Patient Accounting Specialist

INTEGRIS Health•Oklahoma City, OK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team as a Patient Accounting Specialist at the INTEGRIS Health 5300 Building, in Oklahoma City, OK supporting both vendor-managed and Shared Services/Corporate Billing accounts in the Hospital Billing team. INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma's largest not-for-profit health system, is seeking a dedicated caregiver to join us in our mission to partner with people to live healthier lives. Take your first step toward growing your career by joining us.

Requirements

1 year of insurance, billing and collections or related business environment
Must be able to communicate effectively in English (verbal/written)

Nice To Haves

Successful completion of 1100+ related Career Tech program (medical billing/coding or accounting/bookkeeping) in lieu of experience
College coursework in related field or Healthcare Certification (CRCR, CRCS, CHAA) preferred
Previous experience with medical terminology, basic ICD10 and CPT coding preferred
Previous experience using Microsoft Office programs
Previous experience in one of the following: billing, insurance resolution follow-up, cash posting, or customer service preferred

Responsibilities

Accurately processing healthcare claims according to payer compliance regulations.
Ensuring timely claim submission and reimbursement from various third party payers and or patients.
Ensuring proper account documentation in the facility's billing system.
Pursuing follow-up efforts on aged accounts.
Importing and processing of payment files, claim processing, collection of insurance or patient balances, physician charge entry.
Maintain and manipulate multiple files or work lists as assigned.
Communicates directly with Payers to follow-up on outstanding claims to resolve payment variances and achieve timely reimbursement.
Provides payers with specific reasons for suspected underpayments and analyzes reasons given by payers for non-payment.
Updates and maintains accurate information on each account with action plan for next steps to resolve.
Effectively handles all communications, including telephone and email from payers and departments within the health system.
Participates in continuous quality improvement efforts on an ongoing basis, establish goals with supervisors and tracking progress.
Understands and maintains compliance with HIPAA guidelines when handling patient information.
Understands federal and state regulations as, well as specific payer requirements and explanations of benefits, in order to identify and report billing compliance issues and payer discrepancies.
Assists hospital and/or physician patients who come to the patient accounting office during business hours.
Reports to the manager or supervisor of the department as assigned.