Sr. Medical Biller (H)

University of Miami•Medley, FL

14d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Miami/UHealth Central Business Office is hiring a full-time Senior Medical Biller in Miami, Florida. The Senior Medical Biller processes billing information in the appropriate system and supports supervising staff in maintaining data quality by identifying potential problems and offering and implementing solutions. The role reviews, releases, reconciles, and corrects billing charges and related records, and supports training and reporting activities. The position reviews physician charges and encounters, verifies claim information and insurance eligibility, addresses registration issues and rejected charges, and coordinates voucher corrections. The role also distributes credits from patient payments and assigns charges to cases and phases. Other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting procedures and principles.
Ability to complete assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
Ability to work independently and/or collaboratively.
Effective oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Assist management with training new staff.
Run weekly account reports and monitor accounts to keep their contents at a minimum.
Verify claims and ensure edits are collected and released in a timely fashion.
Report edits by billing area to managing staff monthly.
Verify that all controls are followed so that no charges are missed.
Verify that clinic payment reconciliation processes are followed.
Ensure charges are entered in a timely fashion.
Review encounters for all pertinent information.
Coordinate corrections to inaccurate vouchers and print daily voucher reports to reconcile vouchers.
Adhere to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguard University assets.
Review and release physician charges from assigned WQs in a timely fashion.
Review encounter details, including patient demographics, guarantor and insurance information, place of service, referrals, claim information, and managed care authorization requirements.
Run insurance eligibility checks and resolve registration issues.
Manually enter paper vouchers received for missing charges.
Review and correct erroneous and rejected charges.
Distribute credits from patient payments as needed.
Assign charges to cases and phases.
Perform other duties as assigned.