Medicare Hospice Billing & Collection Specialist

Job Description

Hospice/Palliative Care Patient Account Specialist

Position will be remote, but some in-office hours are possible. Candidate will ideally reside in Ohio.

Looking for at least 5 years experience in hospice billing or Medicare billing and knowledge of DDE. Someone who can bill Medicare and has an understanding of room and board. This person could have hospice and/or long term care experience.

As a Hospice/Palliative Care Patient Account Specialist
, you will perform daily billing and collection operations for Hospice and Palliative Care Revenue Cycle Department. The Hospice/Palliative Care Patient Account Specialists ensures that the patient accounts are handled in compliance with Interim Healthcare’s policy and regulatory standards.

• Initiate and maintain complete and accurate patient billing records along with maintaining confidentiality of Interim Healthcare patient billing records to ensure regulatory compliance with state and federal laws. Identify and implement system enhancements, as it relates to industry trends to improve overall performance and outcomes.
• Accurate cash posting and balance monies received from insurance plans by the end of each month. Track and process all over-payments/under-payments to ensure collection of balances owed/received are precise and appropriate.
• Accurately process payments to Nursing Facilities for patients with Medicaid coordinating all admissions, deaths, bed hold days, transfers, and discharges. Bill all insurance plans for denials and/or collection of payments while maintaining timely filing of all insurance plans. Maintain a positive relationship working cooperatively with nursing homes, health information department, accounts payable department and other providers to maintain quality service, quick response time and ensure accurate payments.
• Review of monthly aging for trouble spots and past due accounts along with running month-end billing process and reconciliation to improve flow of cash to organization. Monitor and maintain days in AR at or below 60-90 days to ensure cash flow.
• Report any issues to Regional Hospice/Palliative Care Revenue Cycle Manager.

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Full-time, 8:30 am – 5pm, M-F. Remote with some possible in office hours.
• Daily Pay option available

• Associate degree (Bachelor’s Degree preferred) in related field required or equivalent education, training, and experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in hospice billing or Medicare billing.
• Recent experience working with popular hospice/palliative billing software.
• Knowledge of DDE is a must.

Working at Interim Health Care means a career unlike any other. With integrity at the center of all we do, we know that when we support you and your community, you'll change lives every day.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.