Revenue Integrity Analyst

Luminis Health; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Employee referral bonus

Holidays and more

Wellness programs

Job summary

Luminis Health in Annapolis, MD is seeking an Analyst, Revenue Integrity to oversee charge controls, maintain the CDM, and implement governmental updates to support accurate revenue recognition. You will review charge reports, generate reconciliation data, educate facilities, and collaborate with hospital leaders to resolve issues and improve claim accuracy.

The role requires a relevant bachelor's degree and 2+ years in Revenue Cycle support.

Qualifications

• BS in Finance, Accounting or Healthcare related field preferred.
• 2+ years experience supporting Revenue Cycle and Clinical systems.

Responsibilities

• Pulls weekly performance reports and shares findings with organizational stakeholders.
• Generates daily reconciliation reports and coordinates calls between departments, CBOs, and Administration.
• Manages, coordinates, updates, and implements the Charge Description Masters (CDM).
• Provides assistance and analysis to clinical management for CDM changes.
• Educates clinical departments on CPT-4 codes or charge codes.
• Performs additional duties including research, report writing, and account analysis.
• Conducts audits of CDM against department CDM systems and updates.
• Analyzes CDM data and assigns CPT/HCPCS and revenue codes.
• Reviews revenue cycle and clinical systems to maintain charge integrity.
• Makes CDM-related decisions requiring high-level analysis and investigation.
• Identifies billing irregularities and recommends next steps.

Skills

Revenue integrity principles

Charge reconciliation

CDM maintenance

Data analysis

Healthcare billing knowledge

Education

BS in Finance/Accounting/Healthcare

Job description

Title: Analyst, Revenue Integrity

Department: Finance, Revenue Cycle Management

Reports To: Director, Revenue Integrity

Cost Center/Job Code: 10000-50131-002129

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Objective

The candidate is responsible for overseeing and maintaining specifically assigned system Charge controls, developing enhanced charge reconciliation functions at the department level, CDM maintenance, and governmental updates related to Revenue Integrity and Compliance. Provide all levels of support to Luminis Health facilities to ensure revenue recognition, including issue resolution for assigned areas of responsibility. Responsibilities are to resolve issues and assist others with resolving problems related to Revenue Integrity. Position communicates to internal and external users all corrections, changes and provides education to the facilities and internal customers. Reviews system charge reports and identifies trends, educational needs, workflow problems, and potential system issues. Generates monthly reconciliation reports and facilitates daily/weekly calls to review the data with the departments heads, hospital administrators, and CBOs. Ensures that any reconciliation issues are resolved promptly. The position will require reviewing specific account details to support other employees, CBO staff, or Administration when there are questions regarding the charge reconciliation process. They will analyze revenue cycle systems, including reporting data to maintain acceptable reconciliation performance, compliance, user satisfaction, and help develop greater efficiencies to identify charge enhancement opportunities. This position will determine the need for claims to be adjudicated with no further review, review records, or facilitate an onsite audit at the hospital. Develops and documents hospital claims review and audit policies. Collaborates with Luminis Health facilities to provide clinical policy representation at meetings to ensure that decisions, which affect claim processing, are appropriate and will result in cost-effective, efficient, and accurate claims payment. The analyst will investigate provider aberrant/fraudulent billing practices utilizing paid claim data and review medical records. Provides education to employees and provider offices as needed to understand correct claim coding, use of CPT, ICD9, ICD-10 HCPCS, etc.

Essential Job Duties

• Pulls weekly performance reports and distributes them to organizational stakeholders. Analyzes the reports and summarizes any significant changes or trending;
• Generates daily reconciliation reports. Distributes the results and facilitates calls between the departments, CBO, and Administration to resolve any issues;
• Manages, coordinates, updates, and implements the Charge Description Masters (CDM);
• Provides assistance and analysis to all levels of clinical management in support of suggested, requested, and mandated changes to the CDM;
• Provides education and in-service training to clinical departments concerning the use of proper CPT-4 Codes or charge codes;
• Performs all other duties as assigned or required, including account research, problem-solving any assigned research requests from the facilities, report writing as needed, etc.;
• Conducts review of the chargemaster and updates as appropriate to enhance revenue for clinical departments;
• Conducts audits of Corporate CDM against all individual department CDM systems;
• Analyzes data within the CDM and assigns CPT/HCPCS and revenue codes to the ChargeMaster;
• Review revenue cycle systems and clinical systems to maintain charge integrity and develop greater efficiencies for charge recognition;
• Responsible for making CDM related decisions that require a higher-level analysis and investigation;
• Identifies billing irregularities on hospital bills and recommends the next level of review, including telephonic discussions with the hospital, referral to the vendor, or onsite audit at the hospital. Recommends solutions to resolve billing inconsistencies;

Educational/Experience Requirements

• BS in Finance, Accounting or Healthcare related field preferred

Required Minimum Experience

• 2+ years experience supporting Revenue Cycle and Clinical systems;

Required License/Certifications

• Certification as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) is preferred
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), or Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) certification preferred.
• Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Certification preferred
• National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity (NAHRI) certification preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Knowledge of healthcare revenue integrity principles
• Understanding of departmental charge structures
• Ability to perform daily charge reconciliations
• Knowledge of clinical orderable as it relates to charges
• Knowledge of Revenue Integrity technological tools

Working Conditions, Equipment, Physical Demands

Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and a negligible amount of energy constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.

There is reasonable expectation that employees in this position will not be exposed to blood-borne pathogens.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Pay Range

$60,000—$107,000 USD

Luminis Health Benefits Overview

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year)
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance Benefits
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs and more
• Benefit offerings based on employment status