Associate Patient Account Representative

Northwell Health

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About The Position

Performs billing, collections, third party reimbursements, computer data entry and retrieval. Helps in posting charges to accounts.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 0-1 years of relevant experience, required.

Responsibilities

• Performs charge and payment entry; also ensures accurate completion of coding for all assigned physician specialties.
• Aids review of physician's coding and identify possible conflicts in rules.
• Notifies physician when discrepancies are identified for correction.
• Coordinates incoming mail with open queue charges to maintain queue status.
• Reads and interprets insurance explanation of benefits; responds to insurance payer edits, rejections, and denials; identifies cause of rejections and chooses most appropriate methods to resolve them.
• Creates detailed, well-versed typed letters to insurances and patients.
• Creates effective appeal packages to submit to insurances.
• Communicates in an effective professional manner when speaking with insurances and patients.
• Maintains organized files of incoming and completed work.
• Performs related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees