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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Patient Accounting Follow-up Billing Specialist I
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What they do
A Billing Specialist performs administrative work at financial institutions and banks that handle bills, receipts, and invoices. Manages the status of client accounts and tracks financial records, charges, and receipts of the accounts.
$51,234 / year median in Massachusetts
+3% projected growth
Job Description
The primary function of the P/A Follow-Up Biller Specialist is the daily management of an assigned portion of the accounts receivable, typically allocated based on payer and alphabetical splits for Medicare, MassHealth and Other Government insurances. Basic responsibilities include regular and consistent billing or follow-up work on outstanding third-party claims, denial management, verification of accurate reimbursement, and correction and/or reprocessing of claims as necessary. The Billing Specialist should remain in full compliance with all departmental, institutional, and regulatory policies and procedures. Confidentiality is a key function of this role. The Specialist will have regular exposure to patient demographics, diagnostic and billing information. The Specialist may also be called upon to perform other duties as assigned. Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS, and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals. Reviews claim denials and works with internal departments to provide information necessary to have the claim adjudicated by assigned third-party payer Performs follow-up efforts with third-party payers via websites, intermediaries, mail, email, fax and phone Compares payments on open A/R accounts to the related payer contracts to ensure proper payment and adjustment amounts have been posted Evaluates open credit balances to ensure proper adjustments have been made or processes third-party refunds when necessary Fulfills documentation requests from payers, specifically, medical records, claims, itemized bills, Letters of Agreements, proof of timely filing, appeals and other requests as needed Works out of multiple systems as assigned. (ie claim scrubber, billing system and payer portals)