Accounts Receivable Specialist

3 weeks ago

Katy, United States Houston Methodist Full time

At Houston Methodist, the Accounts Receivable Specialist position is responsible for billing and follow up of insurance or institutional accounts receivable and is considered an expert in billing and collection guidelines for insurance or institutional accounts. Duties include preparing and processing claims, clearing billing edits, claim validation and submittal, and receivable follow up (e.g. collections, payment review, denials management), and where applicable transfer of charges, record maintenance, ensuring accurate registration, and maintaining applicable documentation. This position ensures that all claims billed to the insurance or client are compliant with state and federal regulations, grant provisions or provider agreements, and all payments received are timely and correct. The Accounts Receivable Specialist interacts with all Central Business Office (CBO) sub-units and other hospital service areas daily and cultivates good business relationships to promote harmony and effective communication to resolve patient and billing concerns post care.

**PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
- Promotes a positive work environment and contributes to a dynamic team focused work unit that actively helps one another to achieve optimal department and organizational results
- Collaborates with other departments and/or vendors as needed to ensure claims are billed and resolved compliantly and timely
- Strikes a balance between maintaining trustful relationships and ensuring timely account resolution. Exhibits professionalism and trustworthiness

**SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
- Responds appropriately, thoroughly and timely to customer requests, questions, or referrals
- Reviews incoming correspondence and takes appropriate action. Responds promptly to payor's request for additional information/documentation
- Informs manager of payor trends or any problems or changes in payor requirements, including any barriers or obstacles

**QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
- Meets or exceeds stated departmental standards for Key Performance Indicators (KPI) (e.g., inventory management, productivity, quality reviews, agings, etc.)
- Fully utilizes available technology to submit claims or client invoices timely, accurately, and compliantly
- Provides clear and concise documentation of every action taken on an account in the system notes. Provides balance detail to clearly identify account resolution and next responsible party or next steps to resolution as needed

**FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
- Accurately and compliantly resolves insurance or institutional balance after payment or adjudication, and correctly identifies any patient liability (i.e., contractual/payment review, etc.) and ensures accurate resolution of account to payment or client terms
- Works receivable inventory within department standards including, as applicable: maintaining list of institutional accounts; documenting agreement arrangements or reasons for outstanding balances; performs collection efforts; establishing or correcting new client or patient accounts; coordinating and/or posting adjustments, contractual allowances, or refunds within levels of authority; submitting appeals on denied claims to ensure appropriate reimbursement as needed.
- Where applicable and as prompted by management, provides status of the outstanding receivables or inventory including outstanding balances, charging practices and payment or payer trends, and any barriers or obstacles to payment
- Uses resources effectively and efficiently. Organizes time effectively, minimizing incidental overtime, and sets priorities. Utilizes time between heavy workloads efficiently and helps other team members

**GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
- Stays current on collection procedures related to various payors, industry trends or client agreement terms. Actively engages in personal assessment and expands learning beyond baseline competencies with a focus on continual development (i.e., participates in training opportunities, focal point review activity, etc.). Applies new learning
- Generates and communicates new ideas and suggestions that will improve quality or service

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

**EDUCATION**
- High School diploma or equivalent education (examples include: GED, verification of homeschool equivalency, partial or full completion of post-secondary education, etc.)
- Some college education preferred

**WORK EXPERIENCE**
- Five years of experience in hospital billing and insurance follow up, preferably in a large volume setting

**LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED**
- N/A

**LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - PREFERRED**
- CRCS - Certified Revenue Cycle Specialist (AAHAM) **OR**
- Certified Patient Account Technician (CPAT) through the American Association

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