Sathya Vijayakumar

About Sathya Vijayakumar

Healthcare leader - LEAN Six Sigma Green Belt certified, Epic Cogito, Clarity and Rev Cycle certified MBA with a Masters in Electrical Engineering and over 20 years of progressive research and project management experience. Very results driven and consistently impacted healthcare metrics in all roles. Proficient in technical research and critical thinking - can think outside the box and solve complex problems by reverse engineering. Excellent analytic and presentation skills, ability to work with high productivity on multiple projects. Specialties: Green Belt in LEAN Six SigmaEpic Cogito, Clarity, Caboodle and Rev Cycle CertifiedLEAN Operations in the Healthcare industryExtensive experience in clinical data analysesExcellent logical and problem solving skillsManagement Skills:Project ManagementStrategic development and entrepreneurshipTeam leadershipExtensive collaboration abilityTechnical skills:SQL, Oracle, Tableau, MATLABIn-depth knowledge of MRI raw data formats of different OEMs.

Experience

1. Director, Appeals and Denials, Physician Advisor Services

   Intermountain Health

   Oct 2023 — Present

   Accountable for enterprise appeals and denials within the Physician Advisor Services team. My team(s) are responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in protected revenue each year. Thought leader in using data science and AI to improve operational efficiency. Designed an approach for a custom tool to take care of appeals and denials management end to end.Nationally recognized leader in physician advisor, CDI and HIM realmsServing on the ACDIS Leadership CouncilServing on the NAHRI Leadership Council

Education

• Bangalore University

  B.E, Telecommunication Engineering

  1997 — 2000

• University of Utah

  MBA, Healthcare Operations

  2011 — 2013

• University of Utah

  M.S, Electrical Engineering

  2002 — 2004