Claims Billing Specialist (Athena EMR)

Privia Health™ is a technology-driven, national physician enablement company that collaborates with medical groups, health plans, and health systems to optimize physician practices, improve patient experiences, and reward doctors for delivering high-value care in both in-person and virtual settings. The Privia Platform is led by top industry talent and exceptional physician leadership, and consists of scalable operations and end-to-end, cloud-based technology that reduces unnecessary healthcare costs, achieves better outcomes, and improves the health of patients and the well-being of providers.

Under the direction of the Director or Manager of Revenue Cycle Management, the Claims Billing Specialist (official title: AR Manager) is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely processing of all assigned claims. This role includes promptly addressing daily correspondence from physician practices, reviewing and appealing insurance claim denials and following up on aged claims. The AR Manager will take the steps necessary to resolve all claim issues or questions that escalate to the RCM team to include Salesforce case management.

Primary Job Duties:

• Management of the accounts receivable (AR) including analysis of the aged AR, looking for root cause issues; suggesting billed rules/edits when appropriate to stop errors from occurring

• Denial management - investigate denial sources, resolve and appeal denials which may include contacting payer representatives via phone

• Make independent decisions regarding claim adjustments, resubmission, appeals, and other claim resolution techniques

• Collaborate with internal teams (Performance, Operations, Sales) as well as, care center staff when appropriate

• Support large care center go lives when applicable, which may include overnight travel

• Work closely with our Revenue Optimization team to support efforts to ensure reimbursement is in line with payer contract agreements. Perform denial analysis utilizing the Trizetto platform.

• Work directly with practice consultants or physicians to ensure optimal revenue cycle functionality

• Drive toward achievement of department’s daily and monthly Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Other duties as assigned

• High School Graduate

• 3+ years experience in a medical billing office or equivalent claims experience

• Must understand the drivers of revenue cycle optimal performance and be able to investigate and resolve complex claims

• Advanced Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets skills (ex: pivot tables, VLOOKUP, sort/filtering, formulas) preferred

• Experience with athenaHeath and/or athenaOne highly preferred

• Experience working with New Jersey payers and providers preferred

• Must comply with HIPAA rules and regulations

• Independent decision maker with strong research skills

• Must comply with HIPAA rules and regulations 

The hourly range for this role is $24/hr - 26.45/ hr in base pay and exclusive of any bonus or benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance, 401K, paid time off, and other wellness programs). This role is also eligible for an annual bonus targeted at 10% based on performance in the role. The base pay offered will be determined based on relevant factors such as experience, education, and geographic location.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Technical Requirements (for remote workers only, not applicable for onsite/in office work):

In order to successfully work remotely, supporting our patients and providers, we require a minimum of 5 MBPS for Download Speed and 3 MBPS for the Upload Speed. This should be acquired prior to the start of your employment. The best measure of your internet speed is to use online speed tests like https://www.speedtest.net/. This gives you an update as to how fast data transfer is with your internet connection and if it meets the minimum speed requirements. Work with your internet provider if you have questions about your connection. Employees who regularly work from home offices are eligible for expense reimbursement to offset this cost.

Privia Health is committed to creating and fostering a work environment that allows and encourages you to bring your whole self to work. We understand that healthcare is local and we are better when our people are a reflection of the communities that we serve. Our goal is to encourage people to pursue all opportunities regardless of their age, color, national origin, physical or mental (dis)ability, race, religion, gender, sex, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.