Description
Position will be remote, but some in-office hours are possible
Candidate will ideally reside around the Columbus, OH, Akron, OH, or Cleveland, OH areas.
Looking for at least 5 years experience in hospice billing or Medicare billing and knowledge of DDE is a must.
As aHospice/Palliative Care Patient Account Specialist, you will perform daily billing and collection operations for Hospice and Palliative Care Revenue Cycle Department. The Hospice/Palliative Care Patient Account Specialists ensures that the patient accounts are handled in compliance with Interim Healthcare?s policy and regulatory standards.
What we offer our Hospice/Palliative Care Patient Account Specialist:
Competitive pay and benefits
FT, 8:30 am ? 5pm, M-F. Remote with some possible in office hours.
Daily Pay option available
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Working at Interim HealthCare means a career unlike any other. With integrity at the center of all we do, we know that when we support you and your community, you'll change lives every day.
As a Hospice/Palliative Care Patient Account Specialist, you will:
Initiate and maintain complete and accurate patient billing records along with maintaining confidentiality of Interim Healthcare patient billing records to ensure regulatory compliance with state and federal laws. Identifies and implements system enhancements, as it relates to industry trends to improve overall performance and outcomes.
Accurate cash posting and balance monies received from insurance plans by the end of each month. Track and process all over-payments/under-payments to ensure collection of balances owed/received are precise and appropriate. Always maintain proper payment of all state/federal revenues to ensure the correct rates have been paid. This is a federal regulation that must be followed.
Accurately process payments to Nursing Facilities for patients with Medicaid coordinating all admissions, deaths, bed hold days, transfers, and discharges. Bills all insurance plans for denials and/or collection of payments while maintaining timely filing of all insurance plans. Maintains a positive relationship working cooperatively with nursing homes, health information department, accounts payable department and other providers to maintain quality service, quick response time and ensure accurate payments. It is important to sustain positive relationships which are crucial to developing future referrals to the organization.
Review of monthly aging for trouble spots and past due accounts along with running month-end billing process and reconciliation improve flow of cash to organization. Monitors and maintains days in AR at or below 60-90 days to ensure cash flow. This is evidenced by a monthly review of AR with a success rate of 90%. Reporting any issues to Regional Hospice/Palliative Care Revenue Cycle Manager.
To qualify for a Hospice/Palliative Care Patient Account Specialist with us:
? Associate degree (Bachelor?s Degree preferred) in related field required or equivalent education,training, and experience.
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