Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

Chargemaster Analyst

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics  •  Lebanon, NH (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Responsible for the hospital and clinic charging dictionaries and overall compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Develops and implements the annual review of the charge structure and patient charging process for both hospital and clinical sections.
  • Coordinates work efforts related to completing scheduled reviews with all necessary areas.
  • Facilitates the oversight and monitoring processes which will ensure any changes to departmental systems and the associated billing interfaces are coordinated and adequately tested.
  • Responsible for designing and monitoring the processes by which the Hospital and Clinic chargemasters are updated, as well as communicating the details of the process to Hospital and Clinic Administration.
  • Responsible for ensuring the appropriateness of billing practices, prior to the start of new clinical services.
  • Ensures annual updates to the Hospital and Clinic chargemasters have been implemented. Accountable for communicating the details of the process to Hospital and Clinic Administrators as well as ensuring all charge capture documents and systems are modified to reflect this updated information.
  • Responsible for CPT and revenue code coordination, within the chargemaster and communication of changes to the Reimbursement department for potential cost report implications.
  • Participates in monthly Regulatory Compliance workgroup, disseminating information. Ensures upcoming regulatory and contract changes are assessed for operational and/or financial implications and appropriate action plans are developed.
  • Coordinates a program of routine training and education for Dartmouth Hitchcock departments focusing on chargemaster processes.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned.

    • Qualifications

    • Bachelor's Degree in Health Care Administration, Business Administration, or Financial Management with 5 years of relevant work experience or equivalent Health Care experience desired.
    • Master’s degree preferred.
    • Proven success in leadership positions and project management skills is essential.
    • Detailed knowledge and understanding of hospital and professional charging and coding systems required.
    • Previous healthcare financial management, health care operations background or clinical experience highly desirable.
    • Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills required.

    Required Licensure/Certifications

    • None
    Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    About Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    How can the lifestyle in New Hampshire and Vermont compliment your career? You can have amazing 4-season living with a career at one of the top health systems in the country. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. We are close to the urban centers of Boston, New York and Montreal, but also offer proximity to the seacoast and multiple top-tier ski mountains within a short driving distance. Throughout New Hampshire, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make our area the ideal place to work and play.

    Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Industry
    Healthcare & Social Services
    Company Size
    5,001-10,000 employees
    Headquarters
    Lebanon, New Hampshire
    Year Founded
    Unknown
    Website
    dartmouth-hitchcock.org
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