Medical Billing / Claims Associate

Accumed; Chennai District; On-site; INR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Accumed in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India is hiring an Associate to manage claims reception from clients in paper or electronic format. You will batch and segregate claims, prepare reconciliation statements, and liaise with clients for missing documents, while basic scanning and entry into the billing system are performed.

The role emphasizes accurate data entry, knowledge of medical terminology, CPT modifiers and service codes, and working with billing and practice management software to process

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 Year of Demo Verification & Charge Entry Experience
• Knowledge of medical terminology likely to be encountered in medical claims
• Familiarity with basic CPT, Modifiers & Service codes
• Knowledge and understanding of the patients health information confidentiality guidelines
• Experience working with billing softwares and /or practice management software
• Data entry and Typing skills
• Good written communication skills
• Ability to process a high volume of work while keeping attention to detail and accuracy
• Good computer skills to work with billing software, practice management system, and MS Office

Responsibilities

• Compile, sort and organize paper claims or medical charts to create batches and/or enter into database.
• Input text and data from documents into spreadsheets, databases, or electronic files.
• Pay attention to detail and input data correctly and accurately.
• Crosscheck and verify data keyed into the databases for accuracy.
• Correct incorrectly entered data.
• Maintain and update workflow record regarding work completed and work pending.
• Assist other department staff in transcription of medical data, system entry of coding, scanning and other tasks as necessary

Skills

Data entry

Typing

Attention to detail

Medical terminology

Communication

MS Office

Billing software

Practice management software

MS Excel

Tools

Billing software

Practice management software

MS Excel

Job description

Job Family Summary:

The Operations Department is responsible to manage all aspects of claims management including Onsite operations and back end processing. The department primarily works on main objective of submitting the claims in time with highest quality to ensure the client receives the payment with minimal or no rejections.

Role Summary:

The Associate is involved is receiving the claims from every client either in paper or electronic format. He batches the received claims and segregates them as per insurances. Prepares a statement for reconciliation with the client and queries the client for any missing documents or claims. Scanning of the document is done and batching is done within the billing system

Primary Responsibilities:

• Compile, sort and organize paper claims or medical charts to create batches and/or enter into database.
• Input text and data from documents into spreadsheets, databases, or electronic files.
• Pay attention to detail and input data correctly and accurately.
• Crosscheck and verify data keyed into the databases for accuracy.
• Correct incorrectly entered data.
• Maintain and update workflow record regarding work completed and work pending.
• Assist other department staff in transcription of medical data, system entry of coding, scanning and other tasks as necessary

Job Requirements:

• Minimum of 1 Year of Demo Verification & Charge Entry Experience
• Knowledge of medical terminology likely to be encountered in medical claims
• Familiarity with basic CPT, Modifiers & Service codes
• Knowledge and understanding of the patients health information confidentiality guidelines
• Experience working with billing softwares and /or practice management software
• Data entry and Typing skills
• Good written communication skills
• Ability to process a high volume of work while keeping attention to detail and accuracy
• Good computer skills to work with billing software, practice management system, and MS Office .