About Us

The Doctor’s Choice is a licensed Home Health Services agency that provides a full range of in-home medical, rehabilitative, custodial, and companionship services to individuals and families throughout Los Angeles county. Whether you or a loved one is in need of medical care, housekeeping, physical therapy, or companionship, we are here to help. Our staff strives to raise the bar when it comes to in-home medical services, companionship, and domiciliary care for children, adults, seniors, and their families. By hiring the best team in the field and continuously educating our employees, our highly skilled team is more than capable of managing every aspect of a patient’s health and well-being from the familiarity and comfort of home.

Job Description

The Collections Specialist is responsible for the accurate and timely completion and submission of Medicare, Medicaid, private payer, and patient billing. Further responsibilities include accounts receivable tracking and follow-up.

• Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:
  • Accurately enters patient billing data, including visit charges and supply charges, into the information system
  • Accurately processes and bills Medicare, private payer, and patient claims in accordance with the payer requirements and organization policy
  • Assists in the preparation of monthly billing and accounts receivable reports
  • Maintains accurate Medicare and Medicaid billing analysis reports
  • Maintains complete and accurate billing and account receivable records
  • Prepares Medicare, Medicaid, private payer, and patient remittances for data entry
  • Alerts appropriate management team members regarding late or missing documents required for billing
  • Responsible for collecting all unpaid claims for Medicare, Medicaid, private payer, and patient billing
  • Assists with the collections of receivables by monitoring accounts receivables, resubmitting bills, overdue, accounts, and alerting the billing manager of serious overdue accounts
  • Establishes and maintains positive work relationships with patients, payers, and other customers
  • Maintains confidentiality of patient and organization information at all times
  • Adheres to HIPAA and patient information privacy requirements
  • Performs other specific projects relating to billing, data entry, and computer operations as required

• Position Qualifications
  • At least two years of experience in healthcare data entry , preferably in home health care systems
  • At least one year of previous healthcare related billing experience, preferably in home health care billing
  • able to use IBM-compatibles systems and equipment
  • High school Diploma, GED (Bachelors Degree preferred or equivalent work experience)
  • Superior multitasking ability
  • Medical Terminology familiarity

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel, or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 25 pounds.