University of Iowa Health Management & Policy

This summer I've had the opportunity to intern at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) under Chief Strategy Officer Tim Kan. Tim and his team are responsible for the strategic vision of the organization both internally and across the state of Iowa. From day one, the Growth Team has kindly welcomed and incorporated me in many of their discussions around key service line expansion, regional growth, and provider relations. It has been a privilege to observe how leaders within the organization think about expanding UIHC's reach across the state to bring care to those who need it. Since starting this experience in May, I've worked on several individual projects and provided support across many ongoing initiatives. One of my main tasks for the summer involved a regional market analysis for dermatological services. I evaluated supply and demand for services in different regions of the state and proposed additional provider placements for FY2023. I also had the oppor...

Hi all from Iowa City! This summer I have had a unique opportunity to intern with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Orthopedics as well as the OHSC lab within the university. It has been great to see both a clinical setting and a research side of administration. It has allowed me to gain insights in an area that is not typically common as well as learning the clinical side of administration. I am fortunate to have a couple different preceptors that I report to. Within Orthopedics I am working under Mark Mason who is the services manager and deals with a lot of the finances. I also work under Mary Greve who is a physician assistant as well as supervisor within Ortho. Both have obtained there MHA from the university of Iowa! At OHSC I work with Kelly Andringa who deals with the finances of research funding and obtaining grants. I have been able to work on various projects throughout the summer. The main projects I am working on within Orthopedics include a room turn rate pr...

Hello from Coralville! This summer, I have had an opportunity of a lifetime by witnessing the final merger and acquisition of UIowa MHA’s beloved Medirevv and 13 other organizations. Medirevv has had a Uiowa intern every year since 2007 and sadly I will be the last intern of this long tradition. Medirevv founded by Chris Klitgaard, a program alum, is a revenue cycle management company that has expanded across the nation exponentially over the years.  Using innovative and progressive approaches with technology and cultural work management techniques, Medirevv changed the way traditional end to end revenue cycle management was done for healthcare and its partnership with hospitals, large physician groups, and health systems. As you can imagine, end to end revenue cycle management is complex and I have been exposed to a breadth of departments like patient pay solutions, client delivery, insurance receivables follow up and medical coding services. In 2020, one of Amer...