Medical Billing Specialist reviews and verifies medical bills and invoices with accounts receivable ledger and patients. Ensures record accuracy, follows up, and makes necessary revisions. Being a Medical Billing Specialist processes changes in information system to support accurate and efficient billing process and financial close. Follows proper medical and insurance claim processes. Additionally, Medical Billing Specialist typically requires a high school diploma or equivalent. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The Medical Billing Specialist works under moderate supervision. Gaining or has attained full proficiency in a specific area of discipline. To be a Medical Billing Specialist typically requires 1-3 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Medical Billing Specialist II
Job Summary:
Position is responsible for patient account management duties. This person should have the ability to make decisions or solve problems by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives and propose quality solutions. Position interacts with patients both in-person and via phone and exceptional customer service skills are required. Duties include: entering charges and payments, auditing patient accounts for accuracy, verifying account demographic and billing information to secure payment for services rendered, assisting patients with establishing budget payments, accepting patient payments and processing, working past due accounts for collections, and mailing patient correspondence for billing purposes. The position requires someone who is self-motivated and focused to complete tasks with limited supervision and instruction. The Medical Billing Specialist II must have previous experience in medical insurance billing.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Work Experience:
Must have at least 5 years of experience in healthcare billing, with experience in charge entry, payment processing, denials, customer service, and collections required.
Education Requirements:
High School Diploma required; Associates Degree in an appropriate healthcare or business related field or certification related to medical billing preferred. Additional directly related experience can be substituted for education.
General Requirements: Experience in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel, excellent written and verbal communications, ability to manage multiple tasks to prioritize needs, strong attention to detail, strong interpersonal skills with a focus on customer service, personable and positive demeanor, especially when dealing with customers and patients, ability to work independently with minimal supervision, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, providers, management staff and contacts inside and outside of the organization, excellent follow up, problem solving and organizational skills.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position at 40 hours a week. Works primarily Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Expected hours of work may change at any time with or without notice.
Risk Level:
Low exposure
Working Environment:
This job operates in a professional office environment primarily seated at a desk in a well-lighted, ventilated area.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands descripted here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This is primarily a sitting role with significant phone work, some walking around the office with some light lifting. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Experience:
Must have at least 5 years of experience in healthcare billing, with experience in charge entry, payment processing, denials, customer service, and collections required.
Education Requirements:
High School Diploma required; Associates Degree in an appropriate healthcare or business related field or certification related to medical billing preferred. Additional directly related experience can be substituted for education.
General Requirements: Experience in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel, excellent written and verbal communications, ability to manage multiple tasks to prioritize needs, strong attention to detail, strong interpersonal skills with a focus on customer service, personable and positive demeanor, especially when dealing with customers and patients, ability to work independently with minimal supervision, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, providers, management staff and contacts inside and outside of the organization, excellent follow up, problem solving and organizational skills.
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