Collector vs account representative

Differences between collector and account representative duties and responsibilities

Collector example responsibilities.

• Manage patient focuse reports, collection modules, provider/facility A/R, collections, patient discharge letters.
• Monitor all assign accounts by reviewing the client's aging, manage all potential bad debit, DSO, aging.
• Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
• Provide customer service via telephone and correspondence for patients and authorize representatives regarding outstanding patient accounts in accordance with facility protocol.
• Verify and run eligibility on the following insurance, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal HMO, Medicare, Medicare HMO.
• Provide excellent customer service while following HIPPA confidentiality laws.
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Account representative example responsibilities.

• Manage all billing accounts including Medicare/Medicaid, HMO and individual accounts.
• Manage the daily correspondence from assign practices with keeping doctor/patient confidentiality under consideration along with HIPPA regulations.
• Manage and maintain an internal database system to generate reports and produce accurate account information for patients and insurance companies.
• Educate physicians to use current ICD-9 diagnostic coding and preparation to begin ICD-10 coding requirements.
• Analyze health care insurance/litigation patient account files to resolve outstanding and delinquent accounts due to the healthcare client.
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