Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System · 17 hours ago
Preregistration Specialist- Dermatology
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expPenn Medicine is dedicated to providing high-quality care and conducting innovative research. The Pre-Registration Specialist is responsible for insurance verification, benefit obtainment, and precertification for outpatient surgical procedures and inpatient admissions, ensuring minimal patient wait times on the day of service.
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Responsibilities
Access assignments via work queues to review insurance information registered for accuracy and completeness and places Business Office Review on each account in order to clear cases for surgery
Contacts insurance carrier and/or reimbursement sources via telephone and/or electronic tools to verify eligibility and obtain all applicable benefits pertaining to services being rendered
Provides required clinical and demographic information to payer to obtain the proper authorization/pre-certification for the services being rendered
Identifies potential quality and utilization concerns and refers to Management when appropriate and will follow-up with actions as indicated
Determine all patient out-of-pocket liabilities and contacts patients to coordinate collection of all out-of-pocket liabilities
Calculates patient’s remaining balances and refers to the Patient Financial Advocate to finalize the method of resolving the patient liability through point of service collections, payment plans, or other arrangements
When applicable, refers to Financial Counseling appropriately when the patient has limited benefits or patient is uninsured
Meets on a regular basis with Management and communicates clearly the progress and status of all assigned functions and assists in projects for the department to enhance patient care and quality assurance
Exercises complete patient confidentiality in all dealings with patient information and demonstrates an awareness of patient/employee safety when carrying out daily responsibilities of their position
Qualification
Required
H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
3+ years' work experience in Patient Access, Medical Billing, or Customer Service (Required)
Benefits
Comprehensive compensation and benefits program
Prepaid tuition assistance program
Company
Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Penn Medicine is a world leader in academic medicine, setting the standard for cutting-edge research, compassionate patient care, and the education of future health care professionals.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$70.9MKey Investors
BIRD FoundationWarren Alpert FoundationNational Cancer Institute
2025-01-22Grant
2023-01-03Grant· $9.7M
2022-08-18Grant· $5.7M
Leadership Team
Kevin Mahoney
Chief Executive Officer of University of Pennsylvania Health System
John Donohue
Vice President, Enterprise Services
Recent News
The Philadelphia Inquirer
2026-01-03
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