Medical billing supervisor vs surgery scheduler

Differences between medical billing supervisor and surgery scheduler duties and responsibilities

Medical billing supervisor example responsibilities.

• Accept and process healthcare claims and confidential medical records; verify patient eligibility and manage the Medicare and Medicaid billing process.
• Verify CPT, ICD-9 and HCPCS codes bill according to government regulation and guidelines.
• Monitor and make notes of trends find in reviewing physicians ICD-9 and CPT coding according to CMS guidelines.
• Resolve discrepancies leveraging extensive experience going through appropriate procedures to facilitate medical claims review, fee schedule pricing and appeals process.
• Conduct ICD-10 training for coding staff and auditing team.
• Full knowledge and practice of HIPPA and patient confidentiality policy and procedures.
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Surgery scheduler example responsibilities.

• Manage medical records and patient information within HIPPA guidelines
• Manage patient pre-op responsibilities, and generate all necessary paperwork.
• Request financial screening services for patients with limit Medicaid packages, as well as the uninsured.
• Provide patients with information that explain hospital admission policies, time of admission and HIPPA privacy guidelines.
• Execute administrative tasks such as ordering supplies and working with CPT and DX codes relate to accurate patient billing.
• Maintain HIPAA and confidentiality standards.
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