Chelsea Van Blarcum, MHA, Division Director of Denials Prevention, Methodist Healthcare System, San Antonio.
Chelsea Van Blarcum is the Division Director of Denials Prevention for Methodist Healthcare System in San Antonio, Texas. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders with a minor in Psychology and Master of Healthcare Administration from Texas State University in San Marcos. Chelsea worked in revenue cycle management for Hospital Corporation of America in Houston before being promoted as the Manager of Denial Prevention for HCA’s Gulf Coast Division. In 2021, she accepted the role as Director of Denial Prevention for HCA’s San Antonio Division in partnership with Methodist Healthcare System. In her tenure with HCA and MHS, Chelsea has worked with 26 hospitals that serve urban and rural communities in central, south and southeast Texas varying in size from 50 beds to over 800.
In her role as Director of Denial Prevention, Chelsea creates solutions for revenue cycle and care delivery processes to prevent insurance claims denials. Her commitment to removing barriers to hospital reimbursement led to her most recent accomplishment of MHS having the largest reduction in denial write offs from prior year. Chelsea’s favorite part of her job is the opportunity to fulfil a passion for finding coverage solutions for uninsured patients. She demonstrated commitment to the development of positive workplace culture by creating and chairing the MHS Employee Advisory Group.