Billing associate vs finance clerk

Differences between billing associate and finance clerk duties and responsibilities

Billing associate example responsibilities.

• Manage the submission and reimbursement of claims bill to insurance companies using ICD-9 coding.
• Accept and process healthcare claims and confidential medical records; verify patient eligibility and manage the Medicare and Medicaid billing process.
• Verify correct ICD-9 and CPT codes for a variety of specialties submission of electronic claims to clearinghouse.
• Ensure appropriate medical terminology and HIPAA compliance for all claims entry/online submissions, payment posting, insurance and patient aging.
• Help office transition from patient charts to new EMR system.
• Scan in all documents to EMR routing reports and labs to ordering physicians.
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Finance clerk example responsibilities.

• Manage resident's private information for insurance verification, billing, and eligibility to apply for Medicaid.
• Collaborate with insurance company representatives, case managers and physicians to obtain treatment authorization for potential kidney and kidney/pancreas transplant patients.
• Write checks in the QuickBooks software to vendors and to reimburse employees.
• Establish customer files in QuickBooks, write and test work instructions for clients, log and close complete files.
• Produce PowerPoint presentations in order to brief the command team of the on goings within the company.
• Used an automate information system (PeopleSoft) to edit, modify, and verify customers personal and payment information.
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