Vikram Kumar

About Vikram Kumar

Experienced Senior Billing Coordinator with a demonstrated history of working in the…

Experience

1. Billing Coordinator

   NYU Langone Health

   Jun 2022 — Present

   Monitor reports and assigned workqueues, ensuring coding, charge submission and accounts receivable follow-up is occurring on a timely basis • Perform charge reconciliation to validate all revenue is captured • Review unbilled charge reports and follow up with physicians and/or practice management for unbilled services • Identify coding or documentation issues and suggest improvements to physicians • Escalate issues as needed to practice and FGP Leadership. Work with front-end staff to ensure patient insurance information and benefits are verified accurately and timely • Act as a resource to front end practice staff to identify gaps in financial clearance processes • Review and respond to practice, physician, and patient inquiries following CBO guidelines, payer rules, compliance regulations and related rules • Serve as resource to physicians, staff, and management regarding local and national coding and reimbursement policies • Collaborate with the corporate Revenue Integrity Analysts to understand CPT and ICD-10 guidelines, payer policy and procedure manuals, updates, and CMS publications to ensure practices are compliant with current policies and procedures • Train physicians, other staff, and management, as needed • Adhere to general practice and FGP guidelines on compliance issues and patient confidentiality • Meets CBO quality and productivity targets • Communicate delays and workqueue issues to management daily • Proficient in Epic, AAPC (Codify) and OneSource functions