Medical Billing Associate
Hazel
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Alabama • Arizona • United States
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Salary
💰 $26 per hour
About the role
- Monitor AR aging by region to identify overdue accounts and coordinate follow-ups
- Use spreadsheets to track and analyze regional data
- Reconcile AR regularly to resolve discrepancies and denials
- Address payer inquiries and resolve payment issues through the appeals process
- Identify and implement improvements in billing and AR processes
- Ensure billing/AR practices align with accounting principles and regulations
- Make follow-up calls to payors as needed
- Verify insurance benefits, medical necessity, and authorization guidelines, following established processes
- Interpret EOBs/ERAs and resolve related issues
- Document all information correctly in patient accounts
- Communicate with insurance providers to validate benefits and check authorization status
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA standards
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience with medical insurance AR
- Billing and Coding certification preferred
- 1+ years experience in insurance verification with experience in Medicaid, Managed Medicaid, and commercial payers across multiple states
- 3+ years or more experience with Google Suites (google sheets, google docs)
- Experience navigating state Medicaid, Managed Medicaid, and commercial insurance portals
- Highly detail-oriented and comfortable with insurance, claims, and other data sources
- Associates Degree preferred
Benefits
- competitive compensation
- professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
accounts receivablebilling processesinsurance verificationdata analysisreconciliationclaims processingEOB interpretationappeals processmedical necessity verificationauthorization guidelines
Soft Skills
detail-orientedcommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsfollow-up
Certifications
Billing and Coding certificationAssociates Degree