Patient Account Specialist - RCO PB Follow-Up (Hybrid Remote)

**Galveston, Texas, United States**

**New**

Business, Managerial & Finance

UTMB Health

Requisition # 2604398

**EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:**

**Minimum Qualifications:**

+ Two years of financial experience or one year of patient accounts experience.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ At least two years of hands-on experience with professional medical billing.

**JOB SUMMARY:**

The Patient Account Specialist will be responsible for billing all third-party payers through a claims processing vendor and/or for appeal of denied professional and/or hospital claims. Identifies billing issues affecting hospital and/or physicians claims/accounts and takes necessary action to ensure timely and appropriate claim filing. Performs follow-up activities and identifies reimbursement issues affecting these claims. Takes necessary actions to ens...