Ariel Southard

About Ariel Southard

Solutions Delivery Manager December 2023 - PresentSenior Revenue Cycle Architect 2019 - December 2023o Experience lead revenue cycle integration, workflow & technical design across all revenue cycle solutions and venueso Executed the planning and overall strategy for revenue cycle testing including eligibility, charge bill item, charge tier, GL, statement collections/payment plans, 835 transaction, & claim testingo Successfully coordinated the planning and overall strategy for the execution of Schedule Migration involving clinical integration o Substantial experience participating in executive level client discussions regarding revenue cycle expectations, risks, escalations, & opportunities for improvemento Comfortable with consulting with CIO, CFO, & revenue cycle leadership to define financial metrics, key performance indicators, and reporting prior to conversionProject Experience - Implementation consultingo Over 8 years of revenue cycle technology implementation experience; mainly focused on acute and ambulatory Cerner Patient Accounting and Acute Case Managemento Managed and successfully implemented multiple large IDN projects o Extensive experience implementing full suite Millennium (revenue cycle & clinicals) as well as Phase X (revenue cycle only) & Clinically Driven Revenue Cycle specific projects o Experience managing project teams and closely aligning with executive leadership teams internally & externally o Proficient in Consulting Framework & Iterative Approach aligned methodologies and tools

Experience

1. Manager, Ai Platform Architect

   Notable

   Mar 2025 — Present

Education

• University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  Bachelor's degree, Health Information Management

  2008 — 2013