Medical Billing Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

• Ensure all clinic and surgical claims are filed daily.
• Follows up with claims contacting payers for medical claims status, followup denials, or partial payments
• Obtains payer requirements for timely adjudication of claims
• Files claims with appropriate documentation attached
• Pursues maintains and communicates medical coverage / guideline changes / updates
• Processes all incoming and outgoing correspondence as assigned
• Verifies adjusts and updates Accounts Receivable (A / R) according to correspondence received from the insurance company
• Helps facilitate interoffice communication on error and denial trends
• Initiates the review / appeals process on disputed claims
• Researches credit balances and initiates refunds as required
• Documents all activity in customer's computer account
• Answers billing phone inquiries and disputes.
• Acts as liaison between staff and management
• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required
• Past performance shows solid evidence of insurance qualifications and guidelines
• Knowledge of telephone etiquette and adequate oral and written communication skills
• Shows effective multitasking skills
• Positive and cooperative attitude in working and communicating with individuals at all levels of the organization.

Company Description

We are very excited about the possibility of your employment with St. Michael’s Eye & Laser Institute, Inc.

St. Michael's has been providing high-quality ophthalmology physician services to the residents of Pinellas County for over 50 years.

St. Michael's is a fully equipped, state-of-the-art medical practice housing some of the most experienced and skilled vision care specialists.

St. Michael's four highly trained ophthalmologists have over 100 years in combined experience in performing the most advanced and complete medical / surgical care for the eye.

St. Michael's office is located at 1030 West Bay Drive Largo, Florida. The 12,000 square foot office includes fifteen examination rooms, five testing / procedures rooms, a full-service eye clinic, full-service optical department and state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging and treatment equipment including optical coherence tomography, ocular / retinal angiography, Excimer laser, retinal thermal laser and YAG and Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) lasers.

Located on the same campus as St. Michael's office is the 7,500 square foot AAAHC accredited St. Michael’s Surgery Center which includes three operating rooms and one procedure room.

SMS is separately licensed and accredited as a freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center that is 100% dedicated to providing ocular / eye surgery.

St. Michael's Surgery Center is equipped with complex / advanced equipment including two Zeiss Opmi Lumera surgical microscope systems (only University of South Florida has this level of technology in the Tampa Bay area), a Centurion Cataract Vision System (only three in the Tampa Bay area) and an Alcon Constellation Vision System (only three in the Tampa Bay area).

St. Michael's Surgery Center complex / advanced ocular / eye equipment and highly trained ocular / eye surgery clinical staff results in St.

Michael's Surgery Center providing more complex / advanced ocular / eye surgery than other ASCs in the area including complex cataract surgery, corneal transplants, eye shunt implants, revision of the iris, endoscopic ablation, retinal detachment surgery and vitreous hemorrhage surgery.

Company Description

We are very excited about the possibility of your employment with St. Michael’s Eye & Laser Institute, Inc. r n r nSt. Michael's has been providing high-quality ophthalmology physician services to the residents of Pinellas County for over 50 years.

St. Michael's is a fully equipped, state-of-the-art medical practice housing some of the most experienced and skilled vision care specialists.

St. Michael's four highly trained ophthalmologists have over 100 years in combined experience in performing the most advanced and complete medical / surgical care for the eye.

r n r nSt. Michael's office is located at 1030 West Bay Drive Largo, Florida. The 12,000 square foot office includes fifteen examination rooms, five testing / procedures rooms, a full-service eye clinic, full-service optical department and state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging and treatment equipment including optical coherence tomography, ocular / retinal angiography, Excimer laser, retinal thermal laser and YAG and Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) lasers.

r n r nLocated on the same campus as St. Michael's office is the 7,500 square foot AAAHC accredited St. Michael’s Surgery Center which includes three operating rooms and one procedure room.

SMS is separately licensed and accredited as a freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center that is 100% dedicated to providing ocular / eye surgery.

r n r nSt. Michael's Surgery Center is equipped with complex / advanced equipment including two Zeiss Opmi Lumera surgical microscope systems (only University of South Florida has this level of technology in the Tampa Bay area), a Centurion Cataract Vision System (only three in the Tampa Bay area) and an Alcon Constellation Vision System (only three in the Tampa Bay area).

St. Michael's Surgery Center complex / advanced ocular / eye equipment and highly trained ocular / eye surgery clinical staff results in St.

Michael's Surgery Center providing more complex / advanced ocular / eye surgery than other ASCs in the area including complex cataract surgery, corneal transplants, eye shunt implants, revision of the iris, endoscopic ablation, retinal detachment surgery and vitreous hemorrhage surgery.