Insurance Collections Specialist

Gastro Health•Miami, FL

17d

About The Position

Gastro Health is seeking a Full-Time Insurance Collections Specialist to join our team! Gastro Health is a great place to work and advance in your career. You'll find a collaborative team of coworkers and providers, as well as consistent hours. This role offers: A great work/life balance No weekends or evenings – Monday thru Friday Paid holidays and paid time off Rapidily growing team with opportunities for advancement Competitive compensation Benefits package

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
At least 2 years’ experience in insurance collections.
Knowledge of medical terminology utilized in medical collections and billing (CPT, ICD-10, HCPCS)
Knowledge with letters of appeal.
Intermediate experience with Microsoft Excel and Office products is required.
Experience with HMO, PPO, and Medicare insurances.
Must be able to read, interpret, and apply regulations, policies and procedures

Responsibilities

Provides Liaison between the providers of health care services, the patient, or other responsible persons, and revenue sources, to ensure the correctness of charges, a current record of all transactions, and account resolution
Maintains active communications with insurance carriers and third-party carriers until account is paid.
Negotiates payment of current and past due accounts by direct telephone and written correspondence.
Updates patient account information
Monitors and identifies payer denial trends and problem accounts; communicates patterns to supervisor.
Runs a monthly aging report based on DOS and current A/R to identify accounts that require follow up.
Manage all assigned worklist on a daily basis for assigned insurances.
Utilize collection techniques to resolve accounts according to company’s policies and procedures.
Report any coding related denial to the Coding Specialist.
Performs other duties including but not limited to faxing information as required, generating retroactive authorization requests, and verifying medical eligibility.
Conducts necessary research to ensure proper reimbursement of claims.
Assist with special projects assigned by Billing Manager or Supervisor

Benefits

401(k) retirement plans with employer Safe Harbor Harbor Non-Elective Contributions of 3%
Discretionary profit-sharing contributions of up to 4%
Health insurance
Employer contributions to HSAs and HRAs
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Voluntary life insurance
Voluntary disability insurance
Accident insurance
Hospital indemnity insurance
Critical illness insurance
Identity theft insurance
Legal insurance
Paid time off
Discounts at local fitness clubs
Discounts at AT&T
Additionally, Gastro Health participates in a program called Tickets at Work that provides discounts on concerts, travel, movies, and more.