This position is responsible for billing, follow-up, and resolving issues that delay or prevent payment of the patient's account within Intermountain's policies and procedures.
Analyzes data, develops reports, reviews trends and recommends enhancements as defined by the revenue practice leadership team.
Performs extensive data mining, mentoring/training, regulatory and payer policy review, abstracting of financial and clinical information from various sources.
Presents, researches, and follows-up on topics reviewed at department and system-wide initiative levels.
Monitors for positive or negative trends in coding, charge capture and/or editing processes to improve teams performance.
Researches and stays current on CMS, federal and state regulations, payor guidelines, ensuring compliance and alignment with charge, coding and charge edits.
Audits and evaluates system automation by comparing the charge/claim data to the clinical record.
Leverages other system functionalities to expediate the claim processing for compliant and optimized hospital accounts.
Evaluates, provides education and guidance to revenue cycle, revenue practice teams and clinical operations on report development, charge capture accountability and revenue monitoring.
Mentors and supports the training of other revenue integrity analysts.
Requirements
Current certification through AAPC, AHIMA or HFMA, or other specialty medical coding group.
Experience in a role requiring attention to detail with excellent organizational and analytical skills.
Demonstrated proficiency with Epic clinical and/or billing applications.
Demonstrates ability to be flexible and adaptable to change.
Demonstrates ability to work in a clinical operational area and/or a revenue integrity team effectively supporting department outcomes.
Experience working closely with a multi-disciplinary team to optimize patient experience and operational success.
Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, or medical, analytical field from an accredited institution (preferred).
Education is verified.
Benefits
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.