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Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH)

Clinic Billing Specialist

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), Frankfort, Kentucky, United States

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Overview Under general supervision, the Clinic Billing and Follow-Up Specialist handles essential billing and insurance follow-up functions. This role requires a fundamental understanding of insurance claim processing, knowledge of HCFA claim forms, and the ability to interpret insurance explanation of benefits (EOBs), handle denials, and perform follow-up with insurers to ensure claims resolution. The position encompasses business office responsibilities related to patient accounts, including charge import, appeals, diagnostics and procedural coding, and claim follow-up with third-party payers to achieve a zero-balance resolution.

Functions

Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization

Import charges from queues in a timely manner and append modifiers or any required information for claim transmission

Review daily accounts that are ready to be billed in Waystar from Meditech

Initiate correction on all claims with errors by the designated time

Follow up on any correspondence that may have been received on that day or the previous day

Cross train on billing all lines of business to the different payers

Pull listing of all accounts assigned to be follow up by specific payer

Diagnostic and procedural coding

Follow-Up Responsibilities

Responsible for the resubmission of primary, secondary, and tertiary claims per respective regulations and policies.

Communicate with third-party representatives as necessary to complete claims processing and /or resolve problem claims.

Follow-up daily on post processing activity including but not limited to, rejected billings, adjustments, and rebilling, and denied claims for accounts.

Maintain accounts receivable detail of their accounts through tasking.

Maintains standards per payer for percentage accounts > 90 days.

Works minimum standard number of accounts per payer per day.

Meets or exceeds collection goals by payer each month.

Works all assigned accounts as assigned, depending on balance.

Complete appeals as required.

Participates in educational activities and attends monthly department staff meetings.

Maintains confidentiality: adheres to all HIPAA guidelines/regulations.

Other duties as assigned from time to time.

Attend educational activities and monthly department staff meetings.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED

Six months previous experience in clinic registration, billing and collections, financial counseling, or customer service preferred

Knowledge of medical terminology preferred

Basic computer proficiency

Typing speed: minimum 40 WPM

Familiarity with CPT and ICD-9 coding is helpful

Good written and verbal communication skills are essential for account follow-up

Seniority Level Entry level

Employment Type Full-time

Job Function Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries Hospitals and Health Care

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