Provides charge auditing support throughout the organization to ensure integrity of charge processes and procedures from all sources.
Collaborate with various OSUP corporate departments and OSUWMC to ensure timeliness and ensure the integrity of charging in the EPIC system.
Performs charge audits for identified potential missed charges to determine accurate ICD10, CPT, HCPCS used for billing services provided by physicians and licensed advance practice providers.
Identifies charge capture opportunities and works with respective departments to develop action plans for improvement.
Works in collaboration with various OSUP and OSUWMC departments to analyze and research billing concordance opportunities.
Coordinates with OSUP departments to ensure reconciliation and recoupment of charge opportunities.
Maintains knowledge of regulatory and industry updates, as well as medical compliance and reimbursement policies, such as medical necessity issues and correct coding issues.
Attends conferences, workshops, and inhouse sessions to receive updated coding information and changes in coding and/or regulations.
Keeps up to date with EPIC features and enhancements related to charging.
Acts as point person for professional revenue integrity program.
Creates and participates in active formal and informal communication on behalf of OSUP with other internal and external entities/customers.
Assists leadership in developing and monitoring charge capture methods and controls.
Identifies, researches, and communicates operational issues.
Participates in the development, implementation, testing, validation, and documentation of OSUP/OSUWMC revenue integrity initiative.
Prepares, reviews, and analyzes reports to make recommendations to manager.
Assists application developers and other support personnel with troubleshooting and resolution techniques.
Promotes quality documentation in the medical record supporting quality coding, compliance, high quality patient care, operations, research, and reimbursement.
Participates on committee or workgroups as needed.
Attendance, promptness, professionalism, the ability to pay attention to detail, cooperativeness with co-workers and supervisors, and politeness to customers, vendors, and patients.
Requirements
Associate degree in healthcare, Business, Clinical, Computer Science or related field, and or 3 years in coding and charging experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certification of CPC, CCS, CCS-P; or equivalent designation, along with a minimum of 3 years working with Electronic Medical Records.