Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Banner Health is a nationally-recognized healthcare leader that offers rewarding careers in various disciplines. The PFS Insurance Follow-Up Representative is responsible for following up with payers for various denials and ensuring timely reimbursement for services. This role involves coordination of billing and collection activities, as well as providing excellent customer service to patients and internal clients.
Responsibilities
- May be assigned to process payments, adjustments, claims, correspondence, refunds, denials, financial/charity applications, and/or payment plans in an accurate and timely manner, meeting goals in work quality and productivity. Coordinates with other staff members and physician office staff as necessary ensure correct processing
- As assigned, reconciles, balances and pursues account balances and payments, and/or denials, working with payor remits, facility contracts, payor customer service, provider representatives, spreadsheets and the company’s collection/self-pay policies to ensure maximum reimbursement
- May be assigned to research payments, denials and/or accounts to determine short/over payments, contract discrepancies, incorrect financial classes, internal/external errors. Makes appeals and corrections as necessary
- Builds strong working relationships with assigned business units, hospital departments or provider offices. Identifies trends in payment issues and communicates with internal and external customers as appropriate to educate and correct problems. Provides assistance and excellent customer service to these internal clients
- Responds to incoming calls and makes outbound calls as required to resolve billing, payment and accounting issues. Provides assistance and excellent customer service to patients, patient families, providers, and other internal and external customers
- Works as a member of the patient financial services team to achieve goals in days and dollars of outstanding accounts. Reduces Accounts Receivable balances
- Uses systems to document and to provide statistical data, prepare issues list(s) and to communicate with payors accurately
- Works independently under general supervision, following defined standards and procedures. Reports to a Supervisor or Manger. Uses critical thinking skills to solve problems and reconcile accounts in a timely manner. External customers include all hospital patients, patient families and all third party payers. Internal customers include facility medical records and patient financial services staff, attorneys, and central services staff members
Skills
- Minimum of 1 year experience in Medical Insurance AR and/or Physician Fee for Service Billing clearly reflected in uploaded resume
- Minimum of 1 year experience writing appeal letters for payer denials
- Intermediate to Advanced skill level in Microsoft Excel
- High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge
- Requires knowledge of patient financial services, financial, collecting services or insurance industry experience processes normally acquired over one or more years of work experience
- Requires the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision and to work independently
- Requires strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to effectively interact with a wide range of audiences
- Strong knowledge in the use of common office software, word processing, spreadsheet, and database software are required
- Work experience with the Company's systems and processes is preferred
- Previous cash collections experience is preferred
- Additional Related Education And/or Experience Preferred
Company Overview
Banner Health operates as a nonprofit health care system in the United States. The company offers hospital care, home care, hospice care, It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.bannerhealth.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Banner Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 85 in 2025, 70 in 2024, 35 in 2023, 47 in 2022, 51 in 2021, 29 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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