Samantha Chavez

Healthcare Administration professional with a Master of Healthcare Administration and over five years of managed care experience. Brings a unique health plan perspective enabling seamless management of providers across multi-state, multi-specialty, and multi-site networks. Dedicated to ensuring clinical specialists are fully credentialed to deliver life-changing care without delay.

Expertise in administrative operations, compliance standards, and operational excellence with a mission-driven approach to community health and wellness.

Credentialing and Administrative Operations Professional - Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

Managed credentialing operations and provider enrollment across multi-state networks. Served as dedicated liaison between clinical staff and insurance payers. Successfully reduced credentialing backlog and implemented centralized systems to protect patient continuity of care and organizational revenue.

• Reduced a critical credentialing backlog by 90%
• Shortened onboarding timelines from 120+ to under 90 days
• Successfully implemented a centralized credentialing system
• Eliminated onboarding gaps to protect both patient continuity of care and organizational revenue
• Leveraged performance analytics to decrease claim denials by 20%
• Proactively resolved enrollment barriers for clinical staff

Master of Healthcare Administration - Healthcare Administration