AR Commercial Follow Up Specialist, 250 E. Liberty, 7:30a-4:00p
AR Commercial Follow Up Specialist, 250 E. Liberty, 7:30a-4:00p
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Primary Location:
250 E Liberty StAddress:
250 East Liberty St. Louisville KY 40202Shift:
First Shift (United States of America)Job Description Summary:
WE ARE HIRING!Location: 250 E. Liberty St. Louisville KY 40202
Shift: First Fulltime
About UofL Health
UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals four medical centers Brown Cancer Center Eye Institute nearly 200 physician practice locations and more than 1000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital. Affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine UofL Health is committed to providing patients with access to the most advanced care available. This includes clinical trials collaboration on research and the development of new technologies to both save and improve lives. With more than 13000 team members physicians surgeons nurses pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate innovative patient-centered care. For more information on UofL Health go to .
Job Summary:
This position requires thorough knowledge of the Uniformed Bill timely filing limits set forth by various payers and various payer websites for follow up. Performs all duties related to timely and efficient billing and follow-up. Thorough understanding of commercial payer eligibility benefits determining primary payer and covered benefits. Understanding of billing policies for auto and worker compensation as well as incarcerated patient payers.
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JOB SUMMARY
This position requires thorough knowledge of the Uniformed Bill timely filing limits set forth by various payers and various payer websites for follow up. Performs all duties related to timely and efficient billing and follow-up. Thorough understanding of commercial payer eligibility benefits determining primary payer and covered benefits. Understanding of billing policies for auto and worker compensation as well as incarcerated patient payers.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Monitor commercial and specialty payer accounts receivable inventory to ensure timely follow up and claims resolution.
- Adhere to quality and productivity standards assigned by management.
- Submit account for appeal on accounts where retroactive coverage has been obtained.
- Identify payers being submitted on paper rather than electronically and communicate the opportunities to leadership.
- Follow up on unpaid commercial and third-party payer claims in a timely manner.
- High dollar accounts will have consistent follow up until the account has been resolved.
- Responsible for reviewing and understanding explanation of benefits/remittance advice.
- Ensure statements are generated for the patient responsibility amounts.
- Utilize insurance websites to view and resolve claims.
- Perform extensive account follow-up and provide analysis of problem accounts.
- Document all follow up efforts in a clear and concise manner into the AR system.
- Compliance with State and Federal Regulations.
- Audit research accounts payment posting contractuals to confirm the accuracy of the balance of the account.
- Ensure medical record requests are documented and submitted in a timely manner.
- Collaborate with denials team on difficult or reoccurring denials.
- Complete tasks by deadline.
- Identify and report all trends that may provide insight into payment challenges.
- Phone contact with patient physician office attorney etc for additional information to process the claim.
- Attend seminars as requested.
- Other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- High School Diploma or GED
- 1 year of patient registration billing or equivalent experience
- Working knowledge of medical and insurance terms is desirable.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Ability to review comprehend discuss HCFA billing with Insurance or Government agencies.
- Knowledge of general insurance requirements.
- Experience working directly with EOBs and contractual adjustments.
- General computer knowledge working with electronic filing.
- Ability to communicate verbally/in writing with professionalism.
- Ability to meet productivity expectations.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Sedentary Work: Lifting 10lbs. maximum and occasionally lifting and/or carrying items as needed.
- Frequent Talking (Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.)
- Frequent Hearing (Perceiving the nature of the sounds by the ear.)
- Frequent Seeing (Visual acuity depth perception field of vision color vision).
- Consistent use of hand movement for keyboarding purposes.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
