Job Description
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
The Reimbursement Analyst supports the preparation, analysis, and optimization of reimbursement across Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers. This role assists in cost report preparation, net revenue analysis, and regulatory compliance while developing a foundational understanding of healthcare reimbursement methodologies.This role is designed to build technical expertise in reimbursement, cost reporting, and financial analytics within a complex health system.
Job Description:
Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:
• Assist in the preparation of Medicare and Medicaid cost reports (e.g., HCRIS submissions, supporting schedules)
• Compile and validate data used in cost reports, including statistics, trial balance mapping, and adjustments
• Support audit requests and documentation for Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs)
• Maintain working knowledge of CMS reimbursement rules and regulatory changes
• Support monthly and quarterly net patient service revenue (NPSR) analysis
• Assist in variance analysis (actual vs. budget vs. prior year) across payers and service lines
• Prepare schedules supporting reserve calculations, settlements, and third-party estimates
• Analyze reimbursement trends and identify potential risks or opportunities
• Extract and reconcile data from systems such as Epic, Crowe RCA, and decision support tools
• Prepare recurring reports and dashboards for leadership
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of reimbursement-related data across systems
• Assist in standardizing reporting processes and documentation
• Support initiatives to improve efficiency in cost reporting and net revenue workflows
• Participate in special projects (e.g., reimbursement modeling, regulatory impact analysis)
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Healthcare Administration, or related field
Licensure, Certification & Registration:
Experience: 0–2 years of experience in healthcare Finance, Accounting, or analytics
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, formulas, data analysis)
• Attention to detail with ability to manage large datasets
• Strong communication skills with ability to translate data into insights
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
1. Exposure to healthcare reimbursement concepts (Medicare, Medicaid, DRGs, APCs)
2. Familiarity with cost report software (e.g., HFS)
3. Experience with healthcare financial systems (e.g., Epic, Strata, Axiom)
4. Basic understanding of net revenue modeling and reserve methodologies
Pay Range:
$55,000.00 USD - $70,000.00 USDThe pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Anna Jaques Hospital is a 123 bed community hospital serving 17 cities and towns in the Merrimack Valley . The hospital offers a wide range of acute care services to meet the needs of our growing patient population including inpatient and outpatient surgery in fully digitized computerized operating room suites, cardiology including echocardiography and a cardiac cath lab, comprehensive cancer services, orthopedics, nuclear medicine, laboratory, noninvasive vascular lab, joint replacement program and birth center.
Programs include the number one wound center in the nation, a primary stroke service, and Level III Trauma Center . Diagnostic imaging services for patients include MRI, CT, PET, and the PACS digital x-ray system. In addition, we are one of only three healthcare communities to be selected for the pilot Massachusetts e-Health Collaborative. Due to the dedication of our physicians, we are one of the first communities in Massachusetts to implement electronic health records, system-wide, for the safety of our patients.
Awards
The hospitals Non Invasive Vascular laboratory was accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL).
For the second year in a row, the American Association for Respiratory Care awarded the hospital its Quality Respiratory Care Recognition. The hospital had no ventilator acquired pneumonia cases during the last year.
The Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center is the only such center to receive full accreditation from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) in Massachusetts .
The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission, an organization that surveys and rates the performance of hospitals at least every three years. The Joint Commission Dedicated, good employees are one of your strengths. You have a lot to be proud of.