Company

TeksystemsSee more

addressAddressChicago, IL
type Form of workFull-Time
CategoryHealthcare

Job description

Required:

  • Must have experience working within medical revenue cycle
  • Must have minimum of 1 year of their revenue cycle experience working directly for or supporting Federally Qualified Health Centers(FQHC)
  • Must have a minimum of 1 year experience dealing with insurance companies and commercial payors to reconciliate denied claims
  • Must have experience within government funded patient claims

Description:

Insurance Specialists are responsible for hospital and physician billing. The duties include working with payers to resolve issues and facilitate prompt payment of claims. Thorough knowledge and understanding of patient billing, claims submission, and payer specific requirements is a must. This position is highly focused on the resolution of insurance processing errors and denials. Payers include but are not limited to Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross, and commercial health insurance carriers.

•Reduce outstanding accounts receivable by managing claims inventory

•Speak to patients and insurance companies in a professional manner regarding their outstanding balances

•Gather information from patients, clients/family members, client clinical areas, government agencies, employers, third party payors and/or medical payment programs, etc. both in-person and by telephone to register patients, gather or update information, obtain referrals and pre-authorizations, complete appropriate forms, conduct evaluations, determine benefits and eligibility (insurance, public programs, etc.), determine financial responsibility and/or to identify sources of payment for services

•Request, input, verify, and modify patient’s demographic, primary care provider, and payor information

•Utilize tools, including computer programs, when indicated

•Provide excellent customer service and timely response to questions and issues related to benefits, billing, claims, payments, etc.

•Answer questions by phone and provide quotes for services; identify financial resources, etc. in accordance with the client policies and procedures

•Utilize various databases and specialized computer software for revenue cycle activities including eligibility verifications, pre-authorizations, medical necessity, review/updating of patient accounts, etc.

•Input, retrieve, and modify information and data stored in computerized systems and programs; generate reports using computer software

•Explain charges, answer questions, and communicate a variety of requirements, policies, and procedures regarding patient financial care services and resources to patients, staff, payors, and agencies

•Work with Claims and Collections in order to assist patients and their families with billing and payment activities in order to increase cash flow

Day to Day Duties:

- Each specialist will be assigned an inventory to work. New accounts assigned every day.

- Work off of a worklist on either EPIC or Cerner. *trained for each inventory*

- Work account to account. Every account is different and the insurance company has either paid it and left a balance or denied it and the Insurance rep needs to assist

- Could be coded incorrectly or certain coverage(need to have people who can understand how insurance is processed to push the account through)

- Logging into payor websites.

- Sometimes read through EOBs and it will clear the checklist.

- Depending on what account, productivity expectation is around 50 a day.

-Communicating with team via teams chat for feedback or questions.

Skills:

claims, insurance, Insurance verification, Health care, Medical, Medical billing, Health insurance, medicare, claim, insurance companies, medical terminology, insurance coverage, insurance billing, insurance follow up, appeals, medical record, claims resolution, denied claims, medicaid, medical collections, emr, medical claim, ehr, patient information, medical insurance, revenue cycle, FQHC, Federally qualified Health center, Community health center, Prior authorization, Coordination of benefits, epic, cerner, accounts receivable, administrative skills, collection, benefit verification, ECW health

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

Refer code: 8390894. Teksystems - The previous day - 2024-02-26 22:11

Teksystems

Chicago, IL
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