The Patient Financial Services Representative serves as the first point of contact in greeting patients and guarantors in the hospital, ambulatory or medical office setting.
Requirements
- Work through incoming departmental referral work queues daily
- Ensure daily patient appointment reminder calls are complete
- Accurately document telephone encounter outcomes
- Daily review and monitoring of physician / practice schedules keeping no-show rates low to ensure patient access
- Communicates with referring physician's office, clinical department(s), and/or other appropriate personnel to exchange necessary information and determine schedule
- Activates of My Chart Accounts where appropriate
- Ensures Telehealth connectivity for scheduled appointments and trouble shoots as needed
- Checks Incoming Referral work ques daily and contacts patients to schedule requested appointment
- Ensures that all necessary demographic, billing, and clinical information is obtained and entered in the registration system with timeliness and accuracy
- Meet with patient or patient's caregiver to discuss appointment instructions, and discuss patient's concerns
- Follow-up on reported issues and assist with service recovery
- Process medical record requests
- Round with patients in practice to ensure Excellent Patient Experience is met
- Verifies insurance benefits and obtains pre-certification/authorization as necessary
- Determines and accepts required payments, including co-pays and deductibles, or refers to financial counselors for follow up
Benefits
- Retirement Plan
- 401k Matching