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The main function of the position is to coordinate and serve as a resource for all revenue capture functions. Responsibilities include coordination of concurrent patient audits, external patient defense audits, patient requested audits, Medicare billing compliance audits, charge process and education, and any other billing and coding related issues as they arise. Trend and report charge error trends and maintain financial impact data for analysis of revenue integrity opportunities for improvement. Participate in the department's performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities. Serve on assigned committees.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. Four year undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. Registered Nurse License
EXPERIENCE:
1. Three years hospital billing audit - compliance experience.
CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.
1. Maintains financial impact data.
2. Participates in PI Teams and projects as required.
3. Serves as member of the Corporate Compliance Committee. Facilitates Revenue Integrity Communication lines.
4. Works billing edits daily coordinating proper reporting of modifiers – CPT(Wellington Report).
5. Identifies coding related issues and potential process – accuracy improvements – and communicates findings. Identifies late charge trending problem areas and works with ancillary departments to improve.
6. Works closely with PFS Director and Billing Manager to manage revenue capture issues. Performs concurrent audits to identify opportunity to improve.
7. Performs and manages external defense audits. Performs patient request audits.
8. Performs monthly and quarterly assigned compliance audits.
9. Provides charge process education and identifies improvement opportunities. Works closely with ancillary departments and charge master vendor.
10. Trends and reports audit findings to impacted parties.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
1. Knowledge of Medicare billing - charging - coding regulations.
Additional Job Description:
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Shift:
Exempt/Non-Exempt:
United States of America (Exempt)
Company:
THOM Thomas Hospitals
Cost Center:
541 THOM Accounting
Address:
4605 Maccorkle Ave SW
South Charleston
West Virginia
WVU Medicine is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity among our workforce and invite applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic status, language, national origin, religious affiliation, spiritual practice, age, mental and physical ability/disability or Veteran status.
What We Do
The WVU Health System, which operates under the brand name WVU Medicine, is comprised of 22 member, managed, and affiliated hospitals in West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. It is West Virginia’s largest healthcare system and largest private employer with more than 2,500 licensed beds, 4,900 providers, approximately 30,000 employees, and more than $5 billion in total operating revenues.
It includes:
• J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown (flagship), including WVU Medicine Children’s in Morgantown and Fairmont Medical Center in Fairmont;
• United Hospital Center in Bridgeport;
• Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg;
• Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg;
• Barnesville Hospital in Barnesville, Ohio;
• Braxton County Memorial Hospital in Gassaway;
• Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland, Maryland;
• Harrison Community Hospital in Cadiz, Ohio;
• Jackson General Hospital in Ripley;
• Jefferson Medical Center in Ranson;
• Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser;
• Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, including The Behavioral Health Pavilion in Bluefield;
• Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Glen Dale;
• Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston;
• St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon;
• Summersville Regional Medical Center in Summersville;
• Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston;
• Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, Pennsylvania;
• Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville;
• Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling;
• And five institutes – the WVU Cancer Institute, the WVU Critical Care and Trauma Institute, the WVU Eye Institute, the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, and the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.
The WVU Health System also provides management services to Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg.
For more information, visit WVUMedicine.org