Senior Collections Associate- Hospital Billing

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A Brief Overview
Responsible for timely resolution of patient accounts. Assigned duties include researching account balances and following up with collection calls to insurers and parents. Reviewing claims with no response. Reviewing denied claims or underpaid claims and resolving the denial and filing appeals, as necessary. Ensuring all information pertaining to collection activity is fully and accurately documented in the patient accounting system. Works to identify payment and denial trends for timely resolution. Works to identify internal and external causes of denials for timely resolution. Ability to work independently or as a member of a project team. This position could be assigned to hospital, professional or home care claims. Supports the CHOP mission with efficient and effective revenue cycle management.

What you will do

• Submits timely, accurate claims to insurance carriers according to insurance payor guidelines through established methods and procedures using current available technology.
• Resolve patient insurance balances by analyzing denials and using critical thinking skills and knowledge of payer requirements to determine the steps needed to obtain payment. Work in either No Pay No Response, Denial work queues, or both.
• Based on payer processes, utilize payer portals, paper/electronic remits and/or place calls to the payer to understand and resolve denials.
• Perform adjustments as needed.
• Ability to manage daily job functions along with special project work and prioritize level of importance on demand.
• Identifying third party payor response trending and escalation to management team as deemed necessary.
• Reviewing data sets CPT-codes, IDC-10 codes, HCPCS codes, coordination of benefits, registration discrepancies, third party payer rules, and payer contracts.
• Prioritize assigned work based on department needs and direction from leadership team.
• Follow workflows to route accounts to other CHOP departments (Case Management, Medical Records, Credit Resolution, Billing, Abstraction, Clinical Teams, Coding etc.) to address denials.
• Advise supervisor of contractual issues as discovered.
• Place phone calls, sends email or written communication to families to resolve denials that require intervention from the guarantor.
• Document each account thoroughly, explaining action taken on the account and completing note template provided.
• Gather Medical Records, using ROI, to assist in resolving denials as needed.
• Files appeals on behalf of the patient to resolve denials. Reviews and acts on correspondence for assigned accounts.
• Position requires adherence to production and quality metrics.
• Identifies trends in assigned work queues and reports to leadership.
• Works accounts holistically, building on the last intervention and not repeating tasks.
• Identifies patients with multiple denials and works from a guarantor level to resolve issues completely for a family.
• Completes projects as assigned for specific payers or specific types of accounts, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong analytical skills.
• Suggests ideas and solutions for performance and quality improvement and provides feedback to team leaders.
• Responsible for full comprehension of CHOP revenue cycle work design including registration, billing, payment posting, account receivable follow-up, and compliance actions.
• Demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits in every interaction with colleagues and leadership.
• Provides training as assigned to new employees, as well as cross training.
• Interfaces well with all levels of sta