Patient Access Account Specialist - Presbyterian Healthcare Service : Job Details

This position provides all necessary functions to financial clear patient accounts for government and commercial accounts prior to the date of service. Perform all financial clearance functions, including insurance verification, authorization, collection and documentation of patient demographics, benefit analysis, financial counseling, and pre-service collections. Ensure follow up on authorizations for scheduled and Urgent/ Emergent procedures and admissions until date of service or discharge for admissions. Must possess a proficient knowledge of Medicare (CMS) guidelines, as well as other Compliance Regulatory guidelines applicable to Patient Access, to include HIPAA, EMTALA and CMS guidelines for MSPQ. Monitor work queues for financial clearance and missing authorizations ensuring a payment source is identified and secured, resulting in a clean claim for billing. Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) to all employees within Patient Access and for testing of new or existing software ...Patient Access, Account Specialist, Customer Service, Patient Services, Healthcare, Specialist