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A vital role of the CMO Administration team, the Medical Peer Reviewer plays a critical role in consulting on medical necessity in the context of utilization management and ensuring adherence to internal Healthfirst and external regulations.
Job Responsibility:
Assess/review requests for authorization, and claims payment, based on medical records and internal Healthfirst information and make informed clinical judgments and recommendations
Render determinations in the format and within timeframes to follow Regulatory and Operational policies
Maintain productivity standards
Collaborate with Utilization Management and Care Management and medical departments as needed, reviews and manages cases/caseload from multiple lines of businesses
Demonstrate the ability to be flexible when case load volume fluxes and when Leadership requests changes in case priorities to support our members/internal medical departments as needed
Complete mandatory Company compliance training and training in new systems and software
Enter each day’s hours worked in Workday, on the same day
Perform other duties as assigned
Responsibilities may be adjusted based on changing needs of the organization
Requirements:
Licensed M.D. or D.O. or D.M.D. or D.D.S.
Board Certified in a specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties
Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Family Practice, OBGYN, Emergency Medicine (Preferred)
Previous, relevant experience in utilization management and clinical practice (Preferred)
Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and MLTC plans (Preferred)
Time management, critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills (Preferred)
Knowledge of UM/QM case philosophies and reporting requirements to state and federal agencies (Preferred)
Knowledge of member satisfaction/incident management and regulations (Preferred)
Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies (Preferred)
Ensures compliance to internal Healthfirst and external regulations
Annual Compliance and other training as assigned
Annual Inter-Rater Reliability (IRR) Testing
Complies with the Healthfirst Conflict of Interest Policy for Professionals
What we offer:
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Incentive and recognition programs
Life insurance
401k contributions
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Holiday pay and straight hours worked for covering one legal holiday/year