What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Billing Specialist II position at Abbott Laboratories?
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott’s Heart Failure division, we’re advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease through breakthrough medical technologies in electrophysiology and heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.
For years, Abbott’s MEDICAL DEVICES businesses have offered technologies that are faster, more effective, and less invasive. Whether it’s glucose monitoring systems, innovative therapies for treating heart disease, or products that help people with chronic pain or movement disorders, our medical device technologies are designed to help people live their lives better and healthier. Every day, our technologies help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine finger sticks.
Our location in Gainesville, FL has an opening for Billing Specialist II.
What you will do:
Follow work list prioritization of accounts as established by department policies and procedures.
Responsible for all aspects of follow up on accounts, including contacting payers and patients when necessary and accessing payer websites.
Accurately document accounts collection notes.
Responsible for processing appeals and researching of claims.
Follow specific payer guidelines for appeals submission.
Prioritize and manage accounts to resolve high priority-high dollar accounts and detnorization of aging.
Complete AR adjustments where appropriate.
Demonstrates knowledge of government payers guidelines (Medicare/Medicaid).
Comply with adhere to all regulatory compliance areas, policies, and procedures (including HIPPAA and PCI compliance requirements).
Regular attendance and punctuality.
Performs any other function as required by management.
Minimum Education & Experience
A high school diploma or equivalent.
An Associate’s degree in Business with some accounting or finance courses is preferred.
2-5 years of experience in an accounting department.
Ability to process numerical data quickly and accurately.
Ability to organize time and prioritize work.
Computer skills in database and spreadsheet software.
Ability to use a ten-key calculator.