Billing Coordinator Assistant

Noland Health Services•Birmingham, AL

57d

About The Position

Provides support for Billing Coordinators to work and collect accounts from third party payors and patients/residents to resolution in both the Senior Housing and Hospital Division. Provides the records and data for use of Billing Coordinators and Management to facilitate performance review and quality. Assist with payment posting, office organization, bad debt processing, credit balance research and rejection identification.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Minimum of one (1) year of related experience in a medical business office environment required.
Must be able to work with hands and fingers throughout the workday.
Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
Must be able to walk, sit and stand intermittently throughout the workday.

Responsibilities

Processes late charges and other account adjustments to patient accounts.
Reviews and documents system and remit rejections, compiles, spreadsheets and statistics for quality review and training.
Reports collection, bankruptcy and estate claims to collection attorney. Maintains collection logs and related files.
Maintains Senior Housing therapy rejection logs to offset payables with applicable reporting as assigned.
Assists with the monthly statement process.
Assists with the research and documentation gathering regarding Medicare bad debt accounts in both divisions. Maintains required logs and collection records as determined by the Central Office Manager and the Director of Central Business Office.
Processes/posts remittances from Medicare, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Medicaid, and other major third party payors. Processes remittance rejections in accordance with established guidelines.
Processes/posts payments from patients/residents.
Balances and audits work as required.
Assists investigating credit balance accounts, completes requests and maintains files.
Performs general office duties to include answering telephones, maintaining supplies and processing return mail.
Provides organized personal support for record maintenance and office filing requirements.
Performs other job related tasks such as daily census reports, month end and other periodic reports, keying charge updates and other miscellaneous information into the patient accounting system as requested.