Insurance Analyst I – Patient Financial Services

• Job Objective
• Reports to
• Supervises
• Ages of Patients
• Blood Borne Pathogens
• Qualifications
• Essential Responsibilities
• Job Objective expand more Job Objective : A brief overview of the position.

Performs account review, follow-up and collections to include double recoupment, correspondence and credit balance resolution.

Reports to

Director of Patient Financial Services and / or Clinic Billing Supervises

N / A Ages of Patients

N / A Blood Borne Pathogens

Minimal / No Potential

• Reports to expand more Reports to Director of Patient Financial Services and / or Clinic Billing
• Supervises expand more Supervises N / A
• Ages of Patients expand more Ages of Patients N / A
• Blood Borne Pathogens expand more Blood Borne Pathogens Minimal / No Potential
• Qualifications expand more Qualifications Education Required : High school diploma, GED or higher level degree Licensure / Certification N / A Experience Required : One (1) year of billing / collections experience, billing certification or prior successful internship / temporary assignment in a patient financial service setting Preferred : Experience with managed care and Medicare / Medi-Cal Billing regulations
• Essential Responsibilities expand more Essential Responsibilities Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.

Manages new accounts, on a daily basis, by working within Receivables Workstation. Interfaces with other departments within the hospital, when appropriate, to obtain information necessary to process or resolve claims.

Contacts patient and / or account guarantor to solicit payment on account. Works all accounts listed in the Follow-Up queue, on a daily basis to promote collection of accounts.

This will include telephoning the payer, messaging or identifying the claim on the payers’ Internet websites. Manages account inventory on a timely basis to promote payment and resolution of all accounts as instructed by management.

Stays current on all payer requirements by reading bulletins, reviewing provider handbooks, accessing websites, etc. Processes incoming correspondence, including signature letters, denials, prior authorizations and additional information necessary to process the claim.

Records newly identified insurance plans and facilitates the account processing of new plan in accordance with pre-billing policies and procedures.

Records accurate and definitive notes in the electronic account file that depict the current status of account, issues with account and anticipated date of resolution.

Escalates account management to Supervisor when issues arise, if needed. Ensures PFS management is kept up to date with contract, payer or system changes and / or issues.

Assigns a status code to each worked account to enable account tracking, statistical data gathering and audit activities.

Manages new credit balance accounts every day and prepares adjustments or refunds to zero the account balance. Handles special projects as directed by management e.

g. high dollar accounts, accounts over 180 days old, etc. Attends, in-house training and attends classes pertaining to Federal and State billing regulations as well as Compliance Issues and Guidelines as requested.

Maintains productivity standards by payer assignment. Performs other job related tasks as assigned.

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