Claims Handler Property

We take great strides to ensure our employees have the resources to live well, be healthy, continue learning, develop skills, grow professionally and serve our local communities. Residency in or relocation to Louisiana is preferred for all positions.
Duties may include the following responsibilities or functions required to support the claims unit. Accurate processing of claims edits, determining primacy for the Coordination of Benefits (COB), adjusting previously paid claims and initiating procedures to recover funds on overpaid claims. and completing special projects. SUPERVISOR, CLAIMS OPERATIONS
Necessary Contacts: In order to effectively fulfill this position, the Claims Specialist II must be in contact with personnel in other Units:Various internal departments and staff including, but not limited to, Provider Services, Legal, Internal Audit, IT, other Benefits Operations Management and staff, Enrollment and Billing, Administrative Services, and District Offices.Various external entities including, but not limited to, Providers, Members, Lawyers, Groups, Commissioner of Insurance, other insurance companies, and other Plans.
High School Diploma or equivalent required

Work Experience

• 2 years in medical claims processing required
• Working knowledge of relevant PC software.

Reviews, researches, and makes necessary updates to claims that may include the following: recalculation of benefits to previously processed claims, the processing of claims edits, or initiation of refund requests, according to contractual benefits or provider reimbursement rules, ultimately providing a high degree of customer satisfaction.
Achieves and maintains a clear understanding of all systems, applications, and procedures necessary to identify denial codes, edits, and processing codes pertaining to all claims (including our coordination with additional coverage plans) in order to process both coordinated and non-coordinated claims correctly. Requesting of medical records may be required.
Communicates, both orally and in writing, with internal and external contacts in order to provide necessary and accurate information for the establishment of sound claim records. This may include, but is not limited to, the coordination of benefits (COB), medical record requests, etc.
Review quality audits for correction or routing within 48 hours of receipt following departmental and corporate guidelines to ensure accuracy of claims processing and customer satisfaction.
Analyzes, investigates, resolves problem cases (to include COB records, adjusting previously processed claims and requesting refund of overpaid claims). Reviews all previously processed claims to ensure consistency in payments to maximize recovery of overpayments following corporate and departmental guidelines to ensure financial stability.
Executes procedures to recover funds from providers, subscribers, or beneficiaries where overpayments have occurred to ensure accuracy of claims processing and financial stability.
Steps in and assists in any other capacity as deemed necessary (i.e., training, implementations, and documentation).
May complete special projects as assigned by Management due to internal audit findings, multiple provider status changes, and system errors following corporate and departmental guidelines to ensure financial stability and customer satisfaction.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Job duties are performed in a normal and clean office environment with normal noise levels.
The ability to comprehend, document, calculate, visualize, and analyze are required.
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