Patient Financial Services Representative III

Responsibilities/Job Description:

This position is responsible for billing and collection of accounts receivable for inpatient and outpatient accounts, ensures expected payment is collected and accounts are fully resolved, and resolves complex customer service issues. This position understands the importance of evaluating and securing all appropriate financial resources for patients to ensure proper adjudication.

 

Customer Service Representative:

• Maintains the best practice routine per department guidelines.
• Timely processing and follow-up of patient requests for payment research, checking charges, insurance processing concerns.
• Notifies patient and/or guarantor of co-pays/deductible/coinsurance.
• Work independently in problem solving with patients regarding their account.
• Uninsured accounts reviewed and managed to include validation that uninsured discounts have been appropriately applied, and all payment sources available to the patient have been explored.
• Demonstrate a high degree of proficiency in billing and/or collection of multiple payers (both government and non-government) billing and collection practices.
• Responsible for the analysis and processing of correspondence including rejections, requests for medical records, itemized bills, clarification of detail on bill, etc. Analyze paid claims for accuracy of payments and or rejections and properly account for payment and adjustments by both payers and patients.
• Reviews explanation of benefits for accuracy in posting and assisting patient’s in understanding their patient liability.
• Identify problem accounts and work towards timely resolution.
• Communicate effectively via the telephone or written communication with patients or departments to obtain and provide all information for payers to process and pay claims quickly and accurately.
• Bad debt management of accounts and interactions with vendors.
• Counsel patients throughout the collection process on solutions available to them for account resolution.
• Problem solve with vendors and patient on reasonable resolutions.
• Identify patients with financial need.
• Work directly with Collection agency and the Department of Revenue, Revenue Recapture Program maintaining all documents and following required guidelines set by the state of MN.

Responsibilities

• Intentionally prevents untimely revenue shortfalls by taking action to resolve financial transactions appropriately and effectively to ensure collection of expected payment; escalates issues when appropriate.
• Completes daily work assignment timely and accurately in accordance with the identified productivity and quality standards set forth by the organization.
• Performs the best practice routine per department guidelines.
• Proactively looks for continuous process improvements involving people and technologies through tracking, trending, and providing feedback.
• Accelerates business outcomes by identifying ways to fully resolve accounts through single-touch resolution when possible.
• Understands revenue cycle and the importance of evaluating and securing all appropriate reimbursements from insurance or patients.
• Contacts payers via portal or provider service center to facilitate timely and accurate resolution of accounts.
• Responsible for processing external correspondence in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ensures internal correspondence is clearly and professionally communicated and processed expeditiously.
• Responsible for verification of insurance and/or patient demographics
• Understands expected payment amounts and Epic expected payment calculations to appropriately adjust accounts.
• Educates patients and/or guarantors of patient liability when appropriate.
• Understands and complies with all relevant laws, regulations, payer and internal policies, procedures, and standards, and applies this understanding through daily work
• Responsible for processing accounts through multiple workflows
• Responsible for working accounts requiring more attention to detail
• Advanced knowledge of team procedures, standards, and policies, and applies this knowledge through daily work.
• Makes appropriate contacts with payers and other necessary parties to obtain and/or provide data or information needed to facilitate timely and accurate account resolution to expedite outcomes.
• Utilizes strong understanding of multiple systems/applications to ensure collection of expected payment.
• Utilizes knowledge of internal and external departmental functions and workflows to expedite and resolve when necessary.
• Responsible for in depth investigation and resolution of complex accounts
• Utilizes public speaking skills through high engagement in discussions and meeting facilitation.
• May be assigned complex responsibilities/projects that require senior leadership visibility or approval.
• Acts as a key resource to the team by mentoring staff and/or supporting the lead.
• Responsible for detailed analysis and processing of correspondence to facilitate improved collection processes.
• Maintains, complies, and shares knowledge of all relevant laws, regulations, payer and internal policies, procedures and standards.
• Extensive knowledge of other areas within the department to provide support as needed.

Required Qualifications

• 2 years in a medical billing office setting or relevant experience
• Organizational skills
• Communication skills
• Attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of medical billing office setting experience
• MS Office experience
• Coordination of benefits experience
• Epic, Brightree, Billing Bridge, or comparable software account experience
• Experience working with medical terminology
• Experience working with CPT-4 and ICD-10
• Extensive knowledge of FV account review experience
• Extensive knowledge of FV system applications
• Extensive knowledge of FV RCM workflows
• Billing certification
• Substantial system super user experience

Experience Preferred

• Ambulance billing, follow up, verification or coding
• Knowledge of Image Trend Billing Bridge software

 

Qualifications: $24.08- $34.01 Hourly