Brad M.

Brisken
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
504.256.9116 • bbrisken@cox.net

Senior Systems Consultant/Analyst

15+ years’ professional technical revenue cycle implementations, enhancement, and support projects designed to
improve systems and organizational performance.

Accomplished technical professional with expertise in creating solutions and supporting the acute healthcare
space with a focus on the full suite of INVISION revenue cycle applications. Adept in technical consulting and
project management to improve patient access, billing and accounts receivable management, and regulatory
compliance. Expert in holistic systems management, implementations, and creative enhancements for
healthcare and consulting organizations.
Core Competencies:

 Cerner INVISION Applications  Revenue Cycle Assessment & Enhancement

 Systems Launch / Implementation  Process and Systems Improvement
 Problem Resolution / Troubleshooting  User Training & Support
 Full Life Cycle Project Management  Client Relationship Management

Professional Experience
Independent Consultant
Senior Systems Consultant, 2002 – Present
Interface with numerous clients through on-site and remote project management, implementations, systems
performance enhancements, and troubleshooting support. Assessed, implemented, and tested application
upgrades such as ICD-10, HIPAA 4010/5010 for 837I/P, and other major upgrades. Created data conversion
interfaces for seamless transitions to new technology.
Key Projects:
 St. Vincent’s Health: Several projects directed toward the enhancement of the revenue cycle,
including a highly customized procedure for ensuring the proper billing of professional fees and
implementation of fully re-designed patient balance lifecycle processing, which included an interface to
an online patient portal. Implemented a uniform method for the reporting of procedure codes,
modifiers, and revenue codes across nine varied facilities resulting in more accurate claim transaction
production and more efficient, understandable, and sustainable charge master procedures.
 Dignity Health: Served as the primary INVISION technical resource for application and interface
projects over an 8-year span. Reduced patient accounting and patient management application support
tickets by designing more efficient processes and enhancing functionality for the end users.
 Meridian Health: Implemented numerous enhancements to improve revenue cycle processing in the
billing and accounts receivable follow up. Created documentation and trained internal staff for system
and support specifications and system support procedures.
 UCI: Remotely supported the patient accounting application for staff members and resolved numerous
backlogged service requests in less than a year and efficiently migrated the organization from non-
HIPAA print file UB04 to HIPAA 5010 837I processing. Supported processing migration from an in-house
billing application to a third-party product to enhance functionality and productivity.

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 UTSW: Focused on revenue cycle enhancements and system optimizations for an organization
managing multiple entities. Reduced overall duplications of effort and unnecessary procedures.
Implemented INVISION applications and automation to enhance billing and improve patient
management. Implemented account monitoring to calculate and bill late charges to increase revenue.
Developed an automated AR Pipeline Reporting application for all levels of executives within the
organization using Microsoft Access.
 Erlanger Health System: Supported remote application end-user issues and created documented
ongoing support processes for patient management and accounting applications. Conducted data
extractions and file creations for accounts receivable conversion. Resolved numerous automated HIM
coding processing errors, which resulted in an enhanced revenue cycle.
 Baystate Health: Supported OAS Gold customer issues. Assessed a long-standing major system
processing issue to create a resolution that increased processing efficiencies.

Technical Proficiencies

Cerner Patient Accounting, Receivables Policy Manager, Patient Management, OAS/OAS Gold, AD
INVISION HOC Wizard Report Writer, On Line Interface Express
Specialization:

Offerings: Revenue Cycle Systems Implementations, Assessments, and Enhancement, Accounts

Receivable Reporting and Analysis, Systems Performance Evaluations, Revenue Cycle
Focused Data Integrity Assessments, INVISION Interface Analyses and Implementation
Assistance

Education and Credentials

Bachelor of Arts in Economics

California State University, Long Beach, California