Job Description
Description Medical Billing Specialist is responsible for the complete and accurate billing and collections of all hospice claims submitted for payment to third party payers including, but not limited to, Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care, commercial carriers, and any other state and federal health care programs. Performs all follow up duties associated with rebilling, adjustments, corrected claim submissions and collections of all overdue accounts/claims in accordance with best business practic…
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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