Payor Contract & Policy Analyst

Lincare Holdings; Largo (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincare Holdings in Largo, Florida, is seeking an employee to review payor contracts and associated obligations. The role involves contacting payors to discuss policies, documenting requirements, and facilitating interoffice communication on updates. Key responsibilities include maintaining guidelines and ensuring policy changes are communicated effectively. The candidate should be organized and able to assist team members with inquiries related to payor updates.

Responsibilities

• Reviews payor contracts and manages contractual obligations.
• Contacts payors to discuss policies and changes.
• Documents payor requirements and relays changes to departments.
• Maintains and communicates medical guideline changes.
• Facilitates interoffice communication on payor updates.

Job description

This employee reviews payor contracts and information associated to contractual obligations including payor fee schedulechanges and posted policy updates for various payors. They will work with Managed Care Contract Administrators, Payorand Price Table Team, and other required departments to ensure that policy guidelines and changes are updatedaccordingly and timely.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Contacts payors at times to discuss policies and/or changes


• Documents payor requirements according to their policies as well as payor changes and relays changes to theappropriate departments


• Pursues, maintains, and communicates medical guideline changes


• Helps facilitate interoffice communication on payor updates and changes


• Works with the Payor and Price Table team to ensure that policy changes are updated accordingly


• Works assigned payors accordingly and timely


• Available to assist other members on the team with questions and/or needs


• Answers payor policy questions accordingly


• Assists in identifying payor changes that need to be addressed


• Works with BIS, payor, and price table group to ensure that payor policies are followed and updated accordinglyto payor guidelines once changes have been identified


• Communicates with the payor regarding policy information


• Assists with the delivery directives from Corporate office as they apply to policy changes and/or updates

Education

• High SchoolDiplomaor General Education Degree (GED) Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of the medical field preferred


• Basic computer skills


• Positive and cooperative attitude in working and communicating with individuals at all levels of theorganization


• Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals


• Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients,
  customers, and the general public


• Telephone etiquette alongside adequate oral and written communication skills


• Shows effective multitasking skills