Medical Billing Specialist
Medical Billing Specialist
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Job Description
Fair Haven Community Health Care
FHCHC is a forwardthinking dynamic and exciting community health center that provides care for multiple generations at over 143000 office visits in 21 locations.Overseen by a Board of Directors the majority of whom are patients themselves we are proud to offer a wide range of primary and specialty care services as well as evidencebased patient programs to educate patients in healthy lifestyle choices. As we grow and are able to bring highquality health care to more areas that need access we continue to put our patients first in everything we do. The mission of FHCHC is To improve the health and social wellbeing of the communities we serve through equitable high quality patientcentered care that is culturally responsive.
For 53 years we have been a health care leader in our community focused on providing excellent affordable primary care to all patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Fair Haven is proud to have a motivated team of professionals who are constantly seeking ways to enhance and improve the health and wellbeing of all patients.We believe that everyone should have access to highquality medical and dental care regardless of ability to pay.
Job purpose
Responsible for maintaining the professional reimbursement program. Ensure compliance with current payments and rules that affect billing and collection. Followup of any outstanding A/R allpayers selfpay and the resolution of denials. Manage correspondence.
Duties and responsibilities
- Performs billing and computer functions including patient & thirds party billing data entry and posting encounters.
- Prepares and submits clean claims to various insurance companies either electronically or by paper.
- Handle the followup of outstanding A/R allpayers including selfpay and /or the resolution of denials.
- Answers question from patients FHCHC staff and insurance companies.
- Identifies and resolves patient billing complaints.
- Prepares reviews and send patient statements.
- Handle all correspondence related to insurance or patient account contacting insurance carriers patients and other facilities as needed to get the maximum payments and accounts and identify issues or changes to achieve client profitability.
- Take call from patients and insurance companies regarding billing and statement questions.
- Process and post all patient and/or insurance payments.
Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED with experience in medical billing
- Knowledge of third party billing requirements ICD and CPT codes
- Needs good interpersonal skills and ability to work as a member of the team to serve the patients.
- Accurate & detail oriented
- Ability to work independently
- Bilingual in English and Spanish Preferred
Technical Qualifications
- Ability to use computer and multilined telephones
- Understanding of billing practice
- Oral and written Proficiency in English
American with Disabilities Requirements:
External and internal applicants as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job specific functions (listed within each job specific responsibility) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by the organization on a case by case basis.
Fair Haven Community Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FHCHC does not discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex gender identity sexual orientation age nondisqualifying physical or mental disability national origin veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications merit and business need.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
