JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

Responsible for managing accurate, timely completion and submission of all the billing, collections, and accounts receivable functions of the organization.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures reimbursement through efficient billing and collections operations and effective accounts receivable management.
• Ensures that billing and patient accounts record systems are maintained in accordance
• with generally accepted accounting principles and in compliance with state, federal and Joint Commission regulations.
• Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of payer contracts and ensures that payers are billed according to contract provisions.
• Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of government billing regulations including Medicare and Medicaid regulations and serves as a resource for appropriate organization personnel.
• Monitors aged accounts receivables and resubmits bills to overdue accounts, submits seriously overdue accounts to collection agencies for collection, and prepares bad debt reports for the Director of Finance.
• Gathers, collates, and reports key billing information to the Director of Finance.
• Reconciles Medicare quarterly reports produced by the fiscal intermediary with the billing information system, and assists in the preparation of the annual Medicare cost report.
• 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.
• Protects the confidentiality of patient and organization information through effective controls and direct supervision of billing operations.
• Accurately processes invoices and check requests including auditing for accuracy, proper authorization, and completeness of supporting documentation.
• Assigns invoice account distributions in accordance with the chart of accounts.