Managed Care Coordination - Maintains current information on managed care insurance plans and serves as a liaison and information resources for physicians, nursing support staff, PAS specialists, referring physician offices, patients, Hospital Operations Support and others on authorization requirements; serves as a service area resource ICD9 coding requirements;obtains managed care authorizations for consultations, procedures, office visits, care arrangements, and contact other ancillary and clinical services as needed; problem solves and negotiates skills in resolving patient concerns andmanaged care related problems. The function of the PAS Resource Specialist - Scheduling position within the Connected Care Center is to provide essential customer service support and guidance to clinics and patients in the areas of financial screening, patient eligibility for services, managed care, and complex patient referrals.