| Employer: | American Medical Accounting and Consulting |
| Job Location: |
Marietta - Cobb County |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Benefits: | Full |
Description: |
Manage the billing of client receivables and the accompanying coordination of claim submission and reimbursement processes.
AR/Customer Service Team Leader is responsible for the daily supervision and operations of Billing Staff. This includes: distribution of daily workload for billing staff and setting standards to be followed with respect to productivity and accountability. Conducts regular staff meetings and keeps staff informed of departmental updates and billing requirements. Coordinates and handles training of billing staff in daily operations for appropriate third party billing and follow up activity. Interviews candidates for hire, monitors job performance, counsels employees as needed. Keeps COO informed of all problems/issues related to the billing operations and staffing. AR Team Leader will also be assisting the COO in writing and establishing operating procedures to meet Billing regulations/compliance and follow up enhancement. Will ensure that all billing submissions are correct and timely to avoid billing deadlines and ageing of account activity. Will monitor payment and denial activity for correct reimbursement by payor. Works with other departments as needed to obtain necessary and correct information for submissions of claims to all third party payors.
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Duties: |
• Analyze trends impacting accounts receivable and take appropriate action to realign staff and revise policies and procedures.
• Analyze reports to determine areas of improvement and determine appropriate plan of action
• Plan and conduct meetings with subordinates to ensure compliance with established practices, to implement new policies and to keep employees abreast of current changes and standards.
• Manage various personnel functions including, but not limited to, hiring, performance appraisals, promotions, transfers and vacations schedules.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the Provider Enrollment and Contract Coordination group and with division vendors.
• Understand and remain updated with current billing regulations and compliance requirements.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
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Qualifications: |
BA/BS is preferred. Candidates will need to have prior supervisor or management experience. Knowledge of all third party regulations. Prior hospital and/or physician billing experience is required. CCS-P or CCP preferred. Good working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology and medical record experience preferred. Knowledge of medical terminology, CPT coding, HCPCS coding and ICD9 coding. Familiarity with CMS 1500 and UB04 forms. Proficient in MS Office.
Associates degree in Healthcare or related field, with bachelors degree preferred; supplemented with one (5) year related work experience, two (2) years of medical auditing required. Accredited Record Technician/Certified Procedure Coder certification required Certified coding specialist/physician or hospital-based required. Coding certification, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, CPC, RCC, ROCC or RHIA preferred. Active membership of AAPC or AHIMA.
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