Erlanger Medical Group announces Jay R. Wolitz as director of pediatrics. In his new role, Mr. Wolitz will provide oversight and leadership of all aspects of business and operations of the practices comprising the pediatric division of Erlanger Health System.
“Jay is an experienced senior financial and operational leader with extensive knowledge about driving financial performance for pediatric divisions and children’s hospitals,” said Senior Vice President of Erlanger Medical Group Meridith O’Keefe.
“We’re very lucky to be able to welcome him to our team and community, and we expect him to help the pediatrics division continue to do great things for our young patients and families."
Before joining Erlanger, Mr. Wolitz spent 20 years in various administrative roles at Nemours Children’s Hospital and Nemours Specialty Care in Orlando, Fl., as well as Nemours duPont Hospital for Children and Nemours Specialty Care in Wilmington, De. Most recently, he served as director of revenue integrity and revenue cycle analytics. In this position, he led projects to build and implement processes that reconciled charges posted within the Epic billing system. These efforts identified shortfalls in all departments, totaling over $3 million in additional revenue realization. He also led projects targeting reduction of insurance denial which resulted in approximately $2 million in additional revenue realization.
Following the completion of his bachelor of business administration in finance at Emory University in Atlanta, Mr. Wolitz continued his education at Emory, earning a master of public health in health policy and administration. Mr. Wolitz holds the professional certifications of fellowship in Healthcare Financial Management Association and fellowship in the Academy of Certified Medical Practice Executives.