Provider Auditor Senior - Payment Integrity Complex and Clinical Audit at Elevance Health in Atlanta, Georgia

Provider Auditor Senior

This role requires associates to be in-office 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Carelon, a proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, is a healthcare services organization that takes a whole-health approach to making care more integrated, personalized, and affordable. We put people at the center-connecting physical, behavioral, social, and pharmacy services, along with clinical expertise, research, operations, and advanced technology to help care work better, together. Among us are care providers, engineers, data scientists, and other dedicated professionals determined to recover, eliminate and prevent unnecessary medical-expense spending.

The Provider Auditor Senior will be responsible for conducting on-site reviews of medical charts, medical notes, itemized bills and provider contracts to ensure that a claim is paid in accordance with the contract, provider reimbursement policies, and industry standards. How you will make an impact:

• Selects providers to be reviewed based on historical results of other reviews with providers, network management input and dollar volume of provider.
• Schedules review with provider, analyzes data to select claims to be reviewed, conducts review using medical charts, medical notes, itemized bills and provider contracts.
• Conducts exit interview with provider management team by presenting preliminary review results.
• Verifies dollar amount on claim is correct in claims system and writes report of the findings of the review and requests payments for any overpayments.
• Identifies aberrant patterns of billing and detects potential abuse.
• Mentors and trains Provider Auditor as needed.
• Drafts department policies and procedures and other educational materials.
• Works on task forces and committees representing functional area.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires a BA/BS degree and a minimum of 3 years equivalent work experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• RN and medical coding certification strongly preferred.
• Experience with billing/auding for Home Infusion, DME and/or Dialysis preferred.
• Managed care experience (health plan/payor environment) with understanding of medical coding.

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve. We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few. Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws. Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.