
Talented Case Manager adept at handling high caseloads without sacrificing quality of care. Operates in high-pressure environments while recommending best resources and courses of action to benefit patient needs and return each to optimal quality of life.
● Independently reviews and interprets long term disability plan provisions and/or documents to determine claim liability.
Independently manages risk and resources on complex claims
● Consults and reviews clinical information with nurses and Medical Directors to establish the appropriate length of certification given contractual provisions and regulatory requirements.
● Ensures appropriate and detailed claim documentation to meet risk management, regulatory and accreditation requirements.
● Ensures liability is accurately established by maintaining accurate claims data and identifying applicable policy provisions, and claim offsets.
● Complies with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations, and Broadspire policy and procedure.
● Utilize Vocational Rehab, IME and Peer to Peer reviews for complex claim decisions.
● Communicate in writing with claimants, employer and account executives regarding claim and plan status.
● Independently manages risk and resources on moderately complex claims.
● Develops implements and revises comprehensive disability benefit management strategy based on factors such as claimant’s medical condition, vocational options, applicable policy provisions and limitations, actual or potential offsets, etc.
● Determines appropriate utilization of resources such as clinical, vocational rehabilitation, behavioral health, peer to peer review, referral to Complex Claim Investigation, social security vendors, etc.
● Works with claimants, treatment providers including physicians and therapists, policyholders, and/or attorneys to update claim management strategy as appropriate.
● Works with attorneys and insurance carriers regarding 3rd party litigation and/or subrogation issues.
● Effectively utilizes risk management tools to determine appropriate length of certification and timing of referrals for other income offset opportunities.
● Consults and reviews clinical information with nurses and Medical Directors to establish the appropriate length of certification given contractual provisions and regulatory requirements.
● Independently identifies claims that are appropriate for lump sum payout based on ethical and financially sound business practices.
● Ensures appropriate and detailed claim documentation to meet risk management, regulatory and accreditation requirements.
● Ensures reserve liability is accurately established by maintaining accurate claims data and identifying applicable policy provisions, and claim offsets.
● Complies with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations, and Aetna policy and procedure.
● Reviews and determines preliminary legal decisions and gathers information for response to department of insurance complaints.
● Gathers information and drafts response to department of insurance complaints or inquiries.
● Mentored new case managers after training
● Verifies Short Term Disability coverage.
● Initiate new claims.
● Case manage claim from initiation through closure or transition to long term disability.
● Evaluates information received, calculates, adjusts and pays benefits according to plan / state provision.
● Identifies other income sources and applies offsets appropriately.
● Communicates with and educates employees, employers, and physicians to set appropriate expectations both verbally and in writing.
● Documents claim decisions/actions.
● Enters data into appropriate claim processing systems.
● Utilize ICD-10, HCPCS, and CPT coding.
● Mentored new STD case managers on the floor