Bill collector vs collections specialist

Differences between bill collector and collections 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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Collections specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage university A/R processes and enforce tuition payment policy.
• Manage accounts for healthcare clients, review detailed patient information for payment resolution while abiding HIPPA privacy and security regulations.
• Review denied Medicare and Maine Medicaid insurance claims for accuracy.
• Analyze hospital insurance claims of individual patients for errors and contact major insurance carriers for claims dispute resolution.
• Analyze accounts for patients ineligible for private insurance, Medicare or Medicaid and indicating inability to pay balance.
• Possess effective persuasion and negotiation skills, excellent interpersonal and communications skills with the ability to deliver quality customer service.
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