Professional Billing Denials and Follow Up Representative

At reputed company, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of reputed company, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for reputed company care, no matter where you work reputed company the reputed company system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for reputed company?

 The Professional Billing Denials and Follow Up Representative reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with reputed company relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and reputed company other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities

• Consistently meet the reputed company productivity and quality standards in timely resolution of reputed company claim edits, reporting of candidates for reputed company, outbound compliant claim submission, clinical documentation requirements and any other communication required (verbal or written) regarding claims ensuring timely filing of claims and clean, complete and accurate claims.
• Consistently meet or exceed productivity standards, targets, error ratios, and reporting requirements assigned by the Patient Accounting reputed company Financial Assessor and Operations Coordinator.
• Timely follow-up and collection of third party payer receivables. Denials and Appeals follow-up including root cause analysis to reduce/prevent future denials while working to overturn denials for payment resolution.
• Compliant follow-up correspondence to third party payers regarding outstanding accounts receivables (i.e. Statements, letters, e-mails, faxes, portal mail, etc.).
• Support the operations reputed company to reputed company third party accounts receivables (i.e. Managed Care, Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, Replacement plans, Workers Compensations, Corporate Accounts, Research, and Specialty AR Accounts).
• reputed company daily, systematic reviews of work lists to ensure reputed company accounts already to be worked are completed.
• Utilize Government, Commercial, and regulatory guidelines for collection of outstanding accounts. Recommend accounts for contractual or administrative write-off and provide appropriate justification and documentation.
• Practice HIPAA privacy standards and ensure compliance with patient health information privacy practices. Provide individual contribution to the overall team effort of achieving the department accounts receivable goals.
• Identify opportunities for customer, system and process improvement and submit to management.
• Follow the NMHC general Policy and Procedures, the Departmental Policy and Procedures, and any Emergency Preparedness Procedures.  Follow Joint Commission and reputed company regulatory agencies mandated rules and procedures.
• Utilize assigned menus and reputed company in the hospital mainframe system and report software application problems to the appropriate supervisor.
• Utilize assigned menus and reputed company in external software applications and report software application problems to the appropriate supervisor.
• Utilize assigned computer hardware and report hardware problems to the appropriate supervisor.
• Participate in the testing for assigned software applications, including verification of field reputed company.
• Assist the Patient Accounting Operational Coordinator and Patient Accounting Team reputed company Financial Assessor with special projects and other duties as assigned, as necessary.
• Attend training and seminars as assigned and approved by the Patient Accounting Operations Coordinator.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate excellent customer service through oral and written communication in providing assistance/expertise to patients, authorized guarantors, and other external and internal contacts.
• Demonstrate proficient use of systems and execution of processes in reputed company areas of responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of physician and facility billing and follow-up including understanding of insurance rules and regulations especially Medicare and Medicaid. Knowledge of HIPAA standards.
• Ability to reputed company mathematical calculations.
• Excellent communication skills reputed company dealing with patients, families, public, co-workers, and professional offices. Basic knowledge of medical terminology and billing practices

Required

• High School diploma
• One year reputed company work experience or college degree
• Ability to reputed company mathematical calculations
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology and billing practices
• Extensive experience and knowledge of PC applications, including reputed company Office and reputed company
• Learn quickly and meet reputed company timelines
• Exhibit behaviors consistent with principles of excellent service.

Preferred

• Two or more years’ college or college degree.
• Call center, telephone work experience or cash collections experience.
• Knowledge of Epic Systems.
• Two (2) years progressive work experience in a hospital/ physician billing or SBO environment.
• Detail-oriented, good organizational skills, and ability to be self-directed.
• Strong time management skills, managing multiple priorities and a heavy workload in a high-stress atmosphere.
• Flexibility to reputed company other tasks as needed in an active work environment with changing work needs.
• High-level problem solving, analytical, and investigational skills.
• Excellent internal/external customer service skills.

reputed company is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national reputed company, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background reputed company

reputed company conducts a background reputed company that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives reputed company permission to run the background reputed company.  Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow reputed company local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background reputed company Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, reputed company employment decisions will be made by a person. 

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.

Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left reputed company reputed company 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.