Minnesota Lung Center/ Minnesota Sleep Institute Hiring For Medical Billing – Claims Specialist at Edina, MN  Full Time

Reports To: Billing Office Supervisor

Essential Job Duties:

Patient, Practice, AR Team Support:

1. Monitor and work insurance claims to secure payment

• Monitor aging reports and follow up on overdue claims
• Utilize insurance websites for claim status and appeals
• Work claim denials to provide required information to insurance companies
• Understand insurance billing and COB regulations to correctly bill and rebill claims
• Maintain appropriate patient account documentation

2. Insurance payment posting

• Review payments and EOB and apply accurately to patient accounts
• Prepare checks for timely deposit to the bank
• Research payment issues and communicate with insurance company to resolve them

3. Miscellaneous

• Assist with the billing questions about statements, claims, and take patient payments
• Post and balance online payment batches and/or mailed payments

4. Work claim denials to provide Personal and Professional Responsibilities

• Provide support to the practices through effective communication and taking the appropriate steps to resolve questions and issues
• Respond to patient concerns and inquiries in a professional and efficient manner
• Effectively communicate and develop strong working relationships with Team Members and Departments
• Update the PM and EHR system with changes to patient information or documenting notes regarding the account as needed
• Other duties as requested

Tools and Technology:
Practice Management System and Electronic Health Record (NextGen experience preferred), Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• Possess strong customer service skills
• Possess strong communication skills and the ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, striving for collaboration and demonstrating professionalism 

• Ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously with minimal direction, while relying on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals

• Strong computer, typing, and 10-key skills

Education and Knowledge

• Minimum high school diploma, degree preferred
• Medical experience preferred
• 2-4 years of accounts receivables or billing experience

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the Team Member is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.