Specialist Charge Revenue Integrity (Remote)
IHA · Livonia, MI · 1 wk ago
Accounting$25.0209–$37.5313/hrFull-time
Full-time, day shift position. This is a remote role with a pay range of $25.0209–$37.5313 per hour.
About the role
Uses specialized knowledge to support key areas of the organization related to an area of expertise. Applies data, research analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to assist colleagues and leadership in achieving the organization’s strategic objectives. Serves as a peer influencer and may direct projects or project teams by leveraging industry experience and specialized knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Researches, collects, and analyzes information to identify opportunities, develop solutions, and lead initiatives through resolution.
- Collaborates on performance improvement activities driven by program efficiency and patient experience outcomes.
- Distributes analytical reports and utilizes multiple system applications to perform analysis, create reports, and develop educational materials.
- Ensures quality, confidentiality, and safety by incorporating knowledge of Trinity Health policies, practices, and processes.
- Researches and compiles information to support ad-hoc operational projects and initiatives.
- Synthesizes and analyzes data, providing detailed summaries, graphical presentations, and practical recommendations to support leadership decision-making.
- Leverages program and operational data to define and demonstrate progress, ROI, and impacts.
- Ensures accurate CPT/HCPCS documentation for patient billing and educates colleagues on proper documentation and coding practices.
- Responsible for charge capture in assigned Revenue Integrity areas, including thorough chart review to validate and extract charges.
- Verifies charges are captured for the correct patient, encounter, date of service, and with required modifiers.
- Reviews documentation, abstracts data, and ensures coding alignment with AMA and Medicare guidelines.
- Performs coding functions, including CPT, ICD-10 assignment, documentation review, and claim denial review.
- Works pre-bill edits within key metrics, such as OCE/CCI and DNFB.
- Provides "at-elbow support" to ancillary departments to ensure appropriate charge capture, including implants, and identifies duplicate charges or documentation deficiencies.
- Performs charge entry, approvals, and quality reviews, including appending modifiers and checking clinical documentation.
- Provides feedback to Revenue Integrity colleagues on areas of opportunity.
- Codes and validates charges for complex service lines, demonstrating advanced proficiency in surgical or specialty coding.
- Educates clinical staff on accurate and complete documentation to optimize revenue integrity.
- Maintains working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws, Trinity Health’s Integrity and Compliance Program, Code of Conduct, and other policies to ensure adherence.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in healthcare, business administration, finance, accounting, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Licensure/Certification: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC/COC, AAPC, or other coding credentials required.
- Minimum of three (3) years of relevant coding and charge control experience in a hospital and/or physician practice environment.
- Experience in revenue cycle, billing, coding, and/or patient financial services.
- Demonstrated knowledge of clinical processes, charge master maintenance, clinical coding (CPT, ICD-10, revenue codes, and modifiers), charging processes, audits, and clinical billing.
- Working knowledge of third-party payer rules, computer operations, and electronic interfaces related to charge documentation, capture, and billing.
- Knowledge of charge capture, reconciliation, error management, and overall revenue cycle operations.
Preferred Qualifications
- CDC (Healthcare Compliance Certification) preferred.
- CHRI certification/membership strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC), Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), and pre-bill edits, including Outpatient Coding Edits (OCE)/Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits and Discharged Not Final Billed (DNFB).
- Knowledge of clinical documentation improvement processes.
Physical & Mental Requirements
- Exposure to conditions that may be unpleasant to sight, touch, sound, and/or smell.
- Occasional exposure to fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, biohazards, mechanical/electrical hazards, burns, chemicals, radiation, and sharp objects.
- Occasional exposure to noise, infectious waste, diseases, and stressful situations.
- Frequent ability to follow tasks through to completion, understand complex ideas, remember multiple tasks, and work on concurrent projects.
- Frequent ability to read small print, hear sounds, and communicate verbally in person or via phone/computer with some background noise.
- Frequent manual dexterity activities, including grasping and handling.
- Frequent ability to climb, kneel, crouch, and operate foot controls.
- Occasional use of a computer or other technology.
- Frequent sitting with the ability to adjust physical position or activity.
- Frequent maintenance of a safe working environment and use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Continuous compliance with Trinity Health’s Code of Conduct, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Occasional ability to provide assistance in emergencies.
- For direct healthcare services: occasional standing/walking, lifting up to 30 pounds, bending/stooping/reaching, and pushing/pulling.
- For indirect healthcare/support services: frequent standing/walking, occasional lifting up to 30 pounds, and occasional long periods of walking/standing/stooping/bending/pulling/pushing.
- Occasional work in clinical or patient-facing environments.
- Continuous work indoors under temperature-controlled and well-lit conditions, with occasional travel to variable environmental conditions.
Average workday activity levels: Occasional (1%–33%), Frequent (34%–66%), Continuous (67%–100%).