Bill collector vs billing specialist

Differences between bill collector and billing specialist duties and responsibilities

Bill collector example responsibilities.

• Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
• Follow HIPPA and FDCPA guidelines to ensure legal collection practices are utilized.
• Bill and collect all skil Medicare, and other insurance claims which include HMO claims denials.
• Provide patients with information and resources essential to their financial needs including payment arrangements and account reminders.
• Take payments by ACH and debit cards.
• Collect A/R payments from medical insurance companies and customers.
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Billing specialist example responsibilities.

• Use of QuickBooks to manage vendors' accounts, set up filing system to maintain files and supporting billing documents.
• Manage the daily correspondence with keeping doctor/patient confidentiality under consideration along with HIPPA regulations.
• Use independent judgment, manage and impart confidential information appropriately per HIPAA regulations and company requirements.
• Accept and process healthcare claims and confidential medical records; verify patient eligibility and manage the Medicare and Medicaid billing process.
• Provide additional information/clarification for insurance claims using knowledge of CPT, ICD-9, and HCPCS codes, as well as modifiers.
• Assist staff with proper billing for patients, ensure proper coding using ICD-10, ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding.
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