Insurance Billing Follow-up Specialist

Reid Health

  • 16 days ago
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    Skills

    • Billingunmatched
    • Credit Analysisunmatched
    • Fax Machinesunmatched
    • Governmentunmatched
    • Health Insuranceunmatched
    • Insuranceunmatched
    • Medicaidunmatched
    • Medical Billingunmatched
    • Medicareunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
    • Request for Information (RFI)unmatched
    • Revenue Managementunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched

    Description

    Insurance Billing Follow-up Specialist

     

    7650 Revenue Cycle Management

    Schedule:Day Shift.  40 hours weekly.  8:00am – 5:00pm. Onsite

    About the Position

    This position performs day-to-day billing and follow-up activities within the revenue cycle operations. Responsible for ensuring assigned insurance balance does not age past filing deadlines based on payor’s specific requirements.

    Overview of Responsibilities

    • Verifies insurance coverage by investigation or interview.

    • Follows up on accounts with insurance payers in a timely manner to avoid timely filing losses.

    • Adds account notes in Epic as appropriate and per department expectations.

    • Works an acceptable number of accounts based on department productivity standards.

    • Utilizes telephone contacts, faxes, Internet, or other methods to follow up with payers.

    • Reviews insurance credit balances and refunds payer when appropriate.

    • Engages management when a claim is approaching the timely filing limit and is unsure how to get it paid or if the insurance/other responsible party is unresponsive.

    • Requests and completes re-bills as necessary.

    • Notifies management when payers are unresponsive.

    • Responds to requests for information from patients or payers about claims or coverage.

    • Actively participates in payer representative meetings to resolve issues.

    • Follows compliance with laws, regulations, and guidelines of federal and state programs, emphasizing fraud, waste, and abuse prevention.

    • Completes other duties and projects as assigned to support department goals.

    • Actively participates in area and department meetings.

    • Attends other meetings as requested.

    This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and can be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management deems necessary.

    Education & Experience

    • Education Required: High School Diploma

    • 2-3 years of experience in medical billing or insurance.

    • Knowledge of government medical programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Champus, etc., and the associated payment methodologies is preferred.

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