Summary

The Authorization Coordinator works under direction of Social Worker or Case Manager RN.
The Authorization Coordinator's responsibilities include but not limited to the following actions:

• Follow up on patient accounts for when authorization for stay is required
• Fax numbers to Send clinical reviews
• Follow up on each account during the stay and on discharge for authorization - document in the electronic system
• The Authorization Coordinator escalates any potential disputes or denial of accounts to director of Case Management or designee
• Trends disputed claims by at least payor and physician (e assist in obtaining authorization for patient discharged to Skilled Facilities or other post acute care that require authorization)
• Trend by payor and service any authorization not obtained by end of day
• Trend and Track on denial prevention
• Other duties as assigned

Responsibilities

• Utilization Management

• The Authorization Coordinator validates patientâ��s demographic and payer information with patient/family and notifies Patient Access immediately if any corrections are needed

• Validates that all commercial/managed care discharges have an authorization for status and level of care provided and notifies Director of Case Management (DCM) of variances

• The Authorization Coordinator provides Important Message follow up letter to Medicare patients per Tenet policy and under the direction of the RN Case Manager or SW Transition Management

• Makes referrals for post-acute services under the direction of the RN Case Manager or Social Work (SW) staff utilizing the electronic Tenet Case Management system

• Provides patients and families with choices of post-acute providers per Tenet policy

• Responds to post-acute providers timely and completes referrals per Tenet policy

• Documents and communicates all elements of the post-acute referral to the RN Case Manager or SW and the healthcare team, patient/family and post-acute providers

• Completes tasks as assigned by RN or LVN Case Manager and/or SW staff

• Makes copies, send faxes and complete phone calls to arrange post-acute services and to ensure that appropriate hospital information is communicated to post-acute providers

• Documents all referrals and tasks in the Tenet Case Management system per Tenet policy

• Education - Provides patients and healthcare team information regarding resources and benefits available to the patient along with the economic impact of care options

• Compliance - Adheres to federal, state, and local regulations and accreditation requirements impacting case management scope of services

• The Authorization Coordinator adheres to department structure and staffing, policies and procedures to comply with the CMS Conditions of Participation and Tenet policies

Education

Required: High School Graduate or equivalent
Preferred: Associates or Bachelors degree

Experience

Required: Two (2) years of experience in clerical or healthcare field.
Preferred: Acute hospital experience.

Certifications

Preferred: Paramedic, EMT or Certified Nursing Assistant

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