Cash Posting Analyst - AR
for metadata maybe. We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. There's none. We need to preserve substantive info. We need sections: About the role (maybe description), Responsibilities (Essential Duties And Responsibilities), Requirements (Minimum Qualifications?), Qualifications (Education And Experience Requirements?), Skills (maybe from Minimum Qualifications?), Benefits (none), Pay (none), Schedule (none). So we only include sections with content. We have description paragraph: "The Cash Posting Analyst is responsible for accurately posting and reconciling payments received from Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance carriers, healthcare facilities, attorneys, and private pay patients. This position performs detailed analysis of payment activity, researches posting discrepancies, resolves unapplied cash, and assists in maintaining the integrity of financial and billing records. The Cash Posting Analyst serves as a key contributor to revenue cycle operations by ensuring payments are accurately applied, variances are investigated, and account balances reflect proper reimbursement activity." That's about the role. Responsibilities: list of duties under Essential Duties And Responsibilities, broken into subcategories: Cash Posting & Payment Processing, Payment Analysis & Reconciliation, Unapplied Cash & Credit Balance Resolution, Account Research & Resolution, Reporting & Quality Assurance, Compliance & Security, Team Collaboration. We can combine into a single
- list of duties, preserving each bullet.
We need to extract each bullet point.
Let's list them:
Cash Posting & Payment Processing:
- Post electronic remittance advice (835) payments accurately and timely.
- Post EFT, lock-box, paper check, credit card, attorney, facility, and patient payments.
- Verify payments are applied to the correct accounts and service dates.
- Review and process contractual adjustments, write-offs, and payer adjustments.
- Monitor daily posting volumes and ensure established turnaround times are met.
- Identify and resolve posting exceptions and payment discrepancies.
Payment Analysis & Reconciliation:
- Research payment variances and posting discrepancies.
- Analyze remittance advice and explanation of benefits (EOB) information.
- Reconcile payment activity against remittance files and deposit records.
- Investigate unidentified or misapplied payments.
- Assist with daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliation activities.
- Identify trends impacting payment posting accuracy and efficiency.
Unapplied Cash & Credit Balance Resolution:
- Research unapplied cash and unidentified payment balances.
- Assist in resolving credit balances and overpayment situations.
- Review accounts for potential refund activity.
- Document research findings and account resolution efforts.
- Escalate unresolved issues to management as appropriate.
Account Research & Resolution:
- Review patient accounts to ensure accurate account balances.
- Research payer payment issues and discrepancies.
- Coordinate with billing, EDI, customer service, and follow-up teams to resolve account concerns.
- Assist with correction of posting errors and account adjustments.
- Maintain accurate documentation within the billing system.
Reporting & Quality Assurance:
- Monitor personal productivity and quality standards.
- Assist with preparation of payment posting reports and reconciliation summaries.
- Perform quality reviews to ensure posting accuracy.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and communicate recommendations.
- Maintain departmental performance expectations for accuracy and productivity.
Compliance & Security:
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA and all applicable federal and state regulations.
- Maintain confidentiality of protected health information and financial records.
- Follow departmental policies and internal financial controls.
- Support internal and external audit activities as requested.
- Participate in quality assurance and compliance initiatives.
Team Collaboration:
- Collaborate with billing, collections, customer service, EDI, and finance teams.
- Participate in staff meetings, training programs, and departmental projects.
- Assist with implementation of workflow improvements and system enhancements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Now Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge...). It lists many knowledge items and skills.
We need to decide sections: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. The instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to map content.
We have "Minimum Qualifications" which includes knowledge and skills. Could be Requirements or Qualifications. Also "Education And Experience Requirements" section.
We could treat:
- About the role: description paragraph.
- Responsibilities: the duties list.
- Requirements: Minimum Qualifications (knowledge, skills, abilities).
- Qualifications: Education And Experience Requirements (experience with healthcare billing systems and cash posting preferred).
- Skills: maybe we could extract specific skills from Minimum Qualifications (strong analytical..., strong attention..., etc.) but that overlaps. However we need to avoid duplication. Perhaps we combine Minimum Qualifications into Requirements and Skills, and Education And Experience into Qualifications.
But we must not create thin sections. Let's see content:
Minimum Qualifications includes:
- Knowledge of healthcare billing and reimbursement processes.
- Knowledge of payment posting, remittance processing, and account reconciliation.
- Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance, and managed care reimbursement.
- Knowledge of explanation of benefits (EOB) and electronic remittance advice (835) transactions.
- Knowledge of basic accounting and reconciliation principles.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Education And Experience Requirements:
- Experience with healthcare billing systems and cash posting preferred.
Thus we could have:
Requirements: the knowledge items (maybe as a list).
Qualifications: experience requirement (maybe as a paragraph).
Skills: the soft skills (analytical, attention to detail, organizational, communication). Could be separate.
But we risk duplication. However the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine into two sections: Responsibilities and Requirements (which includes knowledge, skills, experience). But we need to follow allowed headings; we can still include About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can omit those with no content.
Thus we could have:
- About the role (description)
- Responsibilities (duties)
- Requirements (knowledge + skills + experience) maybe as a combined list.
- Qualifications (maybe empty) - we should omit if empty.
- Skills (maybe empty) - omit.
- Benefits, Pay, Schedule - omit.
Thus we output three sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements.
But we need to ensure we don't miss any substantive info like physical requirements, travel time, etc. Those are also substantive. Should we include them? They are under Physical Requirements and Travel Time. Could be part of Requirements or maybe a separate section like "Working Conditions". But not in allowed headings. We could fold them into Requirements as a paragraph.
Physical Requirements: list of abilities. Travel Time: Negligible.
We should preserve all substantive information. So we need to include physical requirements somewhere. Could be under Requirements as a list.
Thus Requirements section could contain:
- Knowledge of healthcare billing and reimbursement processes.
- Knowledge of payment posting, remittance processing, and account reconciliation.
- Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance, and managed care reimbursement.
- Knowledge of explanation of benefits (EOB) and electronic remittance advice (835) transactions.
- Knowledge of basic accounting and reconciliation principles.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with healthcare billing systems and cash posting preferred.
- Physical requirements: ability to safely perform essential functions, regular punctual attendance, occasional lift up to 20 pounds, specific vision abilities, etc.
- Travel time: negligible.
We need to format as
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But we need to avoid too thin sections; but it's okay.
Thus final HTML:
About the role: ...
Responsibilities
- Post electronic remittance advice (835) payments accurately and timely. ...
Requirements
- Knowledge of healthcare billing and reimbursement processes. ...
- Experience with healthcare billing systems and cash posting preferred.
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
- Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Work may require sitting, lifting, stooping, bending, stretching, walking, standing, pushing, pulling, reaching, and other physical exertion.
- Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone.
- Must possess visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal, and operate a motor vehicle.
- Travel time: negligible.
. Now Responsibilities list: we need to include all bullet points as above. Let's list them precisely. Cash Posting & Payment Processing: - Post electronic remittance advice (835) payments accurately and timely. - Post EFT, lock-box, paper check, credit card, attorney, facility, and patient payments. - Verify payments are applied to the correct accounts and service dates. - Review and process contractual adjustments, write-offs, and payer adjustments. - Monitor daily posting volumes and ensure established turnaround times are met. - Identify and resolve posting exceptions and payment discrepancies. Payment Analysis & Reconciliation: - Research payment variances and posting discrepancies. - Analyze remittance advice and explanation of benefits (EOB) information. - Reconcile payment activity against remittance files and deposit records. - Investigate unidentified or misapplied payments. - Assist with daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliation activities. - Identify trends impacting payment posting accuracy and efficiency. Unapplied Cash & Credit Balance Resolution: - Research unapplied cash and unidentified payment balances. - Assist in resolving credit balances and overpayment situations. - Review accounts for potential refund activity. - Document research findings and account resolution efforts. - Escalate unresolved issues to management as appropriate. Account Research & Resolution: - Review patient accounts to ensure accurate account balances. - Research payer payment issues and discrepancies. - Coordinate with billing, EDI, customer service, and follow-up teams to resolve account concerns. - Assist with correction of posting errors and account adjustments. - Maintain accurate documentation within the billing system. Reporting & Quality Assurance: - Monitor personal productivity and quality standards. - Assist with preparation of payment posting reports and reconciliation summaries. - Perform quality reviews to ensure posting
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