Role Description
The Regional Pre-Registration & Denial Prevention Specialist protects reimbursement before the patient arrives. This position works closely with outsourced vendors, technology partners, and internal CIS locations and teams to ensure:
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Insurance coverage is verified
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Complete benefit information is obtained
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Patient financial responsibility is communicated clearly
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Required prior authorization is secured before the patient is scheduled and seen
Qualifications
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Minimum of 3 years of experience in healthcare pre-registration, insurance verification, prior authorization, patient access, denial prevention, or revenue cycle operations.
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Working knowledge of commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid coverage, benefits, eligibility, authorization, and reimbursement requirements.
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Ability to analyze denial and workflow trends, identify root causes, and translate findings into practical corrective actions.
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Strong communication, organization, training, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
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Ability to work effectively across facility teams, outsourced vendors, technology partners, and revenue cycle leadership.
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Experience with healthcare technology platforms, payer portals, eligibility tools, and electronic medical record or practice management systems.
Requirements
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Coordinate daily with outsourced vendors, technology partners, and CIS facility teams to keep pre-registration and financial clearance work accurate, timely, and complete.
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Confirm active insurance coverage and eligibility for the scheduled date of service, including the correct payer, plan, member information, network status, and coverage details.
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Obtain and document complete benefit information, including copayments, coinsurance, deductibles, remaining deductible balances, coverage limitations, and other patient responsibility.
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Ensure patient benefits and expected financial responsibility are communicated clearly to the patient before the service, supporting informed decisions and time-of-service collections.
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Identify when prior authorization, precertification, referral, or other payer approval is required and ensure it is obtained and documented before the patient is scheduled and seen.
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Investigate and resolve discrepancies involving eligibility, benefits, authorization, network participation, patient estimates, and registration information before they affect care or reimbursement.
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Monitor the quality, timeliness, and accuracy of work completed by vendors, internal teams, and automated technology tools; escalate gaps and drive corrective action.
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Review front-end denials and payment variance information to identify root causes related to coverage, eligibility, authorization, registration, or pre-service workflow errors.
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Track trends by facility, payer, modality, vendor, and denial reason; communicate findings and recommend specific actions to prevent recurrence.
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Provide education, feedback, and workflow guidance to facility teams and partners to promote consistent pre-registration standards and accountability.
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Perform quality audits, maintain clear documentation, and support reporting on verification, authorization, patient collections, denial prevention, and financial clearance performance.
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Partner with revenue cycle leadership and operational teams on process improvements that increase clean claims, accelerate payment, and reduce revenue leakage.
Benefits
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Fewer denials
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Stronger time-of-service collections
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Higher collection yield