Associate, Payment Integrity, IBR

Atlanta, GA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 79920 - 104895

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Hi were Oscar. Were hiring an Associate Itemized Bill Review to join our Payment Integrity team.

Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a relentless focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselvesone that behaves like a doctor in the family.

About the role:

The Associate Payment Integrity Itemized Bill Review (IBR) will be responsible for executing internal payment integrity solutions requiring billing and coding expertise with and continual improvement and development of the solutions. You will ensure claims are paid accurately and timely with the highest quality. This is accomplished by leveraging a deep understanding of Oscars claim infrastructure workflows workflow tooling platform logic data models etc. to work cross-functionally to understand and translate friction from stakeholders into actionable opportunities for improvement.

You will report into the Manager Payment Integrity (Pre-Pay).

Work Location: This is a remote position open to candidates who reside in: Atlanta Georgia; Chicago Illinois; Dallas Texas; Louisville Kentucky; Minneapolis Minnesota; Philadelphia Pennsylvania; Salt Lake City Utah. You will be fully remote; however our approach to work may adapt over time. Future models could potentially involve a hybrid presence at the hub office associated with your metro area. #LI-Remote

Pay Transparency: The base pay for this role is: $79920 - $104895 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits participation in Oscars unlimited vacation program and annual performance bonuses.

Responsibilities:

Perform line-by-line review of high-dollar facility itemized bills and corresponding claim forms (e.g. UB-04s)
Proactively identify and document potential billing errors including duplicate billing of items services or procedures as improper unbundling of services (e.g. separating components that should be billed together) and charges for non-covered or non-rendered services
Compare billed charges against both payor-specific contracts and industry guidelines to confirm appropriate billing practices.
Apply working knowledge of national coding systems (e.g. CPT HCPCS ICD-10 MS-DRGs) to validate the accuracy of codes used for services billed.
Review claims eligible under specific reimbursement scenarios: a percentage of charges or those exceeding stop-loss levels ensuring the claim exceeds the minimum dollar threshold set by the payor
Prepare clear concise and professional documentation of all findings including savings identified policy violations and recommended claim adjustments
Contribute to the refinement of internal audit processes and tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy in identifying claim inaccuracies
Serve as a subject matter expert for internal and external stakeholders regarding complex billing issues coding guidelines and payor policies
Provide subject matter expertise and in-depth understanding of Payment Integrity internal claims processing edits external vendor edits and Oscar reimbursement policies
Identify claims payment issues from data mining process monitoring etc. provide scoping and action steps needed to remediate the issue
Respond to internal and external inquiries and disputes regarding policies and edits.
Document industry standard coding rules and provide recommendations on reimbursement policy language and scope
Ideate payment integrity opportunities based on a deep knowledge of industry standard coding rules. Translate into business requirements; submit to and collaborate with internal partners to effectuate change
Provide training and education to team members when necessary
Perpetuate a culture of transparency and collaboration by keeping stakeholders well informed of progress status changes blockers completion etc.; field questions as appropriate
Support Oscar run state objectives by providing speedy research root cause analysis training etc. whenever issues are escalated and assigned by leadership
Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

A bachelors degree or 4 years of commensurate experience
2 years of bill / coding audit experience with a focus on hospital or facility billing (UB-04)
4 years experience in medical coding
Medical coding certification through AAPC (CPC COC) or AHIMA (CCS RHIT RHIA)
Experience with reimbursement methodologies provider contract concepts and common claims processing/resolution practices

Bonus points:

3 years of experience working with large data sets using excel or a database language
Knowledge management training or content development in operational settings
Process Improvement or Lean Six Sigma training
Experience using SQL

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Pay Transparency: Final offer amounts within the base pay set forth above are determined by factors including your relevant skills education and experience. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical dental and vision benefits 11 paid holidays paid sick time paid parental leave 401(k) plan participation life and disability insurance and paid wellness time and reimbursements.

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Hi were Oscar. Were hiring an Associate Itemized Bill Review to join our Payment Integrity team.Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a relentless focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance com...