Patient Accounting Representative

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The project for the course requires the student to write a 5-page, double-spaced report on his/her working experience. Information on the following subjects should be provided: a) job description and actual responsibilities, b) how knowledge of accounting as learned in school was applied to the job, c) personal strengths and weaknesses of the student with respect to career goals, and d) Where the student expects to be (career-wise) in five years and the steps he/she intends to take to accomplish these goals. The answers for the questions above are being attached, can you elaborate the answers to 5 pages paper and also the sources are optional. i worked for Life Bridge as a Patient Accounting Representative at Life Bridge Health in Revenue Cycle Division.Thank you.

Project.   The project for the course requires the student to write a 5-page, double-spaced report on his/her working experience.  Information on the following subjects should be provided:

a)                  job description and actual responsibilities,

b)                 how knowledge of accounting as learned in school was applied to the job,

c)                  personal strengths and weaknesses of the student with respect to career goals, and

d)                 Where the student expects to be (career-wise) in five years and the steps he/she intends to take to accomplish these goals.

Answer

A.   Job Title:

• Patient Accounting Representative

Job Description:

• Audit Patient Accounting Department
• Review patient admitting records and extracts relevant information
• Records patient identification and demographic information in the computerized billing system
• Completes processing of all inpatient and outpatient documents received on a daily basis
• Assists in resolving department problems with billing
• Maintains records of charges, payments, third party charges, etc.

Job Duties:

Under the direction of the Supervisor, audit patient accounts for accurate payment posting, audit posting errors as well as audit Collection Agency billing.

B.    the basic knowledge of accounting

Read the journal entries and posting transection

Checking the adjusted entries are correct

C.   knowing how to be familiar with the accounting programs.

In all the class I took at MSU none of them show you the programs that you will be working with.

For the most part the working load is cut in half by the computer program vs. in school you have to do everything by hand.

D.     I want to work for KPMG accounting firm.

Work for public company till I get experience