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Job Category: Bus. Office/Insurance Shift: Day Location: Atlanta, GA Req ID: 2023-52702
Job Details
Position Description
OCCUPATIONAL SUMMARY
Bills commercial and managed care health insurance carriers and institutional payers on patient accounts in a timely and accurate manner.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepares standardized, uniform, or customized claim forms to all commercial and managed care carriers in a timely and accurate manner.
- Maintains current status in billing daily downloads as well as completing referrals and returned claims within the required timeframe.
- Maintains current working knowledge of universal billing regulations and requirements as well as individual Northside Hospital procedures.
- Works with all other departments through Billing Supervisor or Lead Biller, to resolve billing, system or administrative problems.
- Prepares daily, weekly, and monthly billing production reports by the required deadline.
- Mails necessary forms to third party payors in a timely manner.
- Takes the initiative to solve routine problems and inquiries on individual accounts; referring serious problems to Lead Bill or Billing Supervisor.
- Refers serious problems to supervisor.
Position Requirements
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
- One (1) year experience in billing, OR Associate’s Degree in Business.
- Good verbal communication skills and basic typing ability.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION PREFERRED
- B.S. degree in Business or Accounting.
- Two (2) years experience in insurance billing, or related area.
- Prior hospital or healthcare experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of electronic billing systems.