Columbia University Irving Medical Center · 1 month ago
Customer Service Specialist I #Full Time #Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
New Grad, Entry Level
$22.39/hr - $28.29/hr
0+ years expColumbia University Irving Medical Center is a top healthcare provider network, seeking a Customer Service Specialist I to support ColumbiaDoctors, a large multi-specialty practice. The role involves handling incoming phone calls from patients and insurance carriers, managing patient balances, and ensuring accurate documentation of patient information.
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Responsibilities
Handle large volume of calls and perform work in a timely manner
Attempts to collect full payment from patient or guarantor in a professional and courteous manner
Establishes payment arrangements per guidelines. Documents terms in billing system
Applies of payments collected over the phone to each date of service
Handles customer inquiries, disputes and complaints. Escalates contentious complaints to supervisor or higher management
Obtains all insurance, demographic, guarantor information and updates patient profile as well as bill third party payers as appropriate
Clearly documents in system summary of work and follow up steps after each call
Qualification
Required
High school graduate or GED certificate is required
A minimum of 6 months' experience in a physician billing or third party payer environment
Must demonstrate an understanding of contracts, insurance benefits, exclusions and other billing requirements as well as claim forms, HMOs, PPOs, Medicare, Medicaid and compliance program regulations
Candidate must demonstrate the ability to understand and navigate the payer adjudication process
Preferred
Patient financial and practice management system experience in Epic and/or other electronic billing systems is preferred
Knowledge of medical terminology is preferred
Previous call center/claims experience is preferred
Previous experience in an academic healthcare setting is preferred
Benefits
Healthcare
Paid Time off
Company
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Columbia University Irving Medical Center is a clinical and educational enterprise that offers medical, dental, and nursing services. It is a sub-organization of Columbia University.
10001+ employees
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