Account Representative - Patient Financial Services
Serve as a knowledgeable and proactive contact for a hospital and facility chain dedicated to high standards and forward thinking.• Investigate matters pertaining to claim status, fee schedules, and billing cycles in order to keep the company running efficiently and prevent hold-ups down the line. • Advise patients and insurance carriers on best course of action to resolve claim errors and/or miscommunications so that all parties involved have an accurate understanding of their respective responsibilities and recourse.• Coach patients with large balances on the options available to them in order to prevent accounts from being sent to collections or to satisfy balances in collections.• Diagnose and resolve problems preventing proper claim submission and compensation, ensuring profitability and limiting write-offs.• Research insurance changes and trends in order to adjust how they are handled on an ongoing basis, ensuring timely submission and correspondence.• Evaluate and resolve coding discrepancies preventing claims from being processed, or causing them to be denied.