What are the responsibilities and job description for the AR Specialist position at COLORADO SPRINGS ORTHOPAEDIC GROUP?
General Summary of Duties: This position is responsible for following up on claims from billing through final resolution. Other responsibilities include:
Essential Functions: Core duties include the following, but are not limited to:
- Work denied and unpaid accounts receivable from insurance on a daily basis to secure payment.
- Call insurance companies and utilize insurance websites to obtain claim status.
- Actively follow up and collect on paper and electronic claims from insurance companies and follow up on unpaid balances.
- Identify and correct billing errors and resubmit to insurance carriers while ensuring corrected claims and appeals are sent out to insurance companies timely (timely filing).
- Follow protocol related to write offs and adjustments policies.
- Identify denials trends and develop solutions to reduce denials and increase payments.
- Actively manage all Insurance AR processes for assigned accounts, monitoring trends and notifying the appropriate staff.
- Keep on task to meet all required deadlines and time-frames for customer and company needs.
- Assist in the development of processes and procedures for accounts receivable as needed.
- Respond to all insurance questions regarding AR.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, standards, and laws
- Respond/answer tasks, email and phone calls from insurance companies, staff, and management
- Report and participate in company meetings, as requested
- Process patient payments over the phone and answer patient phone calls, as needed
- Process insurance refund requests and work insurance credits as needed
- Acting cooperatively and courteously with patients, visitors, insurance companies, co-workers, physicians and management.
- Able to provide extraordinary customer service to all parties interacted with.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Educational Minimum Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 3 years of experience in specialty insurance collections, including submitting and following up on claims
- Experience in Physician Billing and Collections / Facility Billing
- Proficiency with MS Office
- Familiarity with ICD terms
Salary : $23 - $26