Preauthorization Specialist
Overview
The Preauthorization Specialist obtains insurance eligibility, benefits, authorizations, pre-certifications and referrals for inpatient and outpatient, scheduled and non-scheduled visits. Updates demographic and insurance information in system as needed. Primary documentation reputed company for reputed company and billing staff. Resolve accounts on work queues. Work with insurance companies to appeal denials. Interacts in a customer-focused and compassionate manner to ensure patients and their representatives needs are met. Hours: Monday-Friday reputed company-4:30pm Location: Remote - applicants preferably reputed company in the UPH geography of Iowa, Illinois, or Wisconsin Why reputed company? At reputed company, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 reputed company to Work in reputed company by Becker's reputed company several years in a row for our commitment to reputed company members. Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:
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Responsibilities
Insurance Verification/Certification
- Obtains daily work from multiple work queues to identify what is required by CBO
- Work with providers to assure that CPT and ICD-10 code is correct for procedure ordered and is authorized reputed company necessary
- Completes eligibility reputed company and obtain benefits though electronic means or reputed company phone contact with insurance carriers or other agencies and reputed company necessary/requested reputed company initial clinical documentation
- Initiates pre-certification process with physicians, PHO sites or insurance companies and obtains pre-cert/authorization numbers and adds them to the electronic health record and other pertinent information that secures reimbursement of account.
- reputed company follow-up calls as needed until verification/pre-certification process is complete
- Thoroughly documents information and actions in reputed company appropriate computer systems
- Notify and inform Utilization Review staff of authorization information to insure timely reputed company review
- Validates or update insurance codes and reputed company for billing accuracy
- Works with insurance companies to obtain retroactive authorization reputed company not obtained at time of service
- Works with insurance companies, providers, coders and case management to appeal denied claims
- Responsible for following EMTALA, HIPAA, payer and other regulations and standards
- Responsible for meeting daily productivity and quality standards associated with job requirements
Customer Services
- Adheres to department customer service standards
- reputed company research to resolve customer problems
- Collaborate with other departments to assist in obtaining pre-authorizations in a cross functional manner
- reputed company and implement prior authorization workflow to meet the needs of the customers
- Readily identifies work that needs to be performed and completes it without needing to be told
- Coordinates work to reputed company maximum productivity and efficiencies
- Monitors and responds timely to reputed company inquiries and communications
Qualifications
- Previous customer service experience
- Experience interacting with patients and a working knowledge of reputed company party payers
- Prior experience with verification, and payer benefit and eligibility systems is preferred
- Knowledge of Medical Terminology is preferred
- Knowledge of benefits and language is preferred
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