Location: Steward Medical Group - North
Posted Date: 7/26/2024
Job Type: Full Time
Department: 1107.72070 Hawthorn Business Office
Steward Medical Group at Hawthorn Medical Associates is looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated medical biller.
The successful candidate will:
- Maintain third party billing records, research and analyze delinquent third-party payer claims, resolution of problems such as reimbursement and then adjust and resubmit claims. Follow up on submitted claims and patient billing.
- Research and analyzes delinquent third-party payer claims such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial and Non-commercial carriers; verify patient eligibility, adjust and submit claims as necessary.
- Respond to inquiries from patient/third-party payers; explain insurance coverage to patients, research problems, and correct errors by utilizing accurate ICD and CPT codes.
- Maintain and update patient demographic information for proper billing for insurance carriers as necessary.
- Follow up on submitted claims, monitor unpaid claim reports; initiate tracks; resubmit claims as necessary.
- Respond to all inquiries from third-party payers in a timely manner. Respond to inquiries from individual insurance carriers (Commercial and Non-commercial) as well as patient calls with specific insurance questions.
- Post and initiate corrective action for all rejections of checks as well as correspondence from different insurance carriers.
Qualifications:
- A high school diploma required.
- Knowledge of third-party medical billing with 2 years' experience in specialty services is preferred.
- Solid working knowledge of third-party billing, ICD 10 and CPT codes
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; a high level of organizational skills; self-motivation; strong problem-solving skills; the ability to exercise independent judgment based upon established policies, protocols, or practices.
We offer you:
- Vacation, holiday and sick time
- Medical, dental, vision and other elective insurance options
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401K with company contribution
- Supportive culture and professional development
- Internal growth opportunities
Hawthorn Medical Associates, an affiliate of Steward Health Care, was established in 1970 and is the largest multi-specialty group practice in the Greater New Bedford area. We have many of the area's finest physicians who practice in our state-of-the-art facilities in a campus-like setting. They are supported by a skilled professional and support staff and together provide high quality, comprehensive medical care to more than 138,000 patients each year.
For more information, visit steward.org