Payer Audit and Appeal Specialist

ABC Home Medical Supply, Inc is one of the nation’s leading urological supply providers and serves as a one-stop shop with a comprehensive line of medical supplies and service that includes: Urological, Incontinence, Wound Care, and Ostomy.  ABC Medical is part of the JDS, Inc family of businesses.  Our service companies possess the knowledge and expertise to deliver first-class products and personalized home healthcare services.
 

Location: Port Saint Lucie 
Department:  

Overview:

The Payer Audit and Appeal Specialist is responsible to complete the daily activities including all medical document requests and appeals for denied Medicare, Humana Medicare, and Commercial payer claims related to evidence of medical necessity.

Responsibilities:

• The Payer Audit and Appeal Specialist responds to all payer audits and ensures timely and accurate submission.
• Gathers and submits required documentation, forms, etc. through the established appeals process within a timely manner.
• Conducts follow up activity related to audit and appeal submissions to ensure timely responses and outcomes.
• Accurately identify the denial reasons and request documents needed to appeal the claims through concise, detailed and accurate task requests. 
• Collaborates with the Referral Management team to obtain supporting medical records.
• Maintains a strong working knowledge of the Medicare’s appeals process and LCDs, stays up to date on all Medicare LCD changes as well as Third Party insurances and communicates updates and changes proactively.
• Provide feedback to the leadership team regarding reports and may assist with conducting analysis for the identification and resolution of trending of patterned denials and overall continued process improvement for management.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• Analytical skills required, with strong attention to detail, highly organized
• Excellent verbal and communication skills required
• Detail oriented individual with 3-5 years of DMEPOS Medicare experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of Medicare Medical billing
• Experience & knowledge of Brightree billing software
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Excel
• Bachelor's Degree

Pay Transparency Statement:

Our Total Rewards package in aggregate is above market and includes competitive pay, paid time off programs, peer-to-peer recognition, health and life insurance, wellness programs and incentives, generous retirement savings, and a unique Benefit of Employee Share Ownership Program (BESOP).

• The anticipated base salary range for this position is $17.44 - $23.56. The actual salary varies based on applicant's location, education, experience, skills, abilities, and other legitimate business factors.
• The Company also provides a unique Benefit of Employee Share Ownership Program (BESOP) program based on earnings and length of service.
• The Company’s health and welfare benefits include medical, prescription, dental, vision, spending/savings accounts, disability, company paid parental leaves, statutory leaves/disability programs, accident, and life.
• The Company’s 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan includes: auto-enrollment, ROTH, vesting and eligible participants “safe harbor” matching contributions.
• The Company’s paid time off benefits include: 8 paid holidays, paid vacation based on length of service and exempt/non-exempt status, and sick days based on statutory requirements and/or exempt/non-exempt status.

Job Req ID: 34591

EOE Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Team members shall adhere to high standards of ethical conduct and will comply with and assist the Company in complying with all policies and applicable laws and regulations.

Accommodations Statement:

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