Billing Analyst

Primary Functions:

• Provide professional and technical billing support to the Department of Anesthesiologyrsquo;s Pain Institute.
• Analyzes all aspects of the Physician/Technical billings to ensure compliance and reimbursement maximization.
• Responsibilities include coding encounters for diagnosis and CPT codes and ensuring that they are properly entered into the system.
• Reviews physician and hospital billing practices against documentation in the medical record to ensure compliance with all federal, state and third party billing requirements, rules and regulations. Works denials on both physician and hospital accounts.
• Submit authorizations for outpatient procedures and any follow up.
• Answering incoming phone calls and scheduling office appointments and outpatient procedures for all office locations.
• Working at the front desk as needed to register patients, verifying insurance, referral, and patient demographic information, collects co-pays, and is responsible for preparation of daily deposits and insurance billing.
• Excellent prioritization, decision-making, multi-tasking skills are essential in this key position

• High School Diploma (or equivalency)
• Minimum of 2 years current physician billing/coding experience required
• Associatersquo;s Degree preferred
• Knowledge of medical terminology and billing codes required
• IDX experience preferred
• Typing, basic computer skills required

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow#39;s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educashy;tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.