Job Description
Job Description:
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.
The RCO Revenue Integrity Analyst II is responsible for appropriate charge capture, assigned account, claim edits and/or charge edits for an assigned service line. This position will monitor and support the maintenance of consistent charge capture or charge edits to ensure regulatory compliance and revenue optimization for assigned service line(s). This position will support the development and management of integrated charge capture workflows in partnership with senior analysts and leadership, working closely with the clinical and clinical application teams.
Essential Functions
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.
Data Analysis
Healthcare Regulations
Process improvement
Health Insurance
CMS
Problem solving
Data Mining
Excel
Collaboration
Qualifications
Required
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.
Demonstrates advanced knowledge of regulation, payer policy, charge capture and/or revenue monitoring.
Preferred
Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, or medical, analytical field from an accredited institution. Education is verified.
Proficient or certified with Epic clinical or billing applications.
Physical Requirements
Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
Interact with others by effectively communicating, both orally and in writing.- and -Operate computers and other office equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.- and -See and read computer monitors and documents.- and -Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.- and -May require lifting and transporting objects and office supplies, bending, kneeling and reaching.
Location:
Lake Park Building
Work City:
West Valley City
Work State:
Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$37.87 - $59.63
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Job Tags
Hourly pay, Full time, Work at office, Flexible hours