Employment Opportunities

Responsibilities/Activities : Identifies and assigns the appropriate clinical/definitive diagnosis, evaluation & management, and procedure codes following the review and assessment of records by the treating emergency medicine physician/physician extender personnel.

Skills/knowledge – Proficient in anatomy & medical terminology, and ICD-9 and CPT coding. Ability to code according CPT/AMA/CMS Coding Guidelines and Ethics.  Conduct training of client physicians/physician extender personnel, regarding documentation and compliance issues. Computer literate.

Education – High School Diploma. Graduate of a Coding Certificate/Diploma Program is preferred.

Licensure/Certifications – Certified Professional Coder by the American Academy of Professional Coders is preferred. However will consider candidates with extensive medical diagnostic coding experience +/or certification eligibility in another medical diagnostic coding discipline.

Experience - At least one year of successful medical diagnostic coding experience in the reading and interpretation of patient charts/operative reports and extracting clinical information for ICD-9 and CPT coding desired.

Responsibilities/Activities: Transposition, research, or verification and input of complete, accurate demographic and insurance information into medical account management system.

Skills/knowledge – Computer literate. Proficient in high volume, rapid data input/ keying. Telephone relations.

Education – High School Diploma.

Licensure/Certifications – None required

Experience – At least one year of successful demographic/statistical data input experience desired.

    ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE - Periodically available

 Responsibilities/Activities: Establish and maintain professional collaborative medical insurance carrier, provider, and patient relationships. Account database mgmt – claim forms processing, collections, demographic information, payment verification, data entry. Compiles, interprets various account mgmt reports eg credit balances, claim status, payments, denials. Approving, arranging, and monitoring payment schedules. Process account correspondence and respond to telephone/email inquiries.

Skills/Knowledge – Proficient in data entry, account database mgmt, medical claims processing, positive telephone relations, customer service, basic clerical skills- filing, copying, faxing, mailing, printing. Basic accounting skills – accounts receivable, journals, calculating, financial report generation and interpretation. Familiarity with ICD – 9 and CPT coding. Possess basic analytical, problem solving, interpersonal, and organizational, negotiating skills

Education – High School Diploma. Graduate of medical billing/diagnostic coding curriculum desired.

Licensure/Certifications - Certificate or Diploma in medical billing desired.

 Experience - At least three years of successful medical account management/billing experience preferred. At least one year of successful medical account management/billing experience required.