Introduction
Do you have the career opportunities as a Senior Underpayment Analyst you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Parallon which is part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Benefits
Parallon, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Job Summary and Qualifications
Researches and Resolves High Dollar Insurance Payer Underpayments through concise understanding of Payer Contract language and respective payment calculation. Position requires individuals with high mathematical acumen, ability to access and assimilate data, articulate a strong case, confidence, and strong persuasion skill set. Results oriented individual will be required to work through various options available to liquidate the most difficult high dollar underpayments. Candidate will demonstrate ability to grow strategic payer relationships and obtain understanding of payer system to navigate through claims processing centers. Critical thinking skills are necessary, as well as the ability to see trends that require escalation to the Payment Compliance Director. Responsible for bundling similar cases not resolved through the standard Payment Compliance process and escalate to Dispute Resolution Team for legal action.
- Analyzes hospital claims to identify contractual underpayments or billing errors
- Resolves underpaid claims from various payer products including HMO, PPO, Medicaid, Medicare and Workers’ Compensation.
- Articulates contract provisions to representatives from healthcare payer companies and government agencies.
- Contacts payer companies via phone or correspondence and initiates request for payment.
- Performs appropriate follow up with Payer and gains commitment for payment.
- Escalates Payer lack of response and/or lack of payment within Payer organization as appropriate.
- Identifies and communicates contract interpretation issues and language discrepancies to leadership as appropriate.
- Identifies Payer company trends and communicates trends to supervisor for further action/escalation.
- Serves as a subject matter expert in Payer contract dispute resolution process.
- Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement”
- Other duties as assigned
Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
Two years of related experience preferred.
Parallon provides full-service revenue cycle management, or total patient account resolution, for HCA Healthcare. Our services include scheduling, registration, insurance verification, hospital billing, revenue integrity, collections, payment compliance, credentialing, health information management, customer service, payroll and physician billing. We also provide full-service revenue cycle management as well as targeted solutions, such as Medicaid Eligibility, for external clients across the country. Parallon has over 17,000 colleagues, and serves close to 1,000 hospitals and 3,000 physician practices, all making an impact on patients, providers and their communities.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
“Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do.” – Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Sr Underpayment Analyst opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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