BEST HOME HEALTHCARE NETWORK Home Health Billing Coordinator Salary in the United States

Job Summary

The Medical Billing Coordinator is responsible for managing accurate, timely completion and submission of all billing, collections, and accounts receivable functions associated with home health claims.  

Job Responsibilities

• Ensures reimbursement through efficient billing and collections operations and effective accounts receivable management.
• Provides oversight and approval of claims audits and processing. Conducts final billing audit and issues assignments to pre-billing team when findings require further documentation.
• Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of payer contracts and ensures that payers are billed according to contract provisions.  Represents and acts on behalf of agency in resolving conflicts with payers.
• Advises Supervisor in matters of accepting/declining problematic payers.
• Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of government billing regulations including Medicare and Medicaid regulations and serves as a resource for appropriate agency personnel.
• Monitors aged accounts receivables and resubmit bills to overdue accounts, submits seriously overdue accounts to collection agencies for collection, and prepares bad debt reports for weekly meetings.
• Gathers, collates, and reports key billing information to billing team.  Works with Executive Leadership Team in strategizing monthly, quarterly, and annual goals for optimized billing efficiency.
• Collaborates with the CEO in successfully reconciling the billing system reports with the general ledger.
• Supervises the use of the billing information system and maintains a comprehensive working knowledge of the system including upgrades and enhancements.
• Supervises and reconciles cash receipts and bank deposits according to policy.
• Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with patients, family members, payers, and referral sources.
• Ensures that billing and patient accounts record systems are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and in compliance with state, federal and CHAP regulations.
• Protects the confidentiality of patient and agency information through effective controls and direct supervision of billing operations.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related field or billing and coding certification.
• At least three years’ experience in health care billing and collections management preferably in home health operations.  Billing information systems knowledge required.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment and demonstrate good communication, negotiation, and public relations skills.
• Demonstrated capability to accurately manage detailed information.
• Able to deal tactfully with patients, family members, referral sources and payers.
• Demonstrates autonomy, assertiveness, flexibility, and cooperation in performing job responsibilities.
• Experience with Axxess EMR is preferable.
• Experience with Google and Microsoft Suites.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

Works indoors in the Agency office.

JOB RELATIONSHIPS:

1. Supervised by: Chief Executive Officer

2. Workers Supervised: None

Additional Information

We are committed to providing a competitive Total Rewards Package that meets our employee’s needs. From a choice of medical, dental and vision plans to retirement savings opportunities through a 401(k). Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
 

RISK EXPOSURE:

Low risk

LIFTING REQUIREMENTS:

None.