Coordinator Revenue Integrity - Revenue Integrity in Alamogordo, NM

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Summary:

CHRISTUS Southern New Mexico is strong on charging and capturing the services rendered by our healthcare workers in that we provide quality healthcare. The purpose of the Revenue Integrity Analyst is to review the medical records to review the services rendered, and to ensure we have charges to capture our billable services. Where the analyst finds departments struggling, is where the analyst finds opportunity to work with the department, and educate them with proper guidelines on how to capture their work, to ensure their department is capturing its overall value for their services.

Responsibilities:

  • Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide services based on the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and other related criteria appropriate population in his/her assigned area
  • Maintains required core competencies.
  • Complies with set Policies and Procedures (i.e. name tag, dress code, parking, smoking, etc.)
  • Analyzes department charges for discrepancies, and provides immediate resolution in order to keep the Billing Cycle flowing.
  • Works with Patient Accounts department to resolve any claim edits, and provides resolution based off of CMS Guidelines, so that the billing stays compliant.
  • Reports any identified chargemaster related discrepancies to the Director of Revenue Integrity
  • Reviews claims for any missed procedures, supplies, or medication charging
  • Performs routine audits over assigned departments to identify any routine issues that can cause for revenue leakage.
  • Any additional duties as assigned that are related to the operations of the Revenue Cycle and Billing.
COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL EXPECTATIONS:
  • Demonstrates communication skills necessary to interact with persons of varying age and/or cultures.
  • Answers telephone as assigned, routes calls or takes messages appropriately.
  • Supports the Mission and Philosophy of the hospital and the Department. Demonstrates an understanding and application of these policies.
  • Respects confidentiality.
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT I LEGAL COMPLIANCE: A. Quality Improvement
  • Participates in hospital quality activities as required.
  • Participates in department quality activities as required.
  • The employee will adhere to organizational/-departmental customer service standards.
Demonstrates understanding of Legal Compliance issues and their responsibilities for same.
  • Participates in yearly legal compliance training.
  • Explains departmental chain of command.
  • Explains purpose of Legal Compliance Hotline and utilizes if indicated.
  • Participates in departmental Legal Compliance plan.
  • Attended Orientation/Re-Orientation
  • Completed Annual Department Competencies

Requirements:

Education

  • High School diploma or equivalent. 

Experience

  • Performs related responsibilities as assigned.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

  • Current American Heart — Basic Life Support (BLS) card.
  • Certification for coding or auditing from the AAPC, AHIMA, or AAHAM companies is preferred, but not a must.

Work Schedule:

Varies

Work Type:

Full Time


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Job Attributes

Job ID

279079

Job Title

Coordinator Revenue Integrity - Revenue Integrity

Job Type

FULL TIME

Job Category

Revenue Cycle

Location

CHRISTUS Health - Alamogordo
500 10th Street
Alamogordo, NM  88310 View on a map

Coordinator Revenue Integrity - Revenue Integrity

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