Department: Admitting & Discharge
Status: Part-time, 24-hours per week
Schedule: Monday/Wednesday/Thursday 6:00am-2:30pm with rotating weekends
Must be available for mandatory training schedule in the first 90-days of employment: Tuesday-Thursday, 8:00am-4:30pm (3 consecutive days, 1 week only).
MedStar Health is looking for a Patient Access Associate I to join our team at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center!
The Patient Access Associate I will be responsible for communicating with patients, families, physicians, quality review and insurance companies to obtain information and insurance verification to assure quality patient care and payment of hospital accounts. This includes greeting patients, providing information, answering phones, registering outpatients and/or inpatients, coding lab accounts and entering orders asrequired.Additional responsibilities include obtaining all demographics, insurance information,appropriate codes, and authorizations from insurance companies, patients (or their representatives) and physicians in a courteous and efficient manner for billing.
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Ensures that all necessary questionnaires and specific forms are completed according to predetermined requirements by government or regulatory agencies or hospital policies. Completes ABN process through registration system as needed, explains to patient as required. Completes Medicare Secondary Payor Questionnaire (MSPQ) as required. Distributes Medicare Letter to inpatients.
Confirms coverage using online electronic verification systems; selects appropriate insurance codes and may obtain authorizations by utilizing online electronic verification system, or other resources, such as, HDX, EVS or Blueline; follow up on insurance authorizations and referrals if needed.
This position has a hiring range of $18.33 - $31.61
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