AR Specialist II, Physician Billing

UMass Memorial Health • Worcester, MA

1d • $21 - $29

About The Position

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. Responsible for follow-up of complex surgical/procedural/multidisciplinary specialty claims for payments including coding and analyzing claims and claim payments/rejections.

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• Two years of previous Revenue Cycle knowledge including PFS, Customer Service, Cash Posting, Financial Assistance, Patient Access, HIM/Coding and/or 3rd party reimbursement.
• Knowledge of multiple third-party regulations, ICD, CPT and HCPCS coding and modifier assignment. Knowledge of billing and reimbursement practices/requirements of major third-party payors in Massachusetts.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy& physiology and disease process.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet strict deadlines.
• Computer skills to include mainframe, PC applications and excel.
• Must be self-motivated, service oriented and have excellent communication skills (written and oral).

Nice To Haves

• Physician coding certification is desired.
• Three years of physician or medical billing experience involving complex surgical/procedural/multidisciplinary specialties.
• Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Responsibilities

• Contacts insurance companies, while working detailed reports, to secure outstanding payments, i.e. telephone calls, websites, written appeals.
• Reviews complex rejections in assigned payors and plans to determine validity of rejections and take appropriate action to resolve.
• Monitors changes in reimbursement policies, including payor fee schedule reconciliation.
• Performs special projects as assigned by manager or supervisor defining problems, determining work sequence and summarizing findings.
• Calculates and posts adjustments based on third party reimbursement guidelines and contracts.
• Makes appropriate payor and plan changes to secondary insurers or responsible parties.
• Inputs missing data as required and corrects registration and other errors as indicated.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees