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Muckleshoot HWC Administration provides support services to the Health and Wellness Center (HWC), Behavioral Health programs, and MEIHSS (In-Home Services). The leadership team coordinates Public Health-related events, quality assurance reviews and staff recruitment.
The Business Office includes Patient Registration, Third Party Billing, and Purchase Referred Care (PRC). The Front Desk Reception greets all guests to the HWC, handles switchboard calls and incoming/ outgoing HWC mail, as well as assists with Patient Registration.
This page is for the Health & Wellness Center Administration and Business Office only. For information about the gym and café, please see: Health & Wellness Center: Gym and Paddles Up Café.
The Patient Registration team registers and maintains HWC records for all patients who receive care at the health center or through outside providers for whom the tribe is financially responsible. It is important for each person to ensure their personal data, including their address, phone number, and insurance information, is the most current.
This is the first step and essential to access all Health and Wellness Center services, including Behavioral Health and MEIHSS.
Provides insurance billing for on-site HWC services (Medical, Dental, Optical, Pharmacy, and Behavioral Health). This team is also responsible for working on any denials received from the Insurance companies and ensuring that the payments received from the Insurance companies and Third-Party payers are at the contracted rate and all services are accounted for. The revenue generated supports the HWC.
The PRC Department manages claims and payments for all services outside the HWC. They must pay claims per IHS rules, issue Purchase Orders (PO) to assure providers that the Tribe will take financial responsibility, and ensure that the providers bill and process the charges through all other payer sources prior to the Tribe making payment.
Certified Tribal Assistor helps Native patients enroll in Apple Health and Cascade Care. It also assists patients with health coverage questions and provides education to our community.
Provides support to enrolled Muckleshoot Tribal Members with new applications for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Tribal Disability Program, and Tribal Disability Monetary Benefit. The professional team assists with denials and negative actions from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and reviews pending applications for SSDI or SSI programs.
Andrea Thomas, HWC Executive Health Director; Lisa Crawford, Business Office Manager
The Muckleshoot Dental Clinic’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of the children, youth, and adults of the MIT community by offering the highest state-of-the-art and quality dental care in a warm, friendly environment.
A coordinated program between primary care providers, diabetic nursing, nutrition counseling, and community health. This program aims to take a multidisciplinary approach to diabetic care and prevention to enhance the health of the community.
Supports the HWC, Behavioral Health programs, and MEIHSS (In-Home Services)and coordinates Public Health-related events, quality assurance reviews, staff recruitment, patient registration, third party billing, and purchased referred care.
The Muckleshoot Health & Wellness Center was built in 2005 and continues to help Tribal members on their path to wellness. We would like to thank the Health Committee and Council for all of their support in giving our team the tools we need to help our family stay healthy.
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