Paralegal Collections

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Paralegal Collections

Duties: Gathers documents for governmental entitlement certification for long-term care reimbursement; Conducts interviews with patient and/or legally-designated representatives to verify patient demographic information, income, resources and related documentation required for the submission of the application for New York State Medicaid, certification and recertification of long-term care/chronic care Medicaid; Monitors a substantial number of files in which the legal process or long term Medicaid application has commenced; Searches legal reference files and other sources for information and data required in conducting interviews and answering correspondence; Documents case progression and updates facility information system and other required systems or reports; Assembles documents for the use of attorneys in the preparation for litigation or administrative fair hearings and collects additional information as requested; Verifies citations and statutory references contained in legal documents against original sources such as legal texts, reports, etc. making certain that they are correct and in complete conformance with the source material; Investigates collectable accounts and assembles pertinent information including legal identity of debtor and liable third party; Reviews settlement offers on legal collection matters and recommends best fiscal recovery to attorney or Senior Paralegal Collections; Skip-traces whereabouts of debtors and liable third parties using various research tools and techniques; Prepares and provides documentation in support of recommended write-offs; Reviews cases scheduled for court and ensures quality of case preparation; Accompanies counsel to court and administrative proceedings and assists as necessary; Maintains statistical data and prepares reports.

Company info

Erie County Medical Center Corporation
462 Grider Street
Buffalo
New York
United States 14215
Website : http://www.ecmc.edu/