Job Description
Education: Associate's Degree
Skills: Health/Medical -> Accounting/Billing
Category: Healthcare - Business Office & Finance
Founded in 1995and headquartered inChicago IL, we are a Physician group practice and management company specializing in house calls for primarily Medicare home-bound patients who are unable to visit a doctor’s office. Chicago IL. Our business continues to grow over 20% per year in Chicago and Baltimore. We plan to expand to 5-7 other metropolitan areas. Our Physician group employs over 50 physicians providing primary care, podiatry care, wound management and diagnostic testing. We serve over 6,000 patients in the Chicago metropolitan area and Northwest Indiana and an additional 1000 patients in Baltimore. The patients are located primarily in densely populated low income areas. We work closely with home health agencies, Case Managers, Discharge Planners, Physicians and Medicare HMO’s for our referrals. Healthcare Biller/ Coder As the Healthcare Coder and biller, you will support the Medical Director and CFO by reviewing patient assessments which requires extracting baseline diagnosis from Physician reports and working collaboratively with Physicians to assure accurate documentation while you perform the following duties:
Affix diagnoses and procedure codes to billing forms when a narrative description is assigned. Review billing forms for coding accuracy and compliance. Work claim and coding edits.Timely submission of clean claims for billing.Work actively with physicians to initiate corrections and resolve discrepancies in coding.Work collaboratively with physicians to assure accurate and timely submission of superbills.Work collaboratively with the Compliance Director and Medical Director to identify trends and physician education needs.Update and maintain the NextGen system with updated provider, diagnoses procedure, fee schedule and claim dictionaries. Answer all billing related questions and resolve billing problems.Review third party payer policies and procedures to make sure we are in billing compliance.
Job Requirements
Requirements:The ideal candidate must be a Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist-Physician (CCS-P), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and will possess a Bachelor's degree and a thorough knowledge of CPT and ICD-9 coding by passing a test. A demonstrated understanding of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology and coding classification systems and the ability to apply this knowledge in determining appropriate physician coding. The ability to communicate effectively with team, work independently and balance multiple priorities. Must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and medical software; preferably NextGen. Benefits:We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and vision benefits and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture. We also a company car for local travel to patient’s homes, productivity element to compensation and a comprehensive malpractice insurance plan, including tail coverage.
About the Company
Administaff is a Fortune 500 Professional Employer Organization (PEO)that serves as a full-service human resources department for small and medium-sized businesses throughout the United States. With 2001 revenues of $4.4 billion, an increase of $2.1 billion from 1999, the company also continues to operate debt free. In addition, the company is included on Fortune’s list of “America’s Most Admired Companies,” the Forbes Platinum 400 list of the best big companies in America and the InformationWeek 500 list of leading information technology innovators.
Administaff’s Personnel Management System includes employment administration, benefits management, government compliance, recruiting and selection, employer liability management, training and development, performance management and owner support. These core services are complemented by an eBusiness strategy, Administaff's Employee Service Center, offering all employees (and client employees) the opportunity to create work/life balance through a web-based system.
