Collection Coordinator, Medicare - Full Time -Days

UChicago Medicine • Chicago, IL

8d • $51,100 - $59,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

This position will be primarily a work from home opportunity with the requirement to come onsite as needed. You may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area. This position is responsible to coordinate and manage project and special Medicare Billing and Collection activity according to HCFA guidelines.

Requirements

• High school diploma
• A minimum of 3-5 years prior hospital billing and/or collection experience
• Applicant must be able to deal with a high volume of work with stringent production time frames.
• Applicant must be able to identify and solve problems independently but must also be strongly invested in team management and be able to work closely and at times, in an unstructured environment.
• Applicant must have superior writing skills for both external correspondence and internal communication and able to deal effectively with people in a variety of contexts, including staff of a variety of Hospitals departments, patients, physicians, nurses, provider representatives and financial institutions.
• This position requires extensive knowledge of complex policies regarding Medicare billing and collections, state and third party payers’ regulations pertaining to Medicare billing and reimbursement. Must be able to apply this information to effectuate appropriate billing and collection of assigned accounts.
• Applicant must have strong analytic and financial assessment abilities as well as the ability to maintain close attention to a variety of details in order to carry out their responsibilities effectively.
• This position requires a minimum of 1-2 years experience working with a mini or main frame collection system environment.
• Knowledge of personal computers is preferred with a background in developing spreadsheets with computation tables and the ability to produce written reports.

Nice To Haves

• A Degree in a Business-related field or the equivalent
• 6 months to 1 year of supervisory experience
• Prior Denial experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Assists Manager in Performing Weekly Quality Control on MSP billing situations and MSP form completion by Clinics and Admitting as per Medicare Intermediary and Carrier directions.
• Manages the following high dollar critical billing accounts to assure that all accounts have billed and paid appropriately as per Medicare Intermediary and Carrier direction. Prepare monthly management reports of same activity highlighting potential problem areas and suggest changes to prevent similar problems in the future.
• Acts as an intermediary and with cooperation of Compliance office, interact with Admitting, UCPG, CLINICS, Medical Records, Dialysis Centers and Intermediary/Carrier to reconcile problems associated with any form of billing or collection activity, exercising the strictest limits associated with the confidentiality of patient information.
• Analyzes potential Medicare Bad Debt accounts and recommend bad debt write off as appropriate. Develop and maintain Medicare Bad Debt Logs as per Medicare Intermediary and Carrier directions.
• Oversee special projects such as MSP audits, Compliance office audits and requests, Hospital internal audits, and Senior Management/Attorney requests.
• Identifies Medicare Credit Balances and process appropriate adjustments according to HCFA guidelines and Medicare Intermediary and Carrier directions.
• Assists and advises the Medicare Manager in developing short term and long term goals to reduce backlogs and maintain current billing status.
• Coordinates, develops and documents new procedures to train employees for changes to work flow as required by Medicare Intermediary and Carrier or management.
• Assists and advises Medicare Manager in the development of employee production reports.
• Meets regularly with Compliance office to assure all Medicare regulations are being followed.
• Works with Compliance office to review, interpret and implement new Medicare regulations in Patient Accounting and throughout hospital.
• Attends outside meetings and/or seminars to keep updated on industry changes and developments.
• Stays abreast of Medicare billing and follow up requirements to enable performance as Medicare billing specialist.
• Directs other billing activities in absence of Manager.

Benefits

• Compensation & Benefits Overview
• The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.
• The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis.
• Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity.
• Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.
• Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED