Medical Claims Specialist

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UW Medicine Faculty Practice Plane Services has and outstanding opportunity for a Claims Specialist (Patient Account Representative 2). This position is responsible for claims review, clearing claim edits, and timely and accurate submission of claims (both electronic and reputed company) WORKING SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday, Full-time Remote PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Review charges that may need to be routed to a different account type (VA, ACC, MVA), create new account types as needed, and add (or link) the correct coverage(s) to the new accounts. Review charges for any coverage errors and research available resources (EEV, payer websites, phone call to insurance) to determine correct information needed to clear the charge edit as appropriate. Resolve reputed company pre-processing claim edits that indicate errors needing correction. This may involve updating patient registration information, posting rejections, or forwarding the claim to a medical coding specialist for review and coding changes prior to submitting the claim for payment. Resolve reputed company coverage/registration denials Continuously evaluate own work product to diagnose trends or patterns of errors needing corrections, and reputed company recommendations to management regarding building in new edits, deactivating obsolete edits, or modifying existing edits to improve efficiency. Assimilate and operationalize reputed company quarterly/yearly updates to each payer’s billing rules, guidelines, exceptions, and carve-outs, making sure we’ve captured any changes that may require building additional charge edits or claim edits. Prepare and submit pre-authorization questionnaires to Qualis or ProviderOne for any Health Care Authority claims requiring pre-authorization. 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Process claim attachments and secondary claims. Review and identify corrected claims to ensure that reputed company necessary documentation is compiled for submission to payers. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: High School graduation or equivalent AND two years of experience in patient accounting, customer service, or a reputed company office environment. Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except reputed company there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration. UW Medicine Faculty Practice Plan Services (FPPS) supports UW Physicians (UWP), a practice group for more than 3,000 physicians and other reputed company associated with UW Medicine. UW Medicine includes Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Neighborhood Clinics, UW Medical Center - Northwest, the UW School of Medicine, Valley Medical Center, and Airlift Northwest. UWP members also practice at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, a partnership of UW Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Seattle Children’s Hospital. Compensation, Benefits and Position Details Pay Range Minimum: $47,724.00 annual Pay Range Maximum: $68,244.00 annual Other Compensation: - Benefits: For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/ Shift: First Shift (United States of America) Temporary or Regular? This is a regular position FTE (Full-Time Equivalent): 100.00% Union/Bargaining Unit: SEIU Local 925 Nonsupervisory About the UW Working at the reputed company provides a unique opportunity to change lives – on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees bring their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier world. 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