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McLaren Health Care Medical Billing Specialist - McLaren Careers in Detroit, Michigan

Job Summary:

Under indirect supervision, audit medical charges and record for compliance with federal coding regulations and guidelines ensuring that medical billing is correct and conforms to legal and procedural requirements; ensure the integrity of department billing.

Responsibilities:

  • Audit billing reports to ensure patient encounters are billed and identify encounters not reported; prepare reports of findings and meet with supervisor to review results, and determine receipt of information and when necessary recreate documentation for provider/physician signature. Check encounter forms for level of service, diagnoses, faculty signature and referring physician, if required; contact clinical departments/hospitals to ensure billing problems are resolved and encounters will be coded/billed correctly.

  • Compete charge entry from provider outpatient encounter forms and inpatient encounters upon completion of coding by coding company.

  • Assist in facilitating KCC FIN assignment and medical record creation for patient encounters occurring outside of the McLaren Health System.

  • Research, analyze and respond to inquiries regarding coding; respond to staff questions on physician queries.

  • Liaise/meet with physician and other patient care providers regarding billing and documentation policies, procedures and regulations, patient notes and coding updates; obtain clarification on conflicting ambiguous or no-specific documentation.

Qualifications:

Required:

  • High school diploma or GED

Preferred:

  • Associate degree in Medical Records Technology

  • Certification as a Registered Health Information Technician

  • 2 years of coding charge entry experience in specialty

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

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