations manager, director of managed care
Keeps each payer contract accurate in the system, from the signed document to the calculable terms, and leads renegotiation.
Sees
- Contracts, amendments, fee schedules and their versions
- Key dates and upcoming notice deadlines
- Payer scorecards and systemic variance groups
- Rate models prepared for negotiations
Does
- Uploads contracts and amendments and records effective dates
- Models payment terms and loads fee schedules
- Raises systemic issues with payer representatives
- Prepares and compares rate scenarios for renewals
- Records negotiation notes and agreed terms
- Sends new contract models for approval
Cannot
- Approve a contract model they built themselves
- Dismiss or write off variances
- Edit the record of term changes