Patient Access Associate
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Registration/ Billing Functions. Correctly enters patient demographic, insurance information, and obtains signatures on all required forms (Conditions of Admissions, Important Message from Medicare, Self-pay Restricted, Release of information, ABN), as necessary for hospital billing. Responsible for obtaining physician orders, scanning orders and/or transcribing them into EPIC/ Paragon when required. Verifies insurance eligibility within EPIC/ Paragon and accessing on-line resources. Reads return responses to ensure active coverage on the account for the date of service. Confirms if an insurance authorization is required per insurance specific requirements and will enter auth/precert number in the appropriate EPIC/ Paragon field. Maintains competency using EPIC estimator tool for all contracted insurance plans to ensure maximum financial reimbursement for the health system. Collects the self-pay portion of a patient's out of pocket expenses at the time of registration and provides...Patient Access, Associate, Customer Service, Patient Services, Patient, Registration, Healthcare