Precertification Coordinator
CurrentIntegral member of the health care team to reflect a culture of cooperation, enthusiasm and mutual respect. Ensures the coordination of the insurance verification and precertification process for all outpatient procedures, inpatient admissions and outpatient surgeries and other designated services for patients to The Ohio State University Health System. Responsible for understanding and verifying benefits for Outpatient, Inpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Services as well as obtaining prior authorization for visits, procedures and hospitalizations, pre-approval, pcp referrals, and predeterminations for all electively scheduled admissions and outpatient surgeries and other designated outpatient visits. Contact patients/families in order to ascertain additional demographic and insurance information essential to the authorization processes while also informing patients of co-pays that will be due.