Billing Follow Up Medicare

2 weeks ago

Chesapeake, United States Chesapeake Regional Healthcare Full time

The Medicare Billing and Follow-up Representative are responsible for the compliant, accurate and timely billing and follow-up of all hospital Medicare and Medicare Advantage Patient Accounts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities described represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis, but not limited as other tasks may be assigned.

  • Submit Medicare/Medicare Advantage plan claims both electronic and paper claims (UB-04 and 1500) to the appropriate government and non-government payers
  • Submit shadow bill (Information only claims) to Medicare
  • Understand how to resolve Medicare/Medicare MA billing edits and/or warnings and billing edits that are identified in the Patient Accounting Billing System
  • Knowledge of working F.I.S.S.(Florida Institutional Shared System) in order to resolve Medicare claim issues
  • Keep abreast of Medicare/Medicare MA government requirements and regulations.
  • Understand ABN’s and the requirements when and how to appropriately bill claims for resolution
  • Experience and knowledge with working the Medicare Quarterly Credit balance report
  • Experience in ICD-10, CPT-4 and HCPC professional terminology
  • Knowledge and understanding regarding the processing of the In-Patient lifetime reserved notifications, rules and regulations
  • Knowledge and understanding working MSP (Medicare Secondary Payer) files
  • Knowledge and understanding billing TPL (Third Party Liability) claims and conditional billing
  • Current knowledge of Medicare Transmittal, Change Requests and the ability to understand and interpret Monthly CMS News Updates
  • Understands LCD (Local Coverage Determination) and NCD (National Coverage Determination) and how it relates to medical necessity
  • Ability to navigate and fully utilize Medicare Fiscal Intermediary (Palmetto GBA) and CMS websites
  • Understanding of the CMS Publication: 100-4 (Medicare Claims Processing Manual)
  • Ensures claim information is complete and accurate in order to maximize the clean claim rate resulting in claim resolution and payment for complex billing and payment issues
  • Analyze information contained within the Patient Accounting and Billing system to make decisions on how to proceed with the billing of an account.
  • Processes rejections by correcting any billing error and resubmitting claims to government and non-government payers.
  • Place unbillable claims on hold and properly communicate to various Hospital departments the information needed to accurately bill.
  • Process late charge claims in the event that charges are not entered in a timely fashion by Hospital Departments
  • Submit corrected claims in the event that the original claim information has changed for various reasons
  • Perform the billing of complex scenarios such as interim, self-audit, combined, and split billing etc.
  • Limit the number of unreleased claims by reviewing all imported claims and either billing or holding the claim for further review
  • Meet Billing and Follow-up productivity and quality requirements as developed by Leadership
  • Measured on high production levels, quality of work output, in compliance with established CRH's policy and standards
  • Review patient financial records and/or claims prior to submission to ensure payer-specific requirements are met
  • Keep abreast of payer-specific and government requirements and regulations
  • Follow up on unprocessed or unpaid claims until a claims resolution is achieved
  • Generates letters to insurance or patients as needed in order to resolve unpaid claim issues.
  • Works on and maintains spreadsheets by sorting/adding pertinent data
  • Analyze information contained within the billing systems to make decisions on how to proceed with the account.
  • Work independently and has the ability to make decisions relative to individual work activities
  • Identify comments in the billing systems by using initials and using approved abbreviations for universal understanding
  • Keep documentation clear, concise, and to the point, while including enough information for a clear understanding of the work performed and actions needed
  • Create appropriate documentation, correspondence, emails, etc. and ensure that they are scanned to the proper account for accurate documentation
  • Read, understand, and explain benefits from all payers to coworkers, physicians, and patients
  • Make phone calls, use the internet, and send mail to payers for follow-up on unprocessed claims, incorrectly processed claims, or claims in question
  • Develop relationships with customers/patients/co-workers in order to gather and process information or resolve issues in order to receive accurate reimbursement and optimize internal and external customer satisfaction
  • Post accurate adjustments as appropriate per billing policies and procedures, payer explanation of benefits, and the management directive
  • Maintain work procedures pertinent to the job assignment
  • Accountable for individual work activities
  • Resolve questions that arise regarding correct charging and/or other concerns regarding services provided
  • Complete cross-training, as deemed necessary by management, to ensure efficient department operations
  • Report potential or identified problems with systems, payers, and processes to the manager in a timely manner.

Education and Experience

Education:

High School Diploma with significant years of patient revenue cycle/process experience in lieu of college degree

CRCS Certification and or College Degree preferred

Experience: 5 years in a Hospital setting with extensive background in hospital billing and follow-up functions.

Must exhibit very strong and/or been engaged in analytical and compliance issues.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Applicants must be a Certified Revenue Cycle Specialist (CRCS) upon hire or within twelve months of the start date.



Location: Chesapeake Regional Healthcare · Patient Financial Services
Schedule: Full Time, Days, 8a-430pm

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