Medical Billing Specialist

This role has the opportunity to grow into a permanent opportunity with the client as they grow their team over the next several months. If you have 2+ years of prior medical billing experience, this could be a fantastic opportunity for you!

Responsibilities:

• Accurately process patient charges based on treatment records and ensure compliance with relevant laws and medical coding procedures
• Efficiently handle insurance claims and patient payments
• Utilize all of the major clearinghouses for claims submission processing
• Establish patient payment plans and oversee collection accounts
• Diligently monitor and resolve any discrepancies in billing or payments
• Efficiently manage any denied claims, determining the cause and resubmitting in a timely manner
• Ensure all patient records are comprehensive and accurate
• Handle data entry tasks and promote the use of paperless billing methods whenever possible
• 2+ years of prior medical billing experience
• Proficiency utilizing one of the major EMR technologies for billing, such as EPIC, Point and Click, Procentive, Allscripts, etc.
• Familiarity in navigating the major claims clearinghouses
• Ability to handle denials and appeals effectively.
• Core competency in revenue cycle terminology and procedures, including front-end, mid-cycle and back-end.
• Comfort level working directly with major health insurance payers.
• An understanding of Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial and Self-pay claims is highly desired.