Reimbursement Specialist - Healthcare determines the extent to which patients' insurance covers their treatments. Reviews appropriateness of CPT-4/ICD-10 coding and determines if care provided corresponds to the charges submitted. Being a Reimbursement Specialist - Healthcare ensures compliance with Federal and State regulations and company policies that govern Medicare and state payment systems. May assist in identifying fraudulent non-plan billing practices and assists the legal department with litigation preparation. Additionally, Reimbursement Specialist - Healthcare may require a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. Typically requires Certified Professional Coder (CPC) from AAPC or AHIMA. The Reimbursement Specialist - Healthcare gains exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. To be a Reimbursement Specialist - Healthcare typically requires 2 to 4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
REVENUE RECOVERY SPECIALIST : REIMBURSEMENT TEAM, DAYS (M-F)-24001588
Administrative / Clerical / Professional
Primary Location
Columbia
Schedule
Full-time
Shift
Day Job
Unposting Date
Ongoing
Description
HOURS : Monday through Friday 8 : 00 AM to 4 : 00 PM
DEPARTMENT : Patient Financial Services
WORK LOCATION : Onsite or Remote work available. Opportunity to work remote - Remote staff are required to come on site once approximately every 5 weeks.
SALARY : $22.00 - $34.74 / HR
ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE
MU Health Care is a growing academic health system in mid-Missouri comprised of multiple hospitals including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital and over 50 specialty clinics located throughout the region.
As an MU Health Care employee, you’ll be part of an exceptional team committed to our mission of saving and improving lives.
Our core values of inclusion, respect, service, discovery, responsibility and excellence foster a collaborative work environment where you can grow your career.
BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY
To monitor, analyze, and appeal government, managed care and commercial payer hospital and outpatient hospital-based patient claim payment variances in order to optimize revenue recovery, assess contract compliance, and communicate contract and reimbursement issues to management.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES
Perform a variety of tasks related to developing a knowledge-base and understanding of government payer regulations, terms of third party payer regulations and contracts, coverage and benefit plans, coordination of benefits, payment terms and all other conditions affecting payment, appeal of payment variances and correct payment calculation.
Perform a variety of tasks related to use of internal data and systems to identify, document, track and summarize payment variances to determine appropriate actions to be taken so as to initiate appeals and to address inaccurate reimbursement in a timely manner.
Perform a variety of tasks to analyze internal processes, technical system issues and payer processing / system issues and to determine / communicate corrective actions in order to resolve payment variances.
Perform a variety of tasks, in conjunction with Managed Care Contracting and Government Payers Department staff, to achieve most accurate payer and contract modeling in the decision support system.
Perform a variety of tasks to document appeals of payment variances and reimbursement amounts recovered thru the various appeals processes.
Perform special projects, as assigned, in order to resolve recovery issues, settlements with payers and optimize revenue recovery.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Administrative supervision is received from the Supervisor, Revenue Management.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
None
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
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Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Health Related Professions, Nursing or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be obtained is required.
Minimum of three years experience in business acumen, insurance or managed care industry, hospital patient accounts or a related health-care area such as utilization management, case management or hospital audit and reimbursement is required.
Experience in health related contractual analysis involving rate and language analysis, audit and reimbursement, claims denial and appeals experience is preferred.
Knowledge of or willingness to learn fundamentals of coding CPT / HCPCS, ICD-9 and / or ICD-10, DRG’s and APC’s is perferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation.
The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and / or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees.
The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activates, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job;
however, completion of these duties is a measure of successful performance. Employees of this job classification are subject to quarterly performance reviews.
Basic function, responsibilities and characteristics duties may change at any time with or without notice.
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Last updated : 2024-05-20