What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Billing Specialist position at ABACUS DERMATOLOGY MANAGE?
The Billing Specialist is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely filing of medical claims and bills to various payers and patients. This process includes review of medical encounter notes, application of appropriate procedure codes, diagnoses, and modifiers. The candidate will be responsible for the full revenue cycle including billing, payment posting, follow up and financial reconciliation. Candidate will work to achieve Revenue cycle timelines and goals. Candidate is able to communicate effectively to providers and clinical staff on medical documentation guidelines. There may be other job duties as assigned.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- Understanding and proficient use of medical billing guidelines and regulations.
- Knowledge of CPT, ICD-10, and HCPCS codes, as well as appropriate modifier usage for billing and following up on open AR claims.
- Familiar with billing all major medical insurances, including Medicare, Tricare, and commercial payers.
- Ability to communicate effectively and congenially with patients and staff members in person and over the phone.
- Ability to exercise tact, initiative, and good judgement when interacting with patients and staff members.
- Working experience in Office 365 business tools such as Outlook, Excel, Word etc.
- Ability to navigate and accurately input within the Practice Management Syste, EMR and other source systems.
- Ability to look for patterns of events, provides feedback and solutions.
- Critical thinking and analytical skills to review accounts and medical documentation.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Reviewing medical documentation and billing for errors, to ensure a clean claim is submitted the first time.
- Fielding patient and staff billing questions.
- Follow up on unpaid and denied claims.
- Insurance and patient payment posting and reconciliation.
- Work cooperatively with others, including appropriate communication with patients, providers, support staff and administration.
- Understanding of industry-specific policies, such as HIPAA regulations for health care
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- High school graduate or higher
- Medical billing or coding certification preferred
- Knowledge of dermatology coding and billing preferred
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Must have the physical ability execute the full performance of the duties of the position.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift 25 pounds at times.
DESIRED TRAITS
- Dependable, reliable and self-starter
- Detailed and critical thinking/analytical skills
- Capacity to prioritize tasks and work independently
- Strives for excellence
