Denials Management Follow Up Representative

Shriners Children's; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Children’s is seeking a Denials Management Follow Up Representative to coordinate payor denial and appeal activities and drive timely payment after appeals have been filed. You’ll work with third-party payors, maintain denial tracking, and generate reports to support Revenue Integrity initiatives.

You’ll leverage 5–7 years in healthcare revenue cycle, EDI/837 experience, and Epic EMR knowledge to improve claims processing and outcome tracking in a dynamic pediatric care setting.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in healthcare patient accounting revenue cycle.
• Knowledge of Hospital Revenue Cycle revenue management and EDI transaction sets (837I, 837P).
• Understanding of Registration and Collections.
• Understanding of Government and Managed Care billing, coverage and payment rules.
• Experience with payor denials and appeals processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate payor denial and appeal follow up activities to ensure timely response from third party payors and the processing of all payor denials, documentation requests and appeals.
• Communicate and coordinate with various individuals and distributions and assist with monitoring day-to-day activities related to appeal follow up and denials.
• Maintain the hospital tracking tool/application that stores/communicates all denial and review activity, including access management and end-user training.
• Collect/analyze status, metrics and trends of activity from multiple systems and develop routine reports for distribution groups.
• Organize data and activity for retrievable follow-up on appeals to third party payors.
• Assist with coordination of denial and review materials for committee meetings and prepare analyses and reports.
• Support Revenue Integrity projects including coordinating meetings and researching payor criteria.

Skills

Communication skills

Revenue cycle knowledge

EDI knowledge

Hospital billing

Analytical reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

Company OverviewShriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.CURRENT EMPLOYEES: Please log into Workday Click Here to apply internally through the \"Jobs Hub\"Job DescriptionThe Denials Management Follow Up Representative is responsible for following up on payor responses to Shriners Children's submitted appeals. The Representative will contact insurance carriers to ensure timely payment and collection of money due to the Shriners Children's organization after the appeals process has successfully taken place.Key Responsibilities:Coordinating payor denial and appeal follow up activities to ensure timely response from third party payors and the processing of all payor denials, documentation requests and appeals for both institutional and professional claims.Communicating and coordinating with various individuals/distributions and assisting with monitoring of the day to day activities related to appeal follow up and denials.Maintaining the hospital tracking tool/application that stores/communicates all denial and review activity. This will include user access management, updates to software, and end-user training to support all follow-up activities.Collecting/analyzing, report status, metrics and trends of activity by different reviews from multiple systems. Developing reports on a routine basis to specific distribution group.Organizing all data and activity in a retrievable way to ensure timely follow up on appeals to third party payors.Assisting with the coordination of denial and review activities and materials for committee meetings, including analyses, reports, etc.Supporting projects and initiatives of the Revenue Integrity team. This may include coordinating meetings, conducting research for payor criteria, and preparing documents.Strong communication skills and a commitment to delivering the highest level of quality work.Required Qualifications:5-7 Years in a healthcare patient accounting revenue cycle environmentKnowledge of Hospital Revenue Cycle revenue management EDI Transaction sets including 837I, 837P Insurance contract rates and termsUnderstanding of Registration and CollectionsUnderstanding of Government and Managed Care billing, coverage and payment rulesAbility to comprehend payor 835 and paper EOB responsesUnderstanding of CCI edits, CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10 and Revenue CodesEpic EMR (HB and/or PB)Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in lieu of degreePreferred Qualifications:3 years in Hospital Third Party Collection/AR ReceivablesCompensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.