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LifeCare Home Health Family

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501 - 1000 employees

At LifeCare Home Health, we strive to help you recover safely and independently in the environment you feel most comfortable in, your home. Our caregivers work with your physician and provide care planned specifically for your needs. Our care is designed to help you take control of your treatment, prevent future declines in your health and improve your safety at home.We are committed both to quality care and professional ethics. Additionally, we are committed to abide by all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and professional codes. LifeCare Home Health Family is certified by the Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicare. We are also licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Licensure and Certification. In addition, we are accredited by CHAP (Community Healthcare Accreditation Program) in Florida and TJC (The Joint Commission) in Las Vegas.

📋 Description

• Responsible for gathering, posting, and reconciling all payments received by Lifecare Home Health and all acquired companies • Requires daily posting of deposits and weekly and monthly reconciliation to all Lifecare HH accounting systems, lock boxes, and acquired agency’s bank accounts • Monitor clearinghouse for incoming payments • Download 835s from clearinghouse and/or other payer websites for posting to Medicare/Commercial accounts • Retrieve and post remittances from applicable payer websites when the remittance is unavailable from the clearinghouse • Hand key remittances if an 835 is unavailable or not applicable to a specific payer • Notify Supervisor of trends or issues with importing or not receiving remittances from clearinghouse/online payment portals • Review remittances for applicable adjustments and transfer the balance to MSP or patient responsibility when appropriate • May receive credit card information via mail or phone and process payment on the portal • Post credit card payments to applicable practice management system and balance payments monthly with accounting • Identify underpayments or overpayments, coordinate follow-up with Collector, and notify the appropriate billing supervisor • Respond to questions related to payment applications and work closely with associates to resolve any account variances • Research and correct keying errors as needed • Daily pull all incoming batches of live checks processed for deposit through lockboxes and confirm each deposit has been posted & reconciled to the appropriate practice management system • Balance checks are posted to batch totals • Post-write-offs once approved by management before month end • Post refund checks issued by accounting related to overpayment recoveries/credit balances reflected on Kinnser accounts • Monitor & record refund requests received monthly by agency location • Provide month-end bank file with summarized payment totals inclusive of all deposits processed within a close month, allocated by associated agency location • Account for total write-offs, refund requests, underpayments, overpayments, and credit balances, then submit each category on provided template each month • Work closely with accountants to resolve month-end variances and reconcile items

🎯 Requirements

• Required one year of payment posting experience with the ability to read and interpret remittance advice (EOB’s) medical billing experience • Preferred, Two years of experience with Medicare Billing, Private Duty Billing and/or Commercial Insurance billing functions • Kinnser, Zirmed, AbilityEASE, Change Healthcare, AlayaCare and Availity experience preferred • Familiar with utilizing online claims and payment portals, typically at the payer level. • High school diploma or equivalent. • Must read, write and comprehend English.