Charge Review Analyst - University Health System- San Antonio

POSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES
The Charge Review Analyst is responsible for monitoring charge capture across all clinical charging services lines at UH, serving as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert for assigned clinical charging departments with the expectation of providing the highest level of service to these departments. The Analyst, as part of a team, oversees the charging practices of University Health and maintains direct relationships with clinical department leaders, nursing staff, technologists, I.T. staff, Billing, Coding, Compliance, CDM, and other Revenue Integrity team members to act as the bridge between clinical, financial, and I.T. staff working within the Epic environment. This position performs and assists with activities related to department rounding, workflow review, education/training, issue identification, root cause analysis, and system updates needed for complete and accurate clinical department charge entry and ensures department charge review and reconciliation is performed on a daily basis. Furthermore, the Analyst is responsible for ensuring the highest quality service is provided to our “customers”, which include clinical department leaders, nursing staff, co-workers, hospital administration, and other revenue cycle colleagues. This position is responsible for organizing and scheduling meetings with appropriate personnel as needed to resolve charging related issues, and to provide prompt responses to issues, concerns, and/or complaints. The Analyst ensures high quality work and productivity in their performance. This position requires strong critical thinking and interpersonal skills, an established track record working within the Epic EHR system, and a proven understanding of communication, technical, and revenue cycle skills. Ensures work meets the standards of UH Revenue Integrity department.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Healthcare is required. Equivalent technical or clinical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Minimum two (2) years experience with hospital Revenue Integrity, Charge Capture, Nurse Audit, Denials, and/or Clinical Documentation Improvement required. Knowledge of medical terminology and coding required. Experience working within the Epic hospital information systems environment required. Experience with PC applications such as MS Office Suite (Excel, Power Point, Word, Access), MedAssets, Hospital Information Systems (Epic, 3M) required. Epic Certification in HB Resolute highly preferred. Experience with payer reimbursement methodologies (Commercial and Government) preferred. Experience with analyzing Medicare fiscal intermediary bulletins and Center for Medicare Services memorandums preferred. Experience participating in a revenue integrity program preferred.

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