What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cash Applications Specialist Healthcare position at MPOWERHealth?
Overview
Job Summary
The Payment Posting Specialist is responsible for accurately posting patient and insurance payments to patient accounts.
Responsibilities
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Posting patient and insurance payments to patient accounts with a high degree of accuracy in a high-volume, time-sensitive work environment.
- Handle additional payment-related functions as necessary.
- Retrieve checks by payer on electronic and enter payments into billing software.
- Follow internal payer protocols and posting guidelines relating to payer fee schedules.
- Run and analyze balancing report to insure accurate posting.
- Meet monthly post goals and closing deadlines.
- Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
- Able to build billing spread sheets in Microsoft Excel.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Education and/or Experience
- High School degree or equivalent
- 2 years of related experience preferred
Skills/Specialized Knowledge
- Excellent communicator.
- Knowledge of health insurance.
- Experience working with Electronic Response Admittance's (ERAs) and Explanation of Benefits (EOB).
- Organized and able to focus.
- Identify account problems along with trends and patterns.
- Able to promptly learn and utilize our system
Other Requirements
- Must maintain professional appearance.
- Ability to be at work on a regular and consistent basis
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