Coordinator Chargemaster- Revenue Integrity
About The Position
Overview Job Summary Responsible for creation of all hospital supply and procedure charges ensuring all regulatory guidelines are met; identification of opportunities for additional hospital charges; ensure correct reimbursement for new supply items; coordination of MMP monthly audit reviews; provide charge price estimates as requested by patients and other external sources; monitoring billing/charging practices to identify hospital over/underpayments; and auditing of accounts. Performs duties in a manner to support Patient Financial Services vision of: “to be the most effective and efficient, outcomes measured department of Huntsville Hospital in order to continuously and positively impact the organization’s overall vision” The primary job functions of this position should be accomplished by working to achieve the goal of supporting the vision of Huntsville Hospital by ensuring all hospital charges comply with federal, state and carrier requirements and the clinical services provided by the organization are appropriately compensated by third party payers. Overall goal achieved by continuously striving to ensure: Regulatory and payor compliance of hospital charges and billing practices. Timely creation of new hospital charges. Effective communication with Dept. Managers within the organization to identify appropriate charges for service provided by department Positive and timely communications with customers. Effective utilization of internal and external resources.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with patient accounting, chargemaster maintenance, coding, or similar experience
- Knowledge of clinical and financial processes within a hospital based healthcare system
- Effective communication skills with internal hospital departments and other external resources
- Working knowledge of medical terminology, coding, and healthcare billing guidelines
- Skilled at auditing and process improvement techniques
- Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and working within a networked IT system
- Able to work in fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks.
Nice To Haves
- Alabama nursing license (RN or LPN) preferred
- Prior Chargemaster, clinical or coding experience will be considered in lieu of nursing license
Responsibilities
- creation of all hospital supply and procedure charges ensuring all regulatory guidelines are met
- identification of opportunities for additional hospital charges
- ensure correct reimbursement for new supply items
- coordination of MMP monthly audit reviews
- provide charge price estimates as requested by patients and other external sources
- monitoring billing/charging practices to identify hospital over/underpayments
- auditing of accounts
- Regulatory and payor compliance of hospital charges and billing practices
- Timely creation of new hospital charges
- Effective communication with Dept. Managers within the organization to identify appropriate charges for service provided by department
- Positive and timely communications with customers
- Effective utilization of internal and external resources
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- flexible spending
- short term and long term disability
- several retirement account options with 401K organization match
- nurse residency program
- tuition assistance
- student loan reimbursement
- On-site training and education opportunities
- Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!
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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
