Claims Quality Analyst
CurrentServe as a Claims Quality Analyst for UnitedHealthcare's Government Appeal Operation's Independent Review Entity (IRE) Validation Team. Previously served as a Senior Appeals and Grievance Coordinator on the uphold audit team.Analyze and validate the research of cases forwarded from uphold audit team.Review and analyze upheld claims to ensure the claims are processed in accordance with the member's contractual agreement and Medicare regulations.Audit, prepare, and finalize, on average, nine uphold case files a day for review by the Independent Review Entity assigned by Medicare (Maximus Federal Services).Research and respond to additional information requests made by Maximus Federal Services during their review.Communicate potential issues identified during the audit process to applicable teams to minimize risk to the company's Medicare Star-Ratings that directly impact annual bonuses received from Medicare.Analyze, identify, and communicate relevant appeal patterns, trends, and irregularities to leadership.Trained and mentored five new hires to the IRE Validation Team on the audit and preparation of Maximus case files. Previously trained two new hires as Senior Appeals and Grievance Coordinator on the uphold audit teamLed project from October 2020 through April 2021, responsible for coaching and mentoring seven offshore coordinators in the audit process to assist with the inventory demands of the IRE Validation Team.Review, execute, and provide constructive feedback regarding new team strategies and new systems implementation set forth by the leadership team.Assigned as the team's Macro specialist to troubleshoot issues with the company's system macros that assist with preparing and reviewing uphold case files.