Medical Billing Associate

Position Description

Employees in this position are responsible for the maintenance of patient billing accounts and performing numerous related functions to accomplish this task; such as, patient registration, insurance follow-up, financial screening of unfunded patients, answering patient billing inquiries, collection of unpaid balances and posting of payments in the Regional Campus Business Office. Maintains confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA standards and complies with all federal, state, and institutional guidelines.

Major/Essential Functions

• Claim follow up
• Working denials from various insurance payors
• Contacting patients and insurance companies as needed to learn reasons for non-payment and identifying remedies to these issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior medical insurance knowledge
• Previous medical billing experience
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Two years of medical or general office experience OR Completion of related education or training and one year of experience.