Collections Representative

Job Title: Collections Representative

Location: Whittier CA (90602)

Duration: 3 months

Shift: 8am5pm (Monday Friday)

Position Summary:

• Works under the supervision of the Billing and Collection Supervisor.
• Analyzes and interprets Managed Care contract language terms conditions and responsibility matrices. Performs telephone and written followup with patients insurance companies third party payers workers compensation payers medical groups outside hospitals and physicians offices to ensure timely payments.
• Has a strong understanding of CMS regulations Managed Care and insurance company payment principles rules and regulations.
• Is knowledgeable with the use of appropriate HCPCS CPT 4 codes Modifiers ICD9 and ICD10 codes. Understands the billing and payment follow up time limits set forth by Medicare payer contracts and has the knowledge of insurance billing rules and regulations. Has the ability to utilize multiple hospital systems.

Education/Experience/Training:

• High school graduate
• Previous experience working in an acute hospital patient account setting.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in hospital collections
• Customer service experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Safeguards and preserves the confidentiality of patients protected health information in accordance with State and Federal (HIPAA) regulatory requirements hospital and departmental policies.
• Ensures a safe patient environment and adherence to safety practices per policy.
• With consideration to age employees utilize the approved process to resolve biophysical psychological educational and environmental needs of patient/significant other when administering care.
• Audits and analyzes accounts to determine proper insurance reimbursements and contractual allowances.
• Maintains portfolio of all accounts with the ability to meet the daily productivity standard.
• Followsup with payers documenting the patient accounts systems with concise information for account resolution.
• Pursues underpayments and complete appeals when necessary in a timely manner providing accurate information to payer.
• Reviews and analyzes denied claims to determine appropriate action accurately requesting the correct contractual adjustment according to our Commercial and Managed Care contracts.
• Responds timely to insurance correspondence.
• Reviews insurance refunds processing the appropriate adjustments to assure account balance is accurate when the refund is processed.
• Skilled in the usage of various computer systems (Meditech TRAC) and other available tools (APC and APR/MS DRG). Allscripts/SFM NThrive/Claims Management a plus.
• Keeps current AB774 regulations regarding billing/collections.
• Performs other duties as assigned.