BILLING ASSISTANT

Job Description

POSITION : Billing Assistant

REPORTS TO : Electronic Health Record and Billing Manager

POSITION SUPERVISED : None

SALARY : $20 Hourly

STATUS : Part Time, Hourly, Non-Exempt

DRIVING REQUIRED : No

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF POSITION :

The Billing Assistant under the direction of the Electronic Health Record and Billing Manager (EHR / BM) is responsible for 1) denial management of claims to include the finding, reviewing, analyzing, resolving, rebilling and where possible preventing denials / rejections. 2) posting of and reconciliation of payments 3) verifying and updating insurance coverage and eligibility 4) producing assigned billings and reports within the electronic health record.

PRIMARY DUTIES :

• Daily review of any claims not fully paid and determine the corrective action, including sending for reconsideration, rebilling and recommending any corrective adjustments to the EHR / BM.
• Complete semi-monthly review of unpaid claims with no payer response.
• Supply billing reports of denial trends to EHR / BM.
• Provide weekly documentation on the progress and resolution of previously denied claims.
• Research client insurance and cost share amounts to update in the EHR.
• Retrieve insurance payment explanation of benefits (EOBs) and client payments to post into the EHR.
• Generate monthly statements for clients with commercial insurance.
• Assist with creating internal billing reports and analyzing EHR revenue integrity.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES :

QUALIFICATIONS :

Salary : $20