Collection analyst vs collections specialist

Differences between collection analyst and collections specialist duties and responsibilities

Collection analyst example responsibilities.

• Represent and lead the collections' team during executive management weekly conference calls providing updates on the delinquent A/R reports.
• Assist in reducing the DSO down and limit bad debt expense while focusing on building revenue.
• Maintain customer relations while improving company DSO.
• Work remittance advice from Medicaid and Medicare ensuring accuracy of payments, correcting account billing according with Medicaid or Medicare disposition.
• Do credit checks for new clients with Dunn & Bradstreet along with Equifax.
• Perform processing functions necessary to ensure timely and accurate DME billing.

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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