Patient Billing Specialist – Behavioral Health

Universal Health Services; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement

Tuition savings for Chamberlain Univ.

Challenging and rewarding work环境

Career development across UHS

Diverse programming to expand your 경험

Competitive compensation & generous PT

Medical, Dental, Vision and Rx plans

401(K) with company match

Supportive and collaborative team

Job summary

Universal Health Services—Arbour Hospital in the greater Boston area seeks a Patient Account Representative to join the billing team. This full-time, 40-hours-per-week role supports the hospital’s patient accounting functions and provides tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities within the UHS network.

Responsibilities include preparing and submitting bills, verifying insurance information, handling EOBs, denials, and write-offs, and maintaining accurate contract and

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent. Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of experience in healthcare billing.

Responsibilities

• Accurately prepares bills daily and submits them timely.
• Verifies receipt of bill to avoid timely filing denials.
• Reviews patient folders for completeness of patient insurance information and proper signatures.
• Verifies that computerized insurance documentation is up to date and accurate throughout the accounts receivable process.
• Reviews EOBs for proper payment, documents any denials and resolves denied amounts on a timely basis.
• Ensures bad debts and denials are presented for write-off timely, with all completed supporting documentation.
• Maintains documentation on all third party billing contract rates and procedures.
• Ensures proper contractual discounts and codes are used to net accounts receivable.
• Documents notes completely and concisely regarding follow up activity, while keeping organized paper documentation.

Skills

Billing (healthcare)

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Universal Health Services—Arbour Hospital in the greater Boston area seeks a Patient Account Representative to join the billing team. This full-time, 40-hours-per-week role supports the hospital’s patient accounting functions and provides tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities within the UHS network.

Responsibilities include preparing and submitting bills, verifying insurance information, handling EOBs, denials, and write-offs, and maintaining accurate contract and