What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Insurance Accounts Receivable Specialist (Remote - SC Upstate only) position at Ob Hospitalist Group?
Position Summary : Responsible for achieving and maintaining reduction of AR days, growth in net collections, reduction in percent of AR greater than 120 days and an increase in cash collected.
I. Position Responsibilities : Essential
- Account research by contacting and responding to request from billing vendor and payers for verification of patient claim status and / or demographic information.
- Prioritize workload based on aging reports, account balance, and priority accounts under the direction of management.
- Investigative skills. Pursues non-payment from third party payors until resolved.
- Strong knowledge of third party payor rules and guidelines, especially State Medicaid plans.
- Ensure all Protected Health Information is kept in a secure location at all times.
- Maintain a consistent processing and low error rate.
- Collects and forwards updates to billing vendor as needed to include removal of patients from collections, submission of insurance claims, and payments to be posted.
- Responds to RAI's from billing vendor and instructs on next steps.
- Resolve claim errors, demographic issues, duplicates, and no coverage errors in work queues.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
II. Essential Skills / Credentials / Experience / Education
III. Preferred Skills / Credentials / Experience / Education
IV. Mental and Physical Demands (per ADA guidelines)
Physical Demands :
Travel Demands :
Hourly, Nonexempt Position Compensation : $20 - $23 per hour
What We Offer - The Good Stuff :
Salary : $20 - $23
