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“University of Maryland Medical System” Company Job Details
- Company Name: University of Maryland Medical System
- Work Type: Full-time
- Rating: 4.6 / 5
- Location: United States,
- Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
- Department: Other
- Experience Level: Not Applicable
- Job Creation Duration: 20 hours ago
Clinical Trial Coverage Analyst Job Overview
Company Description
- YOU MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING COVERAGE ANALYSIS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS, TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY**
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) serves more than one million patients and families every year. More than 29,000 employees and 4,600 providers work at UMMS. Each and every one of these individuals – from the patients we care for, the family members we reassure to our colleagues that we champion – represent the amazingly vibrant communities we serve. And we continue to seek out qualified candidates who reflect the values, backgrounds and stories of our neighbors and patients. We want to hear your voice, learn from your experiences, and be shaped by your insight as part of our workforce. After all, when we come together from different walks of life, we become stronger, better, and more empathetic.
Job Description
General Summary
Under limited supervision, and with the latitude for initiative and independent judgment,
performs, coordinates, and manages the creation and outsourcing of billing analysis in
accordance with the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) regulations and the Clinical Trial Policy for all clinical trials. The billing analysis must be compliant with the
Medicare billing rules. This position also serves as liaison with the investigators, research teams, healthcare providers, budgeting and contracting offices at UMMS and UMB, and in coordination with departmental clinical trial management processes. This position works with various systems including Epic and HPM Explorer for the purpose of segregating charges to ensure compliant billing for research services as well as providing pricing for budgeting purposes.
Principal Responsibilities And Tasks
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. These are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.
- Creates coverage analysis grids and analyzes the performance of the actual coverage
analysis.
- Performs basic and complex billing and budget analysis in accordance with CMS
regulations for all clinical trials performed at UMMS affiliates and FPI practice offices
and clinics.
- Applies CMS regulations, FDA guidance, and ethical policies when performing coverage
analysis.
- Develops the coverage analysis including reviewing each potentially billable item within
the clinical trial and citing specific resources for justification of the appropriate
designations.
- Applies the appropriate CDM and/or CPT codes for potentially billable items in the
coverage analysis in order to assist in the management of claims review, as well as
identifying items that are to be billed to the sponsor via the budgeting and contract teams
at the Office of Research and Development (ORD) at University of Baltimore (UMB).
- Collaborates with research teams in performing the coverage analysis, as well as
facilitating the clinical trial management process involving UMB, UMMS, and FPI.
- Researches and applies regulations and law related to Medicare regulations, OIG
regulations, FDA guidance, and related compliance documents using various resources
including computer search modalities.
- Synchronizes the final coverage analysis with appropriate final study documents.
- Triages coverage analysis requests to our coverage analysis vendor when applicable. Acts as the intermediary between the vendor and the study teams during coverage analysis creation, tracks progress, and reports results.
- Researches and applies policies, guidance and guidelines from various sources including federal, state, UMMS and the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB).
- Responsible for the dissemination of relevant documents and information to various
parties.
- Serves as liaison and contact with the clinical research teams and healthcare providers.
- Segregates charges in Epic by distinguishing research charges billed to the study versus
those research charges that can be billed to insurance.
- Reviews and resolves invoice discrepancies with the Central Billing Office and the study
teams,
- Creates Epic RSH Records and Fee Schedules for each research study.
- Performs monthly coverage analysis and charge segregation audits to ensure ongoing
compliance.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Medical Coding, Auditing, Finance, Accounting, Nursing, or a related field required.
- Four (4) years of clinical research experience required. Additional experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis for up to four (4) years.
- Certification in Healthcare Research Compliance or Epic preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- Knowledge of principles and practices pertaining to developing and administering a clinical trial in compliance with sponsor, federal, state, UMMS and University of Maryland Baltimore regulations.
- Demonstrated skill tracking clinical and corporate contracts using electronic administration software such as Grant.gov, CICERO, OnCore, Epic, etc.
- Skill in cost/financial accounting and clinical trial management software.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation:
- Pay Range: $33.36- $46.7
- Other Compensation (if applicable):
- Review the 2024-2025 UMMS Benefits Guide
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