Claims Audit Specialist
Provides support for claims audit activities including identification of incorrect coding, abuse and fraudulent billing practices, waste, overpayments, and claims processing errors.
Essential Job Duties
- Audits the adjudication of claims using standard principles, and state-specific regulations to identify incorrect coding, abuse and fraudulent billing practices, waste, overpayments, and processing of claims errors.
- Prepares, tracks and provides claims audit findings reports according to established timelines.
- Presents claims audit findings and makes recommendations to leadership for improvements based on audit results.
- Reviews timeliness of claims processing to ensure compliance with contractual and state/federal requirements.
- Maintains minimum claims audit accuracy rate per contractual guidelines.
- Supports claims department initiatives to improve overall claims function efficiency.
- Meets claims audit department quality and production standards.
- Completes basic claims projects as assigned.
- Experience in reviewing high $ claims, claims payment method.
Required Qualifications
- At least 2 years of experience in a clerical role in a claims, and/or customer service setting - preferably in managed care.
- Audit, research, and data entry skills.
- Organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Time-management skills, and ability to manage simultaneous projects and tasks to meet internal deadlines.
- Customer service experience.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Microsoft Office suite and applicable software programs proficiency.
Preferred Qualifications
- Health care claims auditing/billing experience.
Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V