Billing Specialist, Patient Accounts

University Hospital, Newark NJ•Newark, NJ

14h•$28 - $29

About The Position

The primary purpose of the Billing Specialist position is to ensure accurate and timely processing of all patient and insurance billing, follow-up and correspondence for University Hospital.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED Certification required
Three (3) years of progressively more responsible clerical experience, one (1) year of which must have been in a physician’s office, hospital billing office, or insurance company, which involved billing and collection or medical insurance activities.
Prior experience functioning in a computerized environment is required.

Responsibilities

Performs pre-billing preparations as required for electronic and manual claims submission.
Reviews pre-bill edit/error reports and makes necessary corrections; Resubmits claims.
Obtains and/or corrects any missing data elements required for billing purposes.
Mails all hard copy claims to the appropriate insurance carrier with attachments, if required.
Maintains and prepares daily billing and follow-up logs and statistical reports.
Contacts insurance companies to follow-up on outstanding claims submitted, in accordance with daily workload assignments as displayed on the Receivables Workstation and/or as targeted by Patient Accounts Management.
Handles and processes all communications (oral and written) received from insurance companies, patients, and other third parties in accordance with HIPAA regulations.