Unitypoint Health Muscatine , IA 52761
Posted 6 days ago
Overview
Patient Access Associate
Full Time; FTE 1.0
Week 1: Monday-Thursday & Saturday
Week 2: Sunday & Tuesday-Friday
3:00pm-11:30pm
Muscatine, IA
The Patient Access Associate is responsible for obtaining accurate and thorough demographic and financial information for each patient visit. Ensures that appropriate signatures, financial information and precertification requirements are secured. Screens for benefit eligibility on appropriate accounts.
Informs/educates patients that have not been pre-registered of their financial responsibility reviewing deductibles, coinsurance, allowable and copayments. An estimate is developed and reviewed with each patient. Collection process is initiated and posted to the patient's account.
When these functions are completed with accuracy this process will ensure patient safety through appropriate identification, maximum reimbursement for hospital charges and compliance with all state and federal regulations.
Interacts in a customer focused and compassionate manner to ensure patients and their representative's needs are met, and that they understand the medical center's policies for the resolution of patient financial liabilities and the various available payment options.
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Responsibilities
Accurately and thoroughly collects, analyzes and records demographic, insurance/financial and clinical data in computer system. Ensures information source is appropriate.
Updates and edits information in computer, ensuring that all fields are populated correctly and appropriately.
Completes eligibility check and obtain benefits though electronic means or via phone contact with insurance carriers or other agencies.
Contacts patients/families/physicians to obtain additional demographic/insurance information and update in computer system if needed in order to proceed with verification process.
Interpret physicians' hand-carried orders to determine service needs and scans physician orders or verifies that complete and valid orders are on file for each patient.
Qualifications
Education:
Experience:
License(s)/Certification(s):
Hands only CPR
Area of Interest: Patient Services;
FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0;
Department: Patient Access;
Shift: Week 1: Monday-Thursday & Saturday (3p-11:30p); Week 2: Sunday, Tuesday-Friday (3p-11:30p);
Job ID: 146222;
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