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Job Type: Full Time, 80 hours every two weeks
Shift: Mon-Fri
Weekend Frequency: No weekends or holidays
Wage Range: $16.39-$22.95
Education Requirements:
- High school diploma/GED or higher education
Insurance Billing Specialist
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Provide exemplary customer service.
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Works daily electronic billing system (Cerner & nThrive) and submits insurance claims to third-party payers; reviews daily claim edits from the hospital billing system and makes necessary corrections to allow electronic submission.
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Assessing and analyzing claim edits daily within the billing system leading to a resolution within 24-48 hours.
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Maintains a thorough understanding of federal and state regulations as well as requirements specific to Medicare, Medicaid, and fiscal intermediaries in order to promote compliant claims submission practices for governmental claims.
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Communicates any edits that may need joint resolution with external departments.
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Prepares and submits manual insurance claims to third-party payers who do not accept electronic claims or who require special handling.
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Resubmission of claims that may need corrections.
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Verify that claims have been received by the appropriate payer.
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Investigate and resolve any issues in regards to claim transmission.
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Mail/Fax/Email paper claims to the appropriate payer the day they are generated.
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Performs effective, timely and efficient follow-up on all outstanding debit and credit balances within the expected time period.
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Review and analyze outstanding debit and credit balances to determine appropriate follow-up.
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Contributes innovatively to the success of our department and is compliant in all patient and billing aspects.
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Maintains a base-line understanding of federal and state regulations, as well as specific payer requirements and explanation of benefits to ensure compliance.
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Effectively handles communications, including email, telephone and instant message, from payers and departments within and outside of the department.
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Understands and maintains compliance with HIPAA guidelines when handling patient information.
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Reviews, processes, and resolves all incoming patient and insurance correspondence within one business day.
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Reviews and prepares responses to correspondence from patients and insurance carriers within a reasonable time frame.
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Responds to formal communication, both external and internal, within a reasonable time frame.
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Documents all activity taken within an encounter in the billing system.
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Clear and concise messaging.
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Responsible for making and documenting timely phone calls to insurance in regards to billing matters within the billing system.
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Provides updates to existing policies and procedures as needed and proposes new.
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Communicates with staff routinely and effectively using all forms of communication.
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Builds relationships and fosters positive communication with applicable departments outside of PFS.
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Documents all activity - each time an account is touched - in the notes section of the AR Host I.S. System, at the account level, appropriately, timely, compliantly and thoroughly.
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Stays current on healthcare regulations.
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Attends training sessions, internal and external.
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Performs other related duties as assigned.
Holland Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy