SIU Fraud Analyst

Mass General Brigham•Somerville, MA

7d•$63,648 - $92,570•Hybrid

About The Position

Mass General Brigham Health Plan is an exciting place to be within the healthcare industry. As a member of Mass General Brigham, we are at the forefront of transformation with one of the world’s leading integrated healthcare systems. Together, we are providing our members with innovative solutions centered on their health needs to expand access to seamless and affordable care and coverage. Our work centers on creating an exceptional member experience – a commitment that starts with our employees. Working with some of the most accomplished professionals in healthcare today, our employees have opportunities to learn and contribute expertise within a welcoming and supportive environment that embraces their unique and varied backgrounds, experiences, and skills. We are pleased to offer competitive salaries and a benefits package with flexible work options, career growth opportunities, and much more. The Fraud Analyst is building data analytics for MGB Health Plan's Special Investigations Unit; this role uses data analytics for the SIU to find fraud leads. This includes creating SQL queries for known fraud schemes to run against claims data, ad hoc regulatory reporting, and creating reports to support Fraud Investigators. The ideal candidate is proficient in SQL and has a background in healthcare fraud investigations. The role will be responsible for creating, refining, and performing various analytic reports aimed at identifying potential fraudulent, wasteful, or abusive claim submissions. In addition to performing analytics, the position will be required to conduct preliminary research of identified providers or members to include public records, contracts, and social media review, among others. The analyst will be accountable for documenting analytic and research activities within concise reports or memoranda.

Requirements

At least 2-3 years of experience investigating claims or compliance required
At least 2-3 years of experience as an analyst in healthcare, data reporting or data analysis required
Strong verbal/written communication skills.
Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and organizational skills.
Comprehensive knowledge of CPT, HCPCS, ICD10-CM diagnosis, and procedure codes.
Strong aptitude for technology-based solutions.
Ability to develop, introduce, defend, and gain support for new ideas and approaches.
Ability to challenge the status quo and drive innovative thinking and the capability to successfully implement strategy.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare fraud experience highly preferred
Data analysis with SQL proficiency highly preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and run reports, analyze data to identify suspicious billing patterns, assess the merits of allegations, and present those findings to leadership.
Analyze claims data to find suspicious billing patterns and outliers, using knowledge of healthcare coding conventions, fraud schemes, and general areas of vulnerabilities.
Conduct preliminary investigations to assess the merits of allegations through fact-gathering and analyses of data sets.
Organize data and document preliminary investigative steps with a high level of detail and accuracy to clearly and concisely support investigative inferences, conclusions, and recommendations.
Report discoveries of fraud or program abuse to external parties, as required by law, rule, or contract.
Receive investigative requests from field staff, internal claims associates, and underwriting.