Position: Data Entry Specialist
Department: Special Release
Report Relationship: Medical Billing Supervisor
Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Medical Billing Supervisor, the Data Entry Specialist performs a wide variety of clerical duties in support of patient services across the special release department. The Data Entry Clerk should exercise flexibility when serving as back-up support for front desk and reception staff according to the office needs and in the interest of efficiency in workflow and operations. Essential duties include the sorting of encounters by program, data entry of computerized patient and third-party billing and update information on insurance policies. The Data Entry Specialist is primarily responsible for reviewing and ensuring that all revisions are
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• Maintain and update records for all aspects of patient billing and management information records.
• Verify accuracy on all patient encounter forms submitted for processing or billing.
• Enter charges, receipts, changes and other input into the computer.
• Keep current on informational changes in billing procedures.
• Verify and/or enter Medical policy identification into computer.
• Completes the computer data back-up on a daily basis.
• Ability to meet or exceed Service Excellence Standards of TVHC, Inc.
• Performs all duties in support of successful EHR/EPM implementation.
• Performs other related duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Understands the importance of maintaining confidentiality; able to maintain confidentiality under HIPAA
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