Job Description
JOB SUMMARY: The Medical Billing Specialist for Nurse Practitioners is responsible for processing and mailing/transmitting claims, tracking claims, monitoring authorization and eligibility of payor benefits, managing the collections process and posting cash receipts. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES: To perform this job, an individual must accomplish each essential function satisfactorily, with or without a r
8:00 AM
Coders start the day by pulling their assigned chart queue. In a hospital setting, an inpatient coder might work 15–25 charts per…
8:30 AM
Open the first chart. Read the operative report, discharge summary, and physician notes. Assign the principal diagnosis code (the…
10:30 AM
Encounter a complex chart — a patient with multiple comorbidities and a surgical complication. You spend extra time to capture eve…
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