Patient Access Coordinator - Integrated Care Cente

at Hanger Inc in Schaumburg, Illinois, United States Job Description Patient Access Coordinator - Integrated Care Center Job ID 2024-28627 # Positions 3 Job Location US-IL-Schaumburg | US-IL-Schaumburg Telecommute Location-Specific Position FT/PT Full-Time Category Medical Office Professionals Why Us? With a mantra of Empowering Human Potential, Hanger, Inc. is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) services and products, offering the most advanced O&P solutions, clinically differentiated programs and unsurpassed customer service. Hanger's Patient Care segment is the largest owner and operator of O&P patient care clinics nationwide. Through its Products & Services segment, Hanger distributes branded and private label O&P devices, products and components, and provides rehabilitative solutions to the broader market. With 160 years of clinical excellence and innovation, Hanger's vision is to lead the orthotic and prosthetic markets by providing superior patient care, outcomes, services and value. Collectively, Hanger employees touch thousands of lives each day, helping people achieve new levels of mobility and freedom. Could This Be For You? The Patient Access Coordinator will provide a high-level customer service to patients, fellow employees and referral sources through the coordination and administration of the "front office" activities. Typical responsibilities include various aspects of the clinic administrative operations (i.e. phone management, registration, appointment scheduling, pre-verification of benefits, insurance authorization, billing, processing payments, collections, billing research and responding to inquiries), while maintaining compliance with HIPAA requirements. Ensure billing for services provided is accurate, timely and fully documented. Provide efficient cash collection through excellent reimbursement practices while ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations and established Hanger policies and compliance programs. Integrated Care Center (ICC) The ICC is a new model involving committed collaboration among clinicians in a team approach including O&P professionals, the patient and other healthcare partners focused on an outcomes-based approach. The ICC is a large facility equipped with traditional patient care treatment rooms combined with a 10,000 square foot gym location equipped with workout equipment, parallel bars, weights, stairs, ramps, running track, harness system, varying terrain area, climbing wall and golf simulator. Designed and equipped with resources to treat patients with difficult presentations who have not been able to achieve their goals. The ICC draws a community together and utilizes technology to assist connecting patients and clinicians. Improve patient engagement through social programs and unique clinical experiences. At the Center, we will promote education and apprenticeship options to share knowledge and to develop the next generation of experts. We will deliver onsite educational opportunities to Hospital and Referral Source Partners and provide regular patient education events. We will engage in research to investigate new methods of providing care, create/trial new technologies, and lead the field by implementing new innovations. Your Impact Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions): Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Depending on the operational requirements and size of the Hanger Clinic, this position may include some or all of the functions or roles listed below. Patient Check In: Responsible for all aspects of patient appointment scheduling (including ensuring proper coverage of patient appointments and out-of-office calls), telephone management, complete and accurate patient registration, pre-appointment insurance verification, creation of new patient charts and maintenance of patient records in accordance to Hanger compliance policies, scanning and filing patient documents, ensuring complete and accurate information for clean claims and managing incoming phone... For full info follow application link. Hanger, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. All conditions and privileges of employment are administered to all employees without discrimination or harassment because of race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, special disabled veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. The company will comply with all applicable state or local fair employment laws that forbid discrimination or harassment on the basis of other protected characteristics. Retaliation against any employee for filing or supporting a complaint of discrimination or harassment is prohibited. To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account