Billing Coordinator Sr
About The Position
This position will be responsible for the management of all complex billing, analysis, and revenue/billing for the Department of Radiation billing across and professional billing across TJUH, Aria and other JUP locations. Incumbent will insure all federal regulations and policy & procedures are adhered to with respect to auditing, billing, coding, & documentation of compliant medical necessity. In depth knowledge of clinical operations and front-end patient registration is required. This position will review, audit and recommend revisions to department billing policy and procedures as needed.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED required.
- 5 or more years of experience in the area of billing operations.
- Must have knowledge of CPT and ICD-10 coding.
- Up-to-date knowledge of third-party rules and regulations.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
Nice To Haves
- Associates degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Ensures accurate and timely billing of all hospital and professional charges, reviews all billing to ensure that charges are consistent with medical necessity documentation; services are rendered and meet all compliance requirements.
- Works with physicians and staff to obtain information required for initial claim submission, and for follow-up to edits, denials and rejections while managing the charge capture process and quality assurance in working with the Radiation Oncology team.
- Obtains prior authorizations for procedures when needed.
- Manages billing denials. Follows up on each denial to determine if cause was physician related, system related, or billing error. Eliminate the causes of denials and collect the maximum on each patient account as rapidly as possible.
- Ensures all diagnosis and procedures that may impact the facility’s reimbursement are identified based on accepted diagnostic coding guidelines attested to by the physician, sequenced correctly and coded in an accurate and ethical manner for optimum reimbursement.
- Consults with physicians and nurse managers for clarifications of clinical data when encountering conflicting or ambiguous information and/or missing documentation.
- Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson
- Process billing of daily code captures. Includes coordination of the daily operations and work flow processes while managing billing edits/denials.
- Responsible for working Quality Assurance Check Lists implemented by Physics and Dosimetry staff to insure the accurate collection and capture of charges.
- Adjust work assignments as necessary to keep billing lag to a minimum.
- Daily Charge reconciliation.
- Keep up- to date with Mosaiq /EMR system upgrades that effect workflows related to billing and documentation.
- Respond to telephone inquiries from patients and insurance companies regarding billing, coverage criteria, coordination of benefits and subscriber eligibility.
- Assist Director with monthly Collection Report.
- Assist Director with developing and implementing procedures to streamline billing process and improve efficiency of process.
- Cover other positions within the department when needed.
Benefits
- medical (including prescription)
- supplemental insurance
- dental
- vision
- life and AD&D insurance
- short- and long-term disability
- flexible spending accounts
- retirement plans
- tuition assistance
- voluntary benefits
- tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
