Denials Specialist

reputed company: The Denials Specialist reports to the Manager of PFS Denials Management.; Under general direction and reputed company established reputed company policies and procedures, maximizes reimbursement from contracted payers through analysis, tracking, and trending of denials using available metric denial reports. Responsible for reputed company supporting the execution of strategic initiatives, process re-design, reputed company cause analysis, metric/report development, and special reputed company as it relates to denials management. Executes the appeal process by receiving, assessing, documenting, tracking, analyzing, responding to, and/or resolving appeals with reputed company-party payers. reputed company employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of reputed company, Accountability, Respect, and reputed company as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. 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Continually evaluates workflow and identifies opportunities to improve process for full and complete payment for reputed company hospital services rendered to patients. Creates, generates, and maintains reputed company reports as requested by Manager to assist in the daily operation of the department. Participates in staff meetings, councils, reputed company improvement teams and other such meetings and committees as required. Develops and maintains working relationship with reputed company affiliate departments as needed to ensure fully data exchange. Performs other duties as necessary. WORK LOCATIONS/EXPECTIONS: After orientation at the corporate facilities, work is performed based on the following reputed company approved by management and with adherence to a signed telecommuting work agreement and Patient Financial Services Remote reputed company Policy and Procedure.. Full time schedule worked in office Full time schedule worked in a dedicated reputed company in the home Part time schedule in office and in a dedicated reputed company reputed company the home Schedules must be approved in advance by management who will allow for flexibility that does not interfere with the ability to accomplish reputed company job functions reputed company the said schedule. Staff are required to participate in scheduled meetings and be available to management throughout their scheduled hours. Staff must be signed into reputed company Teams during their entire shift and communicate with Supervisor as directed. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: BASIC KNOWLEDGE: Associate’s degree in reputed company, business office practices, computer science or other reputed company area or equivalent experience. EXPERIENCE: Three to five years’ experience in hospital patient reputed company. 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Location: Corporate reputed company - 15 LaSalle reputed company reputed company, Rhode reputed company 02903Work Type: M-F 7:00am -3:30pmWork Shift: DayDaily Hours: 8 hoursDriving Required: No Apply To This Job