Junior Associate AR
Guidehouse
Key Responsibilities
- Identify inpatient/observation accounts requiring NOA (Notification of Admission).
- Submit notifications via payer portals, EDI, fax, or calls.
- Initiate non-clinical authorizations where applicable.
- Document reference / authorization numbers in the system.
- Track status and perform timely follow-up on pending / rejected submissions.
- Ensure compliance with payer timeliness requirements.
- Maintain accurate documentation in system notes / billing summary.
- Prioritize pending claims for calling from the aging basket, following international norms and applicable rules for confidentiality and HIPAA compliance.
- Work on Denials, Rejections, LOA's, making required corrections to claims.
- Understand and abide by the organization’s information security policy and protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all information assets.
- Report incidents related to security of information to concerned authorities.
Performance Metrics
- NOA submission
- Payer follow-up
- Documentation
- NOA Timeliness Compliance (%)
- First-Pass Submission Accuracy
- Denial Prevention Rate
- Productivity (Accounts/Day)
- Follow-Up Turnaround Time (TAT)
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Graduate degree.
- Strong English spoken communication skills.
- Required reading and writing skills in English.
- Willingness to work night shifts.
- Ability to handle payer communication channels (portals, EDI, fax, calls).
- Detail understanding and documentation of AR follow-up and denial management processes.
- Preferred NOA skills.
What Would Be Nice To Have
- Experience in MS Office Suite.