Department:
10288 Revenue Cycle - IL Revenue Assurance Clinical
Status:
Full time
Benefits Eligible:
Yes
Hours Per Week:
40
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Full time, fully remote.
This position is a remote role.
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Major Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive, consistent and accurate charge entry for assigned hospital departments.
- Identify, investigate, communicate and mitigate inconsistent trends in clinical documentation or charging with specific departments. Escalate issues regarding revenue capture or documentation when appropriate.
- Perform analysis of charges that correlate with documented medical/nursing interventions and resolve identified charging and billing issues.
- Collects, reports, and maintains appropriate data in relation to charge capture and/or quality. Collaborates with teammates to achieve shared goals and metrics.
- Perform periodic retrospective charge capture reviews of assigned departments to identify charging/billing issues.
- Verify and respond to questions from various departments, patients or leadership regarding charging accuracy.
- Provide orientation, education training and information to newly hired teammates regarding charge capture, policies, procedures, and underlying processes.
- Conduct quality audits of accounts processed by the team and report findings with department Quality and Education Coordinator.
- Review, identify, and process late, missing or lost charges for various hospital departments on an as needed basis.
License/Registration/Certification:
- Certified Coding Associate (CCA) issued by American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
Education/Experience Required:- Education: Associate's Degree or equivalent knowledge
- Experience: Typically requires 3 years of experience in hospital coding
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:- Certified Coding Associate (CCA) valid and current certification required.
- Knowledge of third-party healthcare insurance plans, government regulations, hospital billing and claims.
- Able to review medical records, analyze, and apply billing and coding rules.
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office and Windows applications. Familiarity with hospital applications.
- Ability to work under time pressure and meet deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills including ability to document progress of routine work.
- Must be able to work independently yet have strong desire to collaborate with peers to meet team goals and metrics.
- Willing to modify personal workload/workflows in support of evolving department process and procedures for improved efficiencies.
- Ability to life 20 pounds and exposed to normal remote work environment.
#LI- Remote
#LI- Coding
#LI- Hospital Coding
#LI- CCA
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
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Advocate Aurora Health is the 11th largest not-for-profit, integrated health system in the United States. As a leading employer in the Midwest, Advocate Aurora Health employs more than 75,000 individuals including more than 22,000 nurses. Advocate Aurora is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, and is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology and pediatrics. The organization contributed nearly $2.2 billion in charitable care and services to its communities in 2019.