Laboratory Billing Analyst

Penn Medicine • West Chester, PA

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About The Position

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work? Under the direction of the Laboratory Administrative Director, the Assistant Director and the Administrative Coordinator of Pathology, the Billing Analyst will be responsible for managing all aspects of patient billing, crediting and revenue cycle management for the laboratory. The Billing Analyst will reconcile all charges from the lab system into the hospital financial system. In addition they will prepare all bills required to be sent to outside entities on behalf of the laboratory and to check on invoices sent to the laboratory for payment from outside reference labs. This individual will also be responsible for all communication with the business office concerning patient billing. It is expected that this employee will have a laboratory background and also be proficient in use of hospital and laboratory computer systems. This individual will work closely with Compliance and Revenue Cycle Managers, investigating charges at their request and will comply with all regulatory guidelines in performance of these duties with immediate reporting of any digressions.

Requirements

• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
• Medical Laboratory Scientist degree required
• 5+ years Laboratory experience
• MT(ASCP) Certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Daily patient billing generated by miscellaneous tests ordered for inpatients and outpatients.
• Daily patient billing generated by reflexive testing as guided and requested by all reference labs.
• Patient billing of all lab work sent out by the Cancer Center or other clinical departments, including reconciliation of orders and results for filing into the patient record.
• Crediting or reversing charges in the lab and hospital system as directed by lab staff for valid reasons.
• Performing all manual charge and credit functions from the anatomic laboratory as requested.
• Charge reconciliation for clinical and anatomic systems, including investigation and correction of all items on the charge error work list.
• Preparing all monthly charge invoices for any entity that utilizes our laboratory for services and checking to be sure all payments are received.
• Reconciliation of all invoices sent to the laboratory from reference laboratories and checking to be sure all patients have been charged as listed.
• Preparation of lab charge document twice per year for use by lab staff.
• Assist the Administrative Director in changes to the lab billing system based on changes in coding.
• Keep all charges up to date for all reference labs that bill Chester County for services.
• Communication with Penn Medicine laboratory financial personnel as requested by the lab director.
• Maintain all billing documents in an orderly, retrievable system.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits program
• Prepaid tuition assistance programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree