Bryana Dunn
Healthcare Contracting and Contract Implementation Professional
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About
Healthcare contracting and contract implementation professional with 10+ years of experience across payer and provider environments, contract lifecycle management, reimbursement analysis, regulatory compliance, audits, and process improvement.
Current Contract Implementation
Analyst with experience implementing Medicare and Individual-market agency, broker, and producer agreements; coordinating amendments, renewals, terminations, redlines, compensation updates, and regulatory changes; and partnering with Legal, Compliance, Sales, IT, and Operations. Strong background interpreting contract terms, maintaining audit-ready documentation, improving contracting workflows, and supporting high-volume, deadline-driven implementations.
Experience
Contract Implementation Analyst at Centene Corporation (2025-10 – Present)
- Lead end-to-end implementation of agency, broker, and producer agreements across Medicare and Individual lines of business, coordinating contract execution, system implementation, and regulatory requirements.
- Manage contract lifecycle activities including annual renewals, amendments, terminations, compensation and rate-sheet updates, contract notices, and implementation follow-through.
- Coordinate contract redlines and amendments with Legal and business stakeholders, track approvals and signatures, and maintain accurate version control and implementation records.
- Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Compliance, Sales, Broker Support, Compensation, Training, IT/Solutions, Finance, and Operations to resolve contracting issues and meet implementation deadlines.
- Maintain audit-ready contract documentation and master trackers covering signatures, effective dates, approvals, package details, implementation milestones, and outstanding actions.
- Perform quarterly contracting audits and recurring state and system audits to identify discrepancies, strengthen controls, and support regulatory and operational compliance.
- Support annual enrollment period readiness through contract and rate-sheet updates, implementation testing, broker communications, hierarchy blackout coordination, and post-implementation validation.
- Develop and maintain SOPs, checklists, trackers, and standardized workflows that improve consistency, visibility, and governance across contracting operations.
- Investigate licensing, appointment, onboarding, hierarchy, and readiness-to-sell issues and coordinate remediation with internal teams.
- Analyze contract language and operational impacts, identify implementation or compliance risks, and escalate issues with recommended next steps.
COBRA Specialist at Elevance Health (2025-04 – 2025-10)
- Administered COBRA continuation coverage in accordance with federal requirements, reviewing qualifying events, enrollments, eligibility, and premium payments.
- Resolved member, employer, and broker inquiries while maintaining accurate system records and supporting timely coverage decisions.
Contract Liability Analyst at HCA Healthcare – Corporate (2017-08 – 2022-03)
- Analyzed payer contracts and reimbursement methodologies to identify discrepancies and support accurate financial outcomes between payers and providers.
- Interpreted complex contract language, reimbursement terms, and payer policies to resolve billing and contractual discrepancies.
- Calculated patient and insurer financial responsibility in accordance with contract terms and reimbursement methodology.
- Trained staff on contract updates and reimbursement methodology changes to improve consistency and accuracy.
Prior Authorization Management Representative at HCA Healthcare – Corporate (2015-01 – 2017-12)
- Verified insurance eligibility and processed prior authorizations to support timely patient care and accurate payer requirements.
- Maintained accurate authorization and eligibility records in Meditech.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Health Administration – University of Phoenix (2027-12)
Diploma – Central Gwinnett High School