Patient Coordinator

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Communicate with up to 50 patients each day through phone calls and emails in a professional and courteous manner.
• Handle a variety of inquiry categories including questions about patient statements, billing, and general questions.
• Helps reconcile patient accounts to ensure correctness of patient statements. Has a working knowledge of Medicaid and Medicare programs and commercial insurances
• Ability to interpret Explanations of Benefits or Remittance Advice (EOB or RA).
• Able to explain a billing statement and methodology.
• Maintains accurate and complete records concerning collection activity on all accounts according to company procedures.
• Process requests quickly, accurately, and consistently with general supervision
• Submit adjustment / refund requests if needed.
• Keeps management informed of areas of concern and problems identified.
• Assists in monthly closing by assuring all appropriate information is entered into the system.
• Process credit card payments.
• Monitors hardship applications.
• Process correspondence, as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Follows all HIPAA guidelines.