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Dallas Medical Physician Group
Billing Lead
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What they do
A Medical Biller handles payments and financial transactions between health care providers and patients. Manages systems for mailing bills and collecting and recording payments. Works in healthcare facilities and hospitals.
$40,370 / year median in Texas
-4% projected decline
Job Description
Overview Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Dallas Medical Physician Group, affiliated with Dallas Medical Center, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Responsibilities The Lead Biller is responsible to bill all insurance companies, workers' compensation carriers, as well as HMO/PPO carriers. Audits records to ensure proper submission of services prior to billing charges. Submit claims for provider visits to third party insurance carriers. Receives hospital information to properly bill provider services for hospital patients. Design and implement processes surrounding proper coding of medical claims. Reviews diagnosis and procedure coding within Epic. Reviewing charts and providing one-to-one educational feedback to the clinicians. Educates business, clinical staff and providers on payer specific policies and general coding guidelines. Processes rejections by either making accounts private and generating a letter of rejection to patient or correcting any billing/coding errors and resubmitting claims to third-party insurance carriers. Secures needed medical documentation required or requested by third party insurance. Follow up with third-party insurance carriers on unpaid claims till claims are paid or only self-pay balance remains. Stays current with legal and regulatory changes, and local and national trends, in coding. Keep abreast of changes in third party reimbursement procedures. Answers questions from billing employees, patients, front office staff and insurance companies. Identifies and resolves patient billing complaints. Assist with process creation and implementation. Assist with insurance credentialing and recredentialing. Assist with facility credentialing and recredentialing. Train and supervise billing staff to improve performance and ensure compliance with policies. Monitor daily operations, including charge entry, claim submission and payment posting. Prepares and analyzes AR reports on a monthly basis. Attend departmental and other meetings as assigned by supervisor. Provide backup when needed. Performs other related duties, which may be inclusive, but not listed in the job description. Qualifications