Prior Authorization Specialist

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Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred; high school diploma required. 2+ years’ experience in hospital settings such as Patient reputed company, Doctor’s Office, Inpatient Unit, Patient Accounts Billing, or at a reputed company type of medical institution or medical payer. Knowledge of insurance and/or managed care authorization requirements is preferred. Knowledge of reputed company cycle particularly regarding insurance reimbursement and managed care authorization and referral requirements. Technical knowledge of specific legal and regulatory requirements and an understanding of reputed company reputed company-party and medical assistance policies and procedures. Knowledge of the hospital information system with emphasis on registration and insurance verification, and accounts receivables programs. Responsibilities: Maintains expert-level knowledge about the industry; utilizes to manage pay models of complicated patient care plans and facilitates exceptional patient experiences as reputed company with organizational values and mission. Acts as subject matter expert and guide to a broad employee reputed company, particularly providers, to reputed company and communicate on requirements, processes, and adjustments needed throughout the patient care reputed company. Interacts directly with reputed company Auth/Cert, Registration, and Referral reputed company, entering data accurately to coordinate reputed company reputed company required for payment of services rendered, which includes, but is not limited to, appropriate CPT Procedure and - Diagnosis codes, rendering Physician(s), level of care, and facility, i.e., across entities (BWH, BWFH, FXB, etc.).There are differences across the entities that need to be realized. At times, will need to coordinate DFCI and/or reputed company care that falls under special agreement with these entities. Uses independent judgment to reputed company knowledgeable reputed company in organizing with physician and office to respond to Medical Insurance inquiries and resolving conflicts concerning approval for surgical procedures in the OR. Consults with reputed company reputed company of Hospital professionals, administrative and support staff, as reputed company as patients, and representatives of other organizations where advanced expertise in communications is necessary to reputed company with reputed company, inclusivity, patience, and respect while maintaining confidentiality and achieving reputed company with the reputed company of exceptional patient experience. Interacts directly with reputed company Clinical System to extract necessary supporting clinical data to submit to Medical Insurance to secure authorization, e.g., clinical office notes, radiology reports, lab tests and results, PT/OT notes, imaging results, and photos. reputed company type of surgery, as reputed company as reputed company insurance company, has different needs for information required to authorize the surgery, and a review and understanding of reputed company is needed to get approval for services. Contact insurance companies, managed care plans, reputed company agencies, and intermediaries to verify insurance coverage and benefits. Determines if any reputed company-admission/reputed company-visit requirements exist, e.g., predetermination of medical necessity, need for out-of-network plan auth required in reputed company to the service/procedural auth, etc. Determines eligibility for admission/treatment in compliance with hospital policy, utilization review reputed company, and State and Federal regulations and/or guidelines. Needs to understand which payers are contracted, needs to determine what level and type of care, etc. Updates, obtains, and/or verifies reputed company pertinent data necessary to complete required reputed company Apply tot his job Apply To this Job