Revenue Cycle Analyst for Pathology at Penn Medicine

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Summary:

• Responsible for analysis of financial and statistical data related to revenue cycle; creation, analysis, and distribution of reports surrounding all Revenue Cycle functions and Key Performance Indicators. Provide operational and strategic support in all Revenue Cycle functions across Penn Medicine to maximize administrative and clinical productivity, improve patient access to care, and capitalize on reimbursement. Provides leadership and training to internal staff and staff in the practices at the various hospital locations and provides assistance and oversight with revenue cycle daily activities. Takes an active role, often as a project leader, for the startup of new programs

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the daily/weekly/monthly charge reconciliations for professional services.
  
  Act as a project lead for revenue cycle/operational improvement projects and activities at the direction or by request of Revenue Cycle Manager or Director.
  
  Provides technical and analytical guidance and expertise. Recommends through analysis, solutions of revenue cycle problems
  
  Follow-up with Revenue Cycle teams and the Division to ensure adherence to policies and their effect on metrics
  
  Assist and troubleshoot issues identified when related to revenue cycle and patient flow. Analyzes and reports variances for a variety of Revenue Cycle functions
  
  Must stay current with industry standards rules and regulations affecting reimbursement and revenue cycle.
  
  Develops and maintains excellent working relationships with DoM Clinical Documentation staff. Assists in the development of training programs to increase knowledge of relationship between scheduling, reception, charge behavior, billing flow, and reimbursement at 1500 Market and at the practices located in the hospitals.
  
  Analyzes reports to identify and improve AR issues.
  
  Reports, investigates, and assists in resolution of significant revenue cycle metrics variances identified through continuous monitoring reports. Coordinates front middle and back end analytics.
  
  Monitors all charge/revenue related work queues to ensure resolution of accounts are occurring in a timely manner.
  
  Assists in critical revenue cycle implementation projects involving completing revenue cycle assessments by reviewing current operations, conducting key interviews and reviewing the age trial balance to identify high value opportunities for improvement.
  
  Assists in operations review and training as needed.

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Bachelor of Arts or Science (Preferred)
• 5 years Revenue cycle experience, general working knowledge/previous exposure of healthcare environments and auditing concepts, professional billing/operations
• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.