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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: SEATTLE, WA
Salary: $-
Job Type: Part Time

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               <td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">Job Description:<BR><BR>Medical Insurance Biller I<BR>Patient Financial Services<BR>Seattle, WA<BR>Full-time; 40 Hours/Week<BR>Day Shift; 8a-4:30<BR>Competitive Salary + DOE<BR><BR>Located in Seattle, WA, Virginia Mason Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in the continuous improvement of health care. With an extensive list of awards and distinctions that includes our recognition as a Leapfrog Top Hospital of the Decade; Virginia Mason offers you the opportunity to partner with exceptionally talented peers at every level.<BR><BR>You will contribute to the strength of our Team Medicine approach to collaborative medicine and benefit from the changes enacted through our Virginia Mason Production System-a model that has transformed health care by providing patients with easier access to care, reducing errors, and continuously innovating patient safety and quality that has been adopted by other organizations here and abroad. Join us, and find out how many ways Virginia Mason offers you the chance to focus on what really matters-our patients.<BR><BR>This position is responsible for ensuring that payment discrepancies/non-payment for services provided are resolved in a timely manner to optimize VMMC revenue generation and cash flow. This position will also complete the processing of inappropriately paid accounts by contacting payers, processing payer correspondence, rebilling, working denials and conducting appeals to obtain the highest possible reimbursement, keep DRO down, and ensure patient satisfaction. This position will proficiently perform duties in both Clinic and Hospital billing (IDX''s BAR and HPA applications).<BR><BR>1. MEDICAL CLAIMS REP (HOSPITAL BILLING)<BR><BR>A. Communicates with third party payers, patients, bookkeepers, coworkers,<BR>and external customers via phone and written correspondence.<BR><BR>B. Edits reports, corrects CPT and ICD-9 codes, updates registration, conducts batch research, submits dictionary updates (HCPCS).<BR><BR>C. Follow-up and reconciliation of accounts both credit and debit.<BR><BR>D. Proficient in HPA system.<BR><BR>2. MEDICAL CLAIMS REP (CLINIC BILLING)<BR><BR>A. Audits records and paper claims submissions and rebills when necessary.<BR><BR>B. Communicates with third party payers, patients, bookkeepers, coworkers, and external customers via phone and written correspondence.<BR><BR>C. Edits reports, corrects CPT and ICD-9 codes, updates registration, conducts batch research, submits dictionary updates (HCPCS).<BR><BR>D. Follow-up and reconciliation of accounts both credit and debit.<BR><BR>E. Proficient in BAR system.<BR><BR>This position requires demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology, billing/collection practices and workflows; basic familiarity with Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9), Ninth Edition codes; ability to maintain current knowledge of specific payer billing requirements and establish effective working relationships with payer representatives; excellent analytical, problem solving, and communication skills are required.<BR><BR>Just                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 </font></td>
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