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• Corrects charge review errors. Handle registration/billing edits, practice registration errors and missing registration items in work ques daily.
• Is familiar with basic medical insurance concepts (i.e.: deductibles, co-insurance, fee-for-service, managed care)
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• Sends daily faxes to Central Scanning Team using the correct fax sheet. Scans and indexes, as needed. Backlog not to exceed 72 hours.
• Maintains referral work queue and update notes in order to communicate with other departments.
• Reviews in-basket clerical pool messages and complete necessary information to clear the message.
• Processes requests for medical records according to practice, State and HIPAA guidelines.
• Follows opening and closing procedures as required.

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