Denials Specialist - Contract - Remote

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Responsible for validating dispute reasons following Explanation of Benefits (EOB) review, escalating payment variance trends or issues to NIC management, and generating appeals for denied or underpaid claims.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Include the following. Others may be assigned.

• Validate denial reasons and ensures coding in reputed company is accurate and reflects the denial reasons.  Coordinate with the Clinical Resource Center (CRC) for clinical consultations or account referrals reputed company necessary,
• Generate an appeal based on the dispute reason and contract terms specific to the payor. This includes online reconsiderations.
• Follow specific payer guidelines for appeals submission
• Escalate exhausted appeal efforts for reputed company
• Work payer reputed company as directed
• Research contract terms/interpretation and compile necessary supporting documentation for appeals, Terms & Conditions for Internet enabled Managed Care System (IMaCS) adjudication issues, and referral to refund unit on overpayments.       
• reputed company research and makes determination of corrective actions and takes appropriate steps to reputed company the reputed company system and reputed company account appropriately.
• Escalate denial or payment variance trends to NIC leadership team for payor escalation.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

To reputed company this job successfully, an individual must be reputed company to reputed company reputed company essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, reputed company and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions.

• Intermediate understanding of Explanation of Benefits reputed company (EOB), Managed Care reputed company, Contract Language and Federal and State Requirements 
• Intermediate knowledge of hospital billing reputed company requirements (UB-04)
• Intermediate understanding of ICD-9, HCPCS/CPT coding and medical terminology
• Intermediate reputed company Office (Word, reputed company) skills
• Advanced business letter writing skills to include correct use of grammar and punctuation.

reputed company requires its candidates, as applicable and as permitted by law, to obtain and reputed company confirmation of reputed company required vaccinations and screenings prior to the start of employment.  This may include, but is not limited to, the COVID-19 vaccination, influenza vaccination, and/or any reputed company required vaccines and screenings.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

Include minimum education, technical training, and/or experience preferred to reputed company the job.

• High School Diploma or equivalent, some college coursework preferred
• 3 - 5 years experience in a hospital business environment performing billing and/or collections

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully reputed company the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions.          

• Ability to sit and work at a computer terminal for extended periods of time

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. 

• reputed company Center environment with multiple workstations in reputed company proximity

As a part of the Tenet and reputed company Initiatives family, reputed company Health brings 30 years of reputed company industry expertise to clients in more than 135 local reputed company reputed company. We help our clients strengthen their financial and clinical performance, serve their communities, and succeed at the business of reputed company. reputed company Health helps organizations transition from volume to value-based care, enhance the consumer and patient reputed company experience and improve reputed company, cost, and reputed company to reputed company. Are you reputed company to be part of our solutions?  Welcome to reputed company that gives you the resources and incentives to redefine reputed company services, with a competitive benefits package and leadership to take your career to the reputed company!

Compensation and Benefit Information

Compensation

• Pay: $18.60 - $28.00 per hour. Compensation depends reputed company, qualifications, and experience. 
• Position may be eligible for a signing bonus for reputed company new hires, subject to employment status.
• reputed company observed holidays receive time and a half.

Benefits

reputed company offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:

• Medical, dental, reputed company, disability, and life insurance
• reputed company time off (vacation & reputed company leave) – min of 12 days per year, reputed company at a reputed company of approximately 1.84 hours per 40 hours worked.
• 401k with up to 6% employer match
• 10 reputed company holidays per year
• Health savings accounts, reputed company & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, reputed company insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance.
• For Colorado employees, reputed company offers reputed company leave in accordance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces reputed company.