Healthcare Collector*
LifeCare Management Services - Support Center, Plano, TX
(Full time)

Department
Business Office
Description
The Collector is responsible for ensuring the prompt and proper payment of claims and contacting the appropriate entity or individuals if payment is not made in a timely manner.

1.Processes and follows-up on third party collections. Reviews their party aging and follows-up on outstanding claims.
2.Contact insurance companies, patients, government agencies, other hospital departments, physician offices, attorney offices and other third party payers on aged and past due balances.
3.Reviews and follows-up on Explanation of Benefit denials.
4.Submits re-bills, tracers, and appeals; submits adjustments using appropriate reason code classifications. Identifies bad debt accounts for adjustment and identifies credits and refunds.
5.Performs collection duties, rebilling research, correspondence, returned mail and problem solving of account billing errors.
6.Verifies billing information for electronic claims transmission and hard copy billing. Follows-up on accounts billed both electronically and manually.
7.Reviews remittance advice forms to verify proper reimbursement and make adjustments as necessary.
8.Verifies coding with claims processors at third party payer companies regarding disputes/denied claims and follows-up on all bills not processed within usual claim period.

Requirements  

Experience: Two years hospital collections experience.
Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent

Additional Information  

Lifecare reserves the right at any time to delete or modify any of the job listings referenced on this site, including any modification of the benefits or compensation listed for such positions. The job listings on this site do not constitute an offer of employment or contract offer of any kind, but are intended solely as information concerning possible job positions with LifeCare as of the date such job listings were published. LifeCare does not guarantee that any of the jobs listed will be available at the time of any inquiry by a potential applicant, and LifeCare reserves the right not to fill or employ any person in any of the job positions listed. All applicants for any job positions are subject to any and all established preplacement procedures. Lifecare, in its sole discretion, shall determine any persons to whom offers may be made.
 
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( AllHealthcareJobs Job ID:555845 last updated on 11/20/2009)


        
         

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