Billing Follow-Up Specialist

Billing Follow-Up Specialist
Remote Position, Work from Home

Who We Are
ITx Companies specializes in healthcare revenue cycle management. We partner with hospitals and large physician groups throughout the country to facilitate improved customer service, patient billing, and insurance billing processes and outcomes. We have 2 operating centers - Kingsport, TN and Findlay, OH and have home based employees in more than 10 states. We have a robust training program because we realize we are only successful if our staff is successful. We are dedicated to fantastic work environments in our offices and virtual work environments. Because we are one of the fastest growing healthcare financial services organization in the market, we encourage growth within team members' roles to support our dedication to promoting from within.

What We’ll Love About You
• High School Diploma Required, college degree preferred; experience considered in lieu of college degree.
• Prior experience in Healthcare Accounts Receivable Required which would include but not be limited to Government and Commercial Billing. Prior experience in customer service and or insurance verification helpful.
• Strong understanding of Medical Billing Guidelines, Coordination of Benefits & Coding.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with high attention to detail.
• Strong emotional intelligence needed as well as a strong desire to make decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent typing skills with familiarity in MS Office.
• Ability to work on the telephone and computer at the same time.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
• Ability to work in a multi-tasked, team fostered environment.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work.
• Ability to travel outside of office to client sites as needed.

What You’ll Do
• Work queues inside client system to resolve unpaid insurance claims.
• Verify problems/denials with insurance claims and take necessary action as required.
• Correct and submit/resubmit correct claims to insurance carriers on behalf of client.
• Research client’s systems and payer portals for insurance issues.
• Contact third party payers for client’s submitted claim status and take necessary actions to resolve claims where appropriate.
• Access and review any supplemental paperwork as required to process the claim(s), i.e., explanation of benefits, medical records accident information, etc.
• Research and attempt to resolve third-party payer claim denials and/or rejections.
• Recognize and research denial trends and socialize information to ITx Management, Teams, and Client Advocates.
• Assist Patient Advocates in understanding insurance payments and denial and help them get claims reviewed, reconsidered, and reprocessed when appropriate.
• What it takes, whenever required, to accomplish the goals and objectives of the company.

Why Work Here
• Competitive pay & full-time 40 hours/week.
• PTO/sick time after 90 days.
• Individual Coverage Healthcare Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) Healthcare reimbursement program for medical insurance.
• Company sponsored life insurance with supplemental buy up options.

• 401K options

• Company paid parental leave after 1 year.
• Great co-workers.
• Gain valuable healthcare experience.

Remote Work Technical Requirements

• Minimum internet bandwidth requirements - Minimum requirements assume that the entire bandwidth will be available and used for the individual working from home. If other users are using the bandwidth, it is the individual’s responsibility to ensure these minimum requirements are met for their work use.
  • 25 Mbps download speed
  • 5 Mbps upload speed
  • Use https://speed.cloudflare.com/ to test speed
  • RTT (round trip time) 100ms or less to “AWS Workspaces US East (N. Virginia)”
    • Please use https://clients.amazonworkspaces.com/Health.html to test your RTT
• Must be able to hardline into your home router. No Wi-Fi connections.  If connection distance is more that 12 feet away from home router and network cable, it will need to be special ordered and we will need to know the specific length.
• Internet Service Provider (ISP) must be through Coax, DSL, or Fiber connections. No Satellite or wireless via cell phone providers is permitted.
• Willing to install necessary authenticator application for multi-factor authentication on your smartphone including Microsoft Authenticator App and Imprivata ID App as well as any others needed based on client access requirements.

Remote Work Physical Space Requirements

• Employees working remotely are required to maintain a space that is a closed space where people other than the employee will not be accessing the space during working hours and otherwise within the household cannot hear conversations going on between the employee and clients or patients.
• No PHI or HIPAA data may be printed or written down in home locations. Employees need to utilize electronic resources and system to contain PHI and HIPAA data for security and compliance.
• Company-provided computers and equipment may not be used by anyone other than the employee and will need to be secured in a way where others do not have access to the equipment, preferably in a locked office.
• Employees need to have a quiet, secure work space that is free from outside noise and distractions while working in order to be able to focus on work and confidentiality.

We are always looking for great people to join our team.  If you are passionate about customer service, enjoy working with a fantastic team, and are motivated to make a difference in patients’ lives every day, then apply today with ITx Companies!

www.itxcompanies.com/careers

CompensationUp to $22 per hour depending on experience