Renown Health · 2 months ago
Laboratory Billing Coordinator
Reno, NV
Contract
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expRenown Health is a healthcare organization seeking a Laboratory Billing Coordinator responsible for managing the billing and collections of Laboratory services. The role involves handling insurance billing issues, auditing charges, and resolving coding discrepancies while maintaining high standards of performance and confidentiality.
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Responsibilities
Accountable for the billing and collections of Laboratory services to maximize reimbursement for those services rendered
Review and audit reference lab charges, workqueues, and audit files in relation to billing issues
Handle insurance billing issues, correcting errors, and educating staff regarding client billing issues in relation to the Renown Laboratory
Follow up with physicians regarding items holding up accounts in coding including orders, diagnosis, etc
Research and work with departments, revenue integrity, and billing regarding accounts that are hitting coding work queues for edits
Maintain high standards of courteousness, performance, and respect for confidentiality
Keep up on changes involving billing, policies, and procedures and provide support/help to all other laboratory representatives
Work with contracting to develop and keep an up-to-date list of current insurance providers for the department
Serve as the primary point of contact for billing issues in relation to the Renown Laboratory
Work billing claim edits, medical necessity, registration errors, denials, HIS workqueues, ICD-9 resubmissions, insurance errors, and adding on verbal requests for testing
Be responsible for all client billing, collection, and posting of payments, reconciliation of accounts, review of reference lab bills, building new clients in LIS, and building new tests in LIS and AR system
Investigate/audit any billing issues in the LIS and HIS systems and develop a working relationship with the CBO and accounting department
Work within established guidelines, solve problems as they may arise, and schedule work time for each different aspect of the job
Qualification
Required
Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing and speaking English
Two (2) years previous experience working in a health information management department, education in an HIM program will be considered in lieu of experience
Previous coding experience working with National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits, physical queries and delinquency follow up
Must be computer literate in Windows and Microsoft Office
Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, and learn SCC A/R module within 6 months of hire
Preferred
Associates degree
Medical billing and coding certification or course work
Experience with electronic medical records
Current State of Nevada license for Laboratory Assistant
CCA and / or CPC and / or CCS
Company
Renown Health
Renown Health is northern Nevada's not-for-profit integrated health network.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Baldrick's Foundation
2023-11-21Grant
Leadership Team
Brian Erling
President & Chief Executive Officer
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