At Kindred Healthcare, our mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND) is a healthcare services company, based in Louisville, Kentucky, with annual revenues of over $4 billion. At March 31, 2008, Kindred through its subsidiaries provided healthcare services in 646 locations in 40 states. Kindred’s 52,900 employees are committed to providing high quality patient care and outstanding customer service to become the most trusted and respected provider of healthcare services in every community we serve. For more information, go to www.kindredhealthcare.com. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Drug Free Workplace. Ensures optimum utilization of resources, compliance of third party payor requirements and processes, service delivery and compliance with external review agencies. Provides ongoing support and expertise through third party payor communication, comprehensive assessment, care planning, plan implementation and overall evaluation of individual patient needs.  Enhances the quality of patient and payor management, including satisfaction, to promote continuity of care and cost effectiveness through the integration of functions of case management, utilization review and management, discharge planning, and financial reimbursement.
 
Knowledge of government and non-government payor practices, regulations, standards and reimbursement.  Background in and knowledge of hospital-based and/or third party payor case management, utilization management and discharge planning.  Knowledge of Medicare benefits and insurance processes and contracts.  Knowledge of accreditation standards and compliance requirements.  Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills in order to communicate effectively and to obtain cooperation/collaboration from division, region and hospital management, as well as physicians, payors and other external customers.