Interim Billing Manager/Supervisor, Billing Department
Current➤ Supervising medical billing and following up on claims to ensure payments are made in a timely manner. ➤ Reducing overall outstanding billing for the hospital from $17M at onset of Epic implementation to under $1M.➤ Contributing to resolving claims, investigating outstanding payments, and recovering hospital charges for billing.➤ Clearing all billing edits, preparing reports of hospital DNFB, and helping all clinical departments to lower DNFB.➤ Updating, editing, and submitting claims through EPIC electronic health records system and collaborating with teams.➤ Reducing Hospital Billing CFB to 0.3% of total CFB, developing best practices for EPIC WQs, and serving as an EPIC Super User.➤ Building strategic relationships with insurance companies and finding strategies to lower filing issues.➤ Coordinating with insurance companies and patients on resolutions to problem claims, as well as managing work lists.➤ Providing patient billing information and identifying patterns in billing and claims denials for expediting resolution.➤ Training staff in the fastest way to resolve claim matters and increasing the total amount of claims billed .➤ Working with front-end staff to maximize revenue at time-of-service and reduce balances in accounts receivable.➤ Preparing clinical hold reports for DRG review, hiring and reviewing staff members, and ensuring accurate records.