Patient Account Representative
UHS
Summary
Coastal Harbor Health Systems is currently seeking a qualified Patient Account Rep. Coastal Harbor Health System is comprised of a 114-bed hospital for children and adolescents, providing both short- and long-term inpatient care, and a 50 bed inpatient hospital serving men and women, ages 18 and up.
Job description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- To ensure the collection of payments due to the hospital in a timely and accurate manner.
- Follow up with insurance company or third party payor to ensure correct and timely processing and payment of claims.
- Utilize inpatient and outpatient Billing Balance Report daily to enter initial follow up date.
- Review cash receipts log daily and follow up on claims that were processed incorrectly.
- Coordinate third party denial information with Utilization Review department.
- Write off administrative/charity and contractual adjustments, using correct transaction code on all adjustments.
- Review all mail and determine steps necessary to resolve patient concern.
- Coordinate medical records requests received from insurance company.
This position requires working on Saturday out the month.
Requirements
- Minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance
- 2 years of healthcare insurance billing experience
- Experience in Excel
- Experience in Explanation of Benefits
- Experience in Insurance and Account Receivables
- Be flexible
- Have a high degree of patience
- Be able to work within a team and individually as needed
- Be Customer Service friendly
- Demonstrated computer skills
Company overview
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, operating as a Fortune 300 corporation headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1979, UHS has grown into a major healthcare enterprise with approximately 99,000 employees and annual revenues exceeding $14 billion. The company operates through its subsidiaries, managing 29 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, and 60 outpatient and other facilities across 39 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. UHS provides comprehensive healthcare services including acute care, behavioral health treatment, cancer centers, and ambulatory surgical centers. The company's strategy focuses on building or acquiring high-quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets and investing in advanced medical equipment and skilled personnel to become the leading healthcare provider in each community it serves. UHS is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: UHS) and has established a strong reputation for delivering compassionate, high-quality care while maintaining financial stability and operational excellence.