Healthcare Accounts Receivable Specialist

Join our dynamic team and make a meaningful impact in the healthcare industry. You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring accurate claims processing while advancing your career in a supportive and innovative environment. Enjoy competitive benefits upon hire, ongoing professional development, and the satisfaction of helping others every day. Take the next step in your career with Med-Metrix

Experience these exceptional benefits when you join Med-Metrix

• 8-Hour Shifts, Fixed Weekends Off
• Day 1 HMO with 2 of your dependents covered for FREE
• Medical Cash Allowance
• Rice Allowance
• Clothing Allowance
• Free Lunch Daily
• Paid Time Off
• Training and Staff Development
• Employee Engagement Activities
• Opportunities for Internal Mobility

Job Purpose

The Healthcare Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for collections, account follow up, billing and allowance posting for the accounts assigned to them.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Follow-up with payers to ensure timely resolution of all outstanding claims, via phone, emails, fax or websites
• Meets and maintains daily productivity/quality standards established in departmental policies
• Uses the workflow system, client host system and other tools available to them to collect payments and resolve accounts
• Adheres to the policies and procedures established for the client/team
• Knowledge of timely filing deadlines for each designated payer
• Performs research regarding payer specific billing guidelines as needed
• Ability to analyze, identify and resolve issues causing payer payment delays
• Ability to analyze, identify and trend claims issues to proactively reduce denials
• Communicates to management any issues and/or trends identified
• Initiate appeals when necessary
• Ability to identify and correct medical billing errors
• Send appropriate appeals, accurate requesting information, supporting documentation, and effective communication to complete recovery process
• Understanding of under or over payments and credit balance processes
• Assist with special A/R projects as needed. Analytical skills and the ability to communicate results are required
• Act cooperatively and courteously with patients, visitors, co-workers, management and clients
• Work independently from assigned work queues
• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• Maintain a professional attitude
• Other duties as assigned by the management team
• Use, protect and disclose patients' protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards
• Understand and comply with Information Security and HIPAA policies and procedures at all times
• Limit viewing of PHI to the absolute minimum as necessary to perform assigned duties

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in the BPO healthcare insurance industry, with hands on experience on Accounts Receivable (AR) follow-up
• Proficient in processing health and medical insurance claims from end to end with an understanding of payer-specific requirements and denials management and processing.
• Experienced on medical billing/ AR Collections
• In-depth knowledge on claims payments processing, claims status and tracking, Medical Billing, AR Follow ups, Denials and Appeals-outbound healthcare providers.
• Familiar with key healthcare and insurance terminologies including copay, coinsurance, and deductibles.
• Amenable to handling a mixture of 70% back-office support and 30% outbound call support
• Background in calling insurance (Payer) to verify claim status and payment dispute
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate well at all levels of the organization
• Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results oriented
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
• Gracious and welcoming personality for customer service interaction

Working Conditions

• Must be amenable to work night shifts
• Must be willing to work onsite
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to move around the work area; Sit; perform manual tasks; operate tools and other office equipment such as computer, computer peripherals and telephones; extend arms; kneel; talk and hear.
• Mental Demands: The employee must be able to follow directions, collaborate with others, and handle stress.
• Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

Med-Metrix will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, gender(including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, veteran status, other non-merit based factors, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.