Medical Billing Specialist

Job description

Cotten Medical Billing & Consulting Inc, is seeking another energetic and friendly medical billing specialist and collection individual to join our business. The ideal candidate would be computer savvy, team oriented, and a quick study. Skills required include:

*Customer service experience.

*Good computer skills.

*Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills.

*Strong oral and writing communication skills.

*Ability to adapt well to changes with their daily responsibilities.

• Job Summary: This individual is responsible for all aspects of medical billing, appeals and collection specialist.

Essential Skills and Abilities:

• Bookkeeping skills and a working knowledge of medical billing software.
• Excellent Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid rules and regulations and CPT and ICD-10 coding.
• Understanding of private insurance rules and regulations.
• Good communication skills with patients is a must.
• Ability to read all explanation of benefits, and process as necessary.
• Understanding appeals.
• Aging A/R and follow up with all insurances.
• Data entry and patient demographic verification.
• Posting of insurance and patient payments.
• Managing denials and claims resubmission.
• Strong knowledge of insurance billing and reimbursement, experience with Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial, and Self-Pay collections.
• Have a full understanding of healthcare billing and collections, and have the ability to effectively communicate with patients and payers.
• Has strong attention to detail and problem solving skills
• Organized, self-motivated individual, who can work independently but also works very well as a team
• Analyze AR for trends in denials and responded claims to identify issues that impacting AR adjudication, cash inflow and bad debt issues
• 1 year minimum in medical billing

Responsibilities:

• Posts all insurance payments on a daily basis.
• Maintains a monthly account of receivables over 30, 60 and 90 days, seeing that over-due accounts are addressed within the policy and procedures.
• Mails all patient statements on monthly basis.
• Oversees the collection process.
• Remedies any previously approved insurance claim that has subsequently been denied.
• Handles all patient complaints regarding billing in a timely and consistent manner.
• Coordinates all patient and insurance refunds.
• Coordinates billing collections and deposits. Enters all charges and credits daily.
• Transmits all insurance claims daily.

REQUIREMENTS

• MUST have a PROFESSIONAL, respectful and a positive attitude.
• High School graduate or equivalent
• One year working with medical billing for a medical office
• We are looking for a dependable person, who strives to do a good job and is reliable. Must have own transportation.
• Part/ or full time position.
• Excellent culture And a great team working environment with growing potentials.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No nights

Work Location: In person