Billing Specialist

Company: Aria Care Partners
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: May 17, 2022

Job Description:

Compassionate Care Tailored to the Unique Needs of Seniors Aria Care Partners provides onsite oral, vision and hearing services to residents in long term care facilities across the country. Our mission is to enrich the quality of life for every resident with passion and compassion. THE POSITION: The Billing Specialist has responsibility for posting Fee-For-Service charges, payments, and journal entries to patient accounts in a timely and accurate manner. The Billing Specialist will also process FFS claim denials, maintain aged receivables, and handle daily accounting procedures. This position works in a close team environment to meet daily, monthly, and quarterly billing metrics. Other responsibilities include answering patient account balance questions, verifying correct insurance filing information on behalf of the patient. ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Process weekly fee-for-service claims entry via the required payor portals, including billing and follow-up Enter claims in payer portals for weekly fee-for-service billing Weekly remittance posting including insurance and patient payment - review for proper reimbursement Handle monthly billing reconciliation Complete monthly follow-up on aging report and on all outstanding accounts Review clearinghouse daily to ensure claims are flowing through the process and any denials, errors, or rejections are corrected in a timely manner Process fee-for-service invoices for balances due from the responsible party Research/resolve insurance denials and rejects as assigned Assist Billing Supervisor to complete month-end processes including updating reporting and maintaining contracts and fee schedules REQUIREMENTS: Minimum of 3 years previous experience in billing or collections preferred Thorough knowledge of payer contracting, including Medicaid, Medicare and commercial payers required Solid understanding of the reimbursement process Knowledge of practice management or healthcare billing Working knowledge of month end and reporting process preferred

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