Registration and Billing Clerk at Tenwek Hospital

Job summary: 

• To accurately register and generate billing statements for clients.

Responsibilities

• To correctly capture the prerequisite demographic information into the HMIS for all patients coming for treatment
• Process and progress preauthorization properly for medical bills undertakings for clients with insurance covers.
• To perform any clerical duties relating to registration and billing in line with the standing orders.
• Billing of patients.
• Review the cost sheet of discharged patients for accuracy and completion in order to prepare billing statements.
• Prepare billing statements for insurance companies, patients and other third parties.
• Process refunds for overpaid accounts.
• Prepare reports and respond to inquiries concerning billing activities.
• Analyse invoices and data for accuracy and completeness.
• Serve and protect the hospital’s image by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures.
• To check if disease code in the discharge summary matches with what was done to the patient before invoicing
• To fill daily admission and claim forms and attach the correct requirements during discharge
• To communicate appropriately and provide information to patients in relation to the processes of the hospital
• Maintain proper working procedure including but not limited to proper handling of claim documents.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the head of department or management.
• To uphold office etiquette.
• To make sure that the card is fully paid and premiums to exceed at least three months from    the time of discharge to avoid claims being rejected
• To ensure that claims are Batched as per medication accorded
• To submit all Batched claims to NHIF Branch for processing and payments
• To be able to perform duties well as may be assigned by the In-charge.