Practice Coding Specialist Senior, Electronic Revenue Oversight

University Hospitals   Cleveland Heights, OH   Full-time
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Position Summary/Essential Duties:

Position responsible for submitting and resolving coding denials/edits for moderate to high complexity medical claims. Must remain current with governmental and third party billing, follow-up and appeal requirements for compliant billing and follow-up of both inpatient and outpatient claims for all wholly owned facilities and physician entities including internal and external policy requirements. This includes the handling of specialty billing claims, escalated accounts receivable concerns, and special projects for the health system.

o          Reviews and corrects coding rejections from payers and edits.

o          May code or correct CPT and/or ICD-10 from written documentation

o          May abstract CPT/HCPCS codes from provider documentation

o          May perform computer assisted coding functions.

o          Applies in depth knowledge of coding rules and payer guidelines

o          May code E/M services.

o          May be assigned to complicated sub-specialties.

o          Provides coding education/feedback to physicians and departments.

o          Responds to requests from management, staff, or physicians in a timely and appropriate manner.

o          Maintains patient and physician confidentiality and professionalism at all times.

o          Follows department policies and procedures to ensure accurate and timely claim resolution.

o          Effectively communicates utilizing telephone, form letters, e-mail, or internal correspondence to resolve patient inquiries and insurance issues.

o          Attends and participates in team meetings.

o          Utilizes work lists to review and analyze account balances in order to collect payment for medical services rendered.

o          Utilizes multiple system applications to review and update patient billing information.

o          Acts as a liaison with internal and external customers providing assistance in claims and receivables resolution in a high volume environment.

o          Performs follow up with insurance companies to ensure appropriate payment on claims, resolve denials, correct claims, and appeal claims.

o          Contacts patients and guarantors to secure necessary billing information.

o          Documents accounts with clear and concise verbiage in accordance with departmental procedures.

o          Reviews and responds to correspondence and inquiries received.

o          Serves as subject matter expert and primary go to person for questions from junior level staff.

o          Perform training and creates process documentation.

o          Assists management with special projects.

o          In absence of management, may lead work flow efforts.

o          Participates in or leads payer and/or departmental meetings as needed.

o          Responsible for providing feedback suggestions and process improvement recommendations to management.

o          Meets and exceeds team productivity and quality standards.

o          Functions independently to analyze and resolve claims.

o          Creates Excel spreadsheets to analyze and resolve claims.

o          Performs other duties as assigned.

 


Position Summary/Essential Duties:

Position responsible for submitting and resolving coding denials/edits for moderate to high complexity medical claims. Must remain current with governmental and third party billing, follow-up and appeal requirements for compliant billing and follow-up of both inpatient and outpatient claims for all wholly owned facilities and physician entities including internal and external policy requirements. This includes the handling of specialty billing claims, escalated accounts receivable concerns, and special projects for the health system.

o          Reviews and corrects coding rejections from payers and edits.

o          May code or correct CPT and/or ICD-10 from written documentation

o          May abstract CPT/HCPCS codes from provider documentation

o          May perform computer assisted coding functions.

o          Applies in depth knowledge of coding rules and payer guidelines

o          May code E/M services.

o          May be assigned to complicated sub-specialties.

o          Provides coding education/feedback to physicians and departments.

o          Responds to requests from management, staff, or physicians in a timely and appropriate manner.

o          Maintains patient and physician confidentiality and professionalism at all times.

o          Follows department policies and procedures to ensure accurate and timely claim resolution.

o          Effectively communicates utilizing telephone, form letters, e-mail, or internal correspondence to resolve patient inquiries and insurance issues.

o          Attends and participates in team meetings.

o          Utilizes work lists to review and analyze account balances in order to collect payment for medical services rendered.

o          Utilizes multiple system applications to review and update patient billing information.

o          Acts as a liaison with internal and external customers providing assistance in claims and receivables resolution in a high volume environment.

o          Performs follow up with insurance companies to ensure appropriate payment on claims, resolve denials, correct claims, and appeal claims.

o          Contacts patients and guarantors to secure necessary billing information.

o          Documents accounts with clear and concise verbiage in accordance with departmental procedures.

o          Reviews and responds to correspondence and inquiries received.

o          Serves as subject matter expert and primary go to person for questions from junior level staff.

o          Perform training and creates process documentation.

o          Assists management with special projects.

o          In absence of management, may lead work flow efforts.

o          Participates in or leads payer and/or departmental meetings as needed.

o          Responsible for providing feedback suggestions and process improvement recommendations to management.

o          Meets and exceeds team productivity and quality standards.

o          Functions independently to analyze and resolve claims.

o          Creates Excel spreadsheets to analyze and resolve claims.

o          Performs other duties as assigned.

 


Education.

High School diploma or equivalent required. Associate’s / Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

 

Required Credentials, License, and / or Certifications.

Coding certification within 12 months: CPC, CPC-A, CPC-H, CPC-P, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA, RCC, ROCC.

 

Experience & Knowledge:

Minimum 3 years of medical billing / claim experience required.

Must have a good working knowledge of claim submission (UB04/HCFA 1500) and third party payers.

Knowledge of procedural and ICD10 coding required.

Knowledge of medical billing terminology required.

Must be detail-oriented and organized, with good analytical and problem solving ability.

Notable client service, communication, and relationship building skills required.

Ability to function independently and as a team player in a fast-paced environment required.

Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.

 

Special Skills & Equipment Knowledge:

Demonstrated ability to use PCs, Microsoft Office suite (including Word, Excel and Outlook), and general office equipment (i.e. printers, copy machine, FAX machine, etc.) required.

Experience with medical billing software required.

This role encounters Protected Health Information (PHI) as part of regular responsibilities. UH employees must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain PHI for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.


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University Hospitals

Cleveland Heights, OH