Chris Weathington

About Chris Weathington

Servant leader of high performing teams with a focus on improving the health of North Carolinians. Relationship manager who collaborates with others in pursuit of shared success. Extensive knowledge of health care market in North Carolina with administrative and leadership experience across a variety of healthcare settings in primary care, outpatient specialty and behavioral health care, academic health systems, rural health, value based programs and state government.

Experience

1. Director, Practice Support

   Nc Ahec

   Apr 2019 — Present · Chapel Hill, NC, US

   Lead a statewide team of practice support coaches with the mission to help primary care, specialist and behavioral health practices survive and thrive with value-based care. Services are delivered to 1,384 practice sites via UNC School of Medicine & 9 AHEC regional centers. Practice support includes quality improvement, Medicaid managed care education and issue resolution, Medicare value-based care reporting and implementation, fiscal health best practices, Advanced Medical Home tier support, community health worker integration, behavioral health integration in primary care (TCM and Collaborative Care Model), practice operational assessments for rural health centers and federally qualified health centers, workflow redesign, revenue cycle management, EHR and telehealth selection and optimization, HIE training and integration, and matching preceptors with health professions students. Services are provided via onsite or virtual visits, virtual learning collaboratives, practice manager academy, and educational programs. Oversee multiple state and federal contracts. Collaborate with NCDHHS, CMMI, ACOs/CINs, payors, professional associations and health systems to address needs of practices. Service line comprises 42 practice support coaches and 7 program office staff. Consistently achieve high level of customer satisfaction at 97% and high level of employee satisfaction and retention at 90%.

Education

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  MHA, Managed Care, Quality Improvement

  1993 — 1995

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  BSPH, Health Policy & Adminstration

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• Marketing
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Strategic Planning
• Physicians
• Finance and Accounting
• Contract Negotiation
• Pratice Management
• Emr
• Facilities Management
• Network Practice Managememt
• Revenue Cycle
• Purchasing
• Physician Relations
• Process Improvement
• Regulatory Compliance
• Hipaa
• Patient Relations
• Healthcare
• Personnel Management
• Clinical Research
• Ehr
• Hospitals
• Revenue Cycle Management
• Facility Management
• Human Resources Management
• Healthcare Management
• Information Systems