Billing Specialist
Turning Point Community Programs is seeking a Billing Specialist to manage and optimize their billing processes. The role involves tracking payments, correcting billing discrepancies, and ensuring accurate coding for billing to minimize denials.
Responsibilities
- Tracks all payments and denials
- Works cooperatively with programs to maximize billing and minimize denials
- Monitors billing errors and works with staff to correct any EHR data issues that affect billing
- Tracks and monitors billing discrepancies
- Provides billing status reports upon request
- Works collaboratively with programs and departments to correct discrepancies and maintain the accuracy and timeliness of billing and reporting
- Works collaboratively with Managed Care Plans and other payors to submit, correct or void billing in a timely manner
- Ensures that coding for billing is accurate and that billing is accurate so as to avoid rejection
- Performs Medi-Cal, Medicare eligibility verification
- Assists with ensuring that programs meet the billing standard monthly
- Assists with data entry in EHR as needed
- Provides billing training and support to program support staff as needed
- Maintains orderly, accurate records and documentation
- Safely travels on agency business using personal vehicle
- Maintains clean driving record as well as currency in driver’s license and vehicle insurance/registration
- Travel between sites as needed
Skills
- At least one (1) year of experience with an EHR with emphasis and education in Managed Care Plan and Medicare/Medicaid/Medi-Cal billing and coding
- Must have knowledge of the public mental health system, ICD codes, CPT/HCPCS and EOB adjudication codes
- Must be able to type 40-50 wpm
- Must be computer literate
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Access, and Excel
- California driver's license & current vehicle insurance/registration if driving
- Reliable means of transportation capable of passing vehicle safety inspection if more than five years old excluding all modes of two-wheeled transport inclusive of bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles
- Familiarity with CalAim, MCP-specific nuances, and Enhanced Care Management billing categories
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