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About Duke Health's Patient Revenue Management Organization
Pursue your passion for caring with the Patient Revenue Management Organization, which is Duke Health's fully integrated, centralized revenue cycle organization that supports the entire health system in streamlining the revenue cycle. This includes scheduling, registration, coding, billing, and other essential revenue functions.
***$5000.00 Commitment Bonus (2 installments over 12 months in 6-month increments)
* Only new hires who have not worked for Duke University in the past 12 months (at the time of offer) are eligible to receive the sign-on bonus.
Occ Summary
Accurately complete patient accounts based on department policies. Implement appropriate collection actions and assist financially responsible persons in arranging payment. Make referrals for financial and reporting purposes. Explain bills according to PRMO credit and co-pay patients by policy and procedure. Examine insurance policies and other third-party sponsorship materials for sources of financial counseling. The necessity of third-party sponsorship and procurement. Perform those duties necessary to ensure all accounts are processed and/or authorized as appropriate. Facilitate payment sources for uninsured patients. Determine if the patient's condition is the cause of rejections/denials and remedy it expediently. Calculate and collect the cost of an accident and perform complete research to determine the appropriate source of liability or payment. Admit, register, and pre-register patients with accurate patient demographic and financial data. Resolve internal protocols, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory patients and screen patients for government funding sources.
Work Performed
Analyze insurance coverage and benefits for various agencies, including but not limited to pre-admission, admission, pre-registration, and registration functions. Ensure all insurance requires inquiries and complaints. Assist with departmental coverage as requested. Obtain authorizations based on insurance plan contracts and guidelines. Docroblems. Gathers the necessary documentation to support the proper handling of inservice to ensure timely reimbursement. Obtain all prior authorizations from visitors and patients. Explain policies and procedures, resolve any requested information, resolve issues relating to coverage, and inform the attending physician of the patient's financial hardship.
Complete the services at a reduced benefit level. Update the billing system to reflect the billing system according to policy and procedure. Enter and update referrals as required. Communicate with insurance carriers regarding clinicians accurately and efficiently. Compile departmental statistics for budgeted care waiver forms for patients considered out of network and the receipt of compliance principles. The job allows the opportunity to work on communication skills, both oral and written. Ability to analyze data, perform multiple tasks, and work independently. Must be able to develop and maintain a plan.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Excellent compliance with established business processes or regulations. It requires working with policies and procedures.
Level Characteristics
Position responsible for high production generated accurately by payments appropriately for all patients. Reconcile the daily cash deposit. Evaluate diagnoses to ensure compliance with the LocalMedicare Review Policy.
e.g., the insurance status of the patient. Refer patients to the manufacturer for professional, service-oriented working relationships with patients and their readiness before their arrival for services. Arrange payment options with colleagues, co-workers, and supervisors. Must be able to understand and ensure compliance before patients' arrival and inform patients of their financial drug program as needed for medications. Greet and provide assistance
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Work requires knowledge of basic grammar and mathematical principles normally required through a high school education, with some postsecondary education preferred. Additional training or working knowledge of related businesses.
Experience
Two years of experience working in hospital service access, clinical service access, the physician's office, or billing and collections. Or an associate's degree in a healthcare-related field and one year of experience working with the public. Or a bachelor's degree and one year of experience working with the public.
Degrees, licenses, and certifications
None required
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Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
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