What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable Specialist position at US Heart & Vascular?
US Heart and Vascular is in need of an Accounts Receivable Specialist to join Cardiovascular Care in Wichita, KS
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for billing all patient claims in a timely manner
- Perform basic claims follow up activities to include claim status checks, basic claim edits corrections and rebills.
- Work daily claims rejection lists including but not limited to, eligibility, coordination of benefits, clearinghouse smart edits, etc.
- Utilize clinical applications, payer websites and other systems as a research tool to retrieve medical documentation, patient eligibility information, billing guidelines, patient referrals, and hospital or procedure code authorizations to substantiate corrected claims submissions.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with carrier representatives and internal and external clients. Remain abreast of carrier/payer updates as it relates to Billing and Collections guidelines including claim submissions, claim appeals, grievance procedures and policy changes
- Responsible for compliance with all regulatory requirements and/or guidelines. These requirements/guidelines include, but are not limited to: OSHA, HIPAA, Federal Fraud and Abuse laws.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Knowledge of the accounts receivables (A/R) process
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field preferred
- One year healthcare or insurance billing processing experience required
- Knowledge of medical terminology, CPT, ICD-10-CM, HCPC codes, CCI edits and HIPAA regulations
- eClinicalWorks experience a plus
- Proficient in medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology
- Strong knowledge of ICD-1O coding
- Familiarity with medical office procedures and billing practices
- Flexible, Detail Oriented, Customer focus, Team working, Initiative, Problem solving, Organized, Self-motivated Ability to pay close attention to detail and produce extremely accurate work
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