PBS Reviewer
Mass General Brigham(PHS)

Job Info

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As a not-for-profit organization, Partners HealthCare is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community by leading innovation across our system. Founded by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Partners HealthCare supports a complete continuum of care including community and specialty hospitals, a managed care organization, a physician network, community health centers, home care and other health-related entities. Several of our hospitals are teaching affiliates of Harvard Medical School, and our system is a national leader in biomedical research.

We're focused on a people-first culture for our system's patients and our professional family. That's why we provide our employees with more ways to achieve their potential. Partners HealthCare is committed to aligning our employees' personal aspirations with projects that match their capabilities and creating a culture that empowers our managers to become trusted mentors. We support each member of our team to own their personal development-and we recognize success at every step.

Our employees use the Partners HealthCare values to govern decisions, actions and behaviors. These values guide how we get our work done: Patients, Affordability, Accountability & Service Commitment, Decisiveness, Innovation & Thoughtful Risk; and how we treat each other: Diversity & Inclusion, Integrity & Respect, Learning, Continuous Improvement & Personal Growth, Teamwork & Collaboration.

General Overview

Reporting to and working under the general direction of the Manager, Patient Accounts. The PBS Reviewer resolves discrepancies or other issues with guarantor/patient demographics, and insurance coverage. Accounts are selected for review based on work files that are generated either manually or automatically in the EPIC billing system. Accounts may also be referred if they have failed billing requirements or if mail sent to the guarantor has been returned as undeliverable. The reviewer utilizes multiple electronic billing and payer website as well as knowledge of medical billing to resolve these discrepancies.

Working with our Collection Agencies to resolve patients account timely and ensure reports from the Agencies have correct information. The reviewer will also be responsible to remove or transfer accounts to bad debt. The PBS Reviewer is also responsible for work assigned EPIC Work Queues. Our goal is to resolve all of the patient's concerns while maintaining positive relationships with the guarantor/patient by providing the best possible service to all our customers thereby enhancing the overall engagement with the patient.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordination of Benefits, verification of co-payments/co-insurance/deductibles and verification/updates to demographic and fiscal registrations in order to verify the patient's responsibility for all outstanding balances. The reviewer will have the authority to remove or transfer accounts to bad debt. Verification process routinely includes contacting other departments at MGB/entities, payers, affiliated physician organizations and other vendors (Collection Agencies and other outsource agents).
• Use NEHEN to locate active insurance coverage and provide timely and accurate account review/resolution of assigned accounts.
• Make appropriate updates to EPIC to ensure claims are processed appropriately including the completion of required supplemental information such as date(s) of employment/retirement, date of birth, sex in accordance with the Medicare questionnaire.
• Work will be performed in various billing systems including TRAC, QUIC, document imaging (Onbase), eligibility verification systems (NEHEN, payer web sites).
• Obtain information from internal third-party payer units, Group Practice Management, payers, patient employer group, and other hospitals to help resolve the patient's account.
• Effectively handle all communications, which may include correspondence (IBM/CRM), telephone and email, from patients and other departments within MGB.
• Identify root cause(s) of guarantor/patient inquiries and report findings to management for appropriate resolution to future accounts. Follow up on individual issues to assure they are completed.
• Record and handle accounts/communications of bankruptcy, settlement offers, and death certificates according to MGB policy/procedures and maintain HIPAA compliance
• Contact the guarantor for accounts that are selected for follow up to try and resolve the guarantor balance through collections or offering payment plan option
• Resolve issues with minimal external or supervisory involvement. Document all patient interactions and account actions in assigned accounts/work queues to establish a clear audit trail.
• Transfer accounts to agencies including submission of claims to the state for Emergent/Urgent covered services, according state guidelines.
• Performs other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.

Qualifications
Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalent required
• Associates Degree preferred but not required
• Epic billing systems knowledge preferred

• Effective communication, organizational and problem solving skills required.
• 3-5 years relevant experience in customer service in a health care setting, knowledge of third party payment processes is desired.

Skills/Abilities/Competencies

• Knowledgeable on basic Medicare issues including Medicare as a Secondary Payer (MSP).
• Good verbal and written business communications skills sufficient to clearly document issues and communicate with patients.
• Comply with the all applicable MGB Patient Billing Office policies and procedures. Follow department attendance expectations and arrive for work well prepared at expected time. Attend required training.
• Intermediate skills in Excel and Outlook, sufficient to perform all routine tasks
• Ability to work in a high volume, fast paced business environment

EEO Statement
Partners HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer & by embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law.

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