Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. University of Colorado Medicine (CU Medicine) is the region’s largest and most comprehensive multi-specialty physician group practice. They are seeking a highly motivated Accounts Receivable Specialist to join their Accounts Receivable Resolution Team, responsible for managing inquiries from insurance carriers and pursuing reimbursement for outstanding accounts.

Responsibilities

• Respond to inquiries from insurance carriers, via telephone, email or fax and demonstrate a high level of customer service
• Pursue reimbursement from carriers by placing phone calls and recording all contact in an electronic tracking system to ensure progress is made on outstanding accounts
• Coordinate third party collections and work toward the successful reduction in outstanding balances for assigned divisions or projects
• Identify and respond to patterns of denials or billing practices and perform complex account investigation as needed to achieve resolution
• Review and resolve uncollected accounts and prepare charge corrections
• Appeal carrier denials through review of coding, contracts, and medical records
• Verify patient benefit eligibility/coverage and research ICD-10 diagnosis and CPT treatment codes as needed
• Advise management of any trends regarding insurance denials in an effort to identify problems with particular payers
• Complete required reports and assist with special projects as assigned

Skills

• High school diploma
• Minimum of 1-2 years hands-on experience in a fast-paced medical billing environment
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting
• Familiarity with CPT and ICD-10
• Strong communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Solid PC and application skills
• Ability to handle a very high volume of work with speed and accuracy
• Proven ability in collections and negotiation
• Ability to understand and apply contract language to billing
• CPC certification

Benefits

• CU Medicine provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions which take your total compensation beyond the number on your paycheck.

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