Medical Biller - Specialist
Fredericksburg, VA
MUST:
- Experience Medical Biller
- 2 plus years of Medical billing experience
- Must have Accountants Receivable experience
- Must have payment posting experience
- Must have experience creating deposits
- Must have experience with EMR
- Experience working in a specialty and/or surgical practice is preferred
DUTIES:
The Medical Biller - Accountants Receivable will be responsible for but not limited to the following:
- Generates revenue by making payment arrangements; collecting accounts; monitoring and pursuing delinquent accounts
- Collects delinquent accounts by establishing payment arrangements with patients; monitoring payments; following up with patients when payment lapses occur
- Utilizes collection agencies and small claims court to collect accounts by evaluating and selecting collection agencies; determining appropriateness of pursuing legal remedies; testifying for the hospital in court cases
- Maintains Medicare bad-debt cost report by tracking billings; monitoring collections; compiling information
- Initiates claims against estates by monitoring deaths and unpaid accounts; informing legal department to act on probate and estate issues; following-up with clerk of court
- Secures outstanding balance payments for care of hospital employees by establishing payroll deductions; obtaining signatures for automatic transfers
- Secures obstetrical payments by interviewing and obtaining information from pre-delivery patients; establishing payments due prior to delivery; sending monthly statements
- Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures; reporting compliance issues
- Maintains quality results by following standards
- Protects office's value by keeping collection information confidential
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities
- Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and JCAHO standards
- Enhances billing department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
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