Revenue Cycle Medical Billing Appeal Financial Follow-Up Specialist

Revenue Cycle Medical Billing - Appeal Medicaid - Follow-Up Specialist

Location: Remote or On-Site

Hourly Pay: $18

This position is bonus eligible

Full-Time 40 hrs/wk

Work Schedule: Training Mo–Fr, 8am-5pm Central, Post Training Flex Mo-Fr 7am-7pm Central

Job Summary

The Revenue Cycle Medical Billing - Appeal - Medicaid - Follow-Up Specialist will follow-up on appeal status with traditional Medicaid and Medicaid MCO payors in a timely manner to achieve maximum reimbursement on zero and underpaid claims.

Essential Functions/Duties

• Conduct online and phone follow-up on pending appeal responses.
• Process all payor responses received from submitted appeals.
• Handle inbound/outbound call center calls for payors and patients/guarantors.
• Meet daily and monthly departmental production goals set.
• Identify, document, and communicate trends in recurring denials.
• Recommend process improvements or system edits to eliminate future denials or delays in reimbursement.
• Document all account, accurately and timely, for all touches made on any patient account.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Experience:

• Must be fluent in English
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience in medical billing and healthcare revenue cycle environment
• Above average knowledge of various Medicaid and Workers’ Compensation payor billing guidelines
• Ability to interpret remittance advices/explanation of benefits
• Minimum of one (1) year in a call center environment
• Knowledge and experience of computers and related technology, at an intermediate level
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Appeal writer experience
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Office 365
  
  

Preferred Education

• High school diploma
• GED
• Or significant, relevant work experience
  
  

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EEO Statement

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