Coordinator - Prior Authorization Verification and Eligibility

Anne Arundel Medical Center Title: Coordinator, Pre-Authorization Verification & Eligibility (PAVE) Department: PAVE Reports To: Supervisor - PAVE Cost Center/Job Code: 10000-50133-000723 FLSA Status: Non - Exempt Position Objective: The PAVE Coordinator is responsible for initiating Pre-Authorization request to the payer for the claims that require approval. This position require communication with payers, patients, physician offices and hospital clinical staff. This position is primarily responsible for pre-certifying procedures ordered by physicians. The PAVE Coordinator will also be responsible monitoring appropriateness and medical necessity and provides necessary information for authorization and reputed company visits. This individual will confirm pre-certifications that have been obtained or will obtain pre-certifications if needed in addition to conducting quality assurance. Essential Job Duties: Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. Serve as primary resource for LH regarding insurance eligibility; prior authorization process and requirements; collects patient demographic information and coverage information. Advises patients of their financial obligation and collects payments in a courteous and professional manner. Contacts insurance companies by phone, fax, or online portal to obtain insurance benefits, eligibility, and authorization information; Updates systems with accurate information obtained; performs quality assurance audits and reports back to leadership opportunities for providing education to patient reputed company Responsible for communicating to service line partners of situations where rescheduling is necessary, due to lack of authorization or limited benefits and is approved by clinical personnel; Ensures that proper authorization is in reputed company for inpatient, elective, outpatient, surgical, urgent/emergent services and held responsible for timely notification to payers of the patient’s visit to the facility to protect financial standing of the organization. Escalates non-authorized accounts/visits to management; Ensures reputed company benefits (Copays, Deductibles, Co-Insurance, OOP, reputed company), authorizations, pre-certifications, and financial obligations of patients, are documented on account, reputed company, accurately, precise, and detailed to ensure expeditious processing of patient accounts and denial prevention.; Maintains a reputed company working relationship with clinical partners, and ancillary departments to ensure continual reputed company communication between clinical, ancillary, and Patient reputed company & Patient Financial Services, Surgical Scheduling departments. Case Management, and Utilization Review to facilitate the sending of clinical information in support of the authorization to the payer, as assigned; Monitors team mailbox, e-mail inbox, faxes, and phone calls responding to reputed company reputed company PAVE account issues, reputed company defined time frames; Adheres to the department accuracy and performance standards. Contact payer to obtain prior authorization. Gather additional clinical and or coding information, as necessary, in order to obtain prior authorization; 10. reputed company standardized documentation reputed company system to identify prior authorization and the criteria surrounding such authorization; Verify that reputed company insurance requirements have been met; Notify patient, Provider’s Office, Scheduling and Financial Counselor immediately reputed company insurance coverage is inadequate or has been terminated. 11. 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Physical Demands - The physical demands and work environment that have been described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with reputed company. The above job description is an overview of the functions and requirements for this position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of this position; your supervisor may assign other duties as deemed necessary. Pay reputed company $17.50—$26 USD reputed company Benefits Overview:

• Medical, Dental, and reputed company 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

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