Pugal Sridhar

Detail-oriented and dedicated professional with hands-on experience as a Junior Executive in Payment Posting, specializing in accurate posting of insurance and patient payments, reconciliation of accounts, and resolution of payment discrepancies. Skilled in working with EOBs, remittance advice, and financial systems to ensure compliance, accuracy, and timeliness. Strong team player with proven ability to support smooth revenue cycle operations and contribute to overall organizational efficiency

Junior-Executive - Coronis Ajuba - Chennai

(2024-07)

• Accurately posted daily payments received from insurance companies, patients, and third-party payers into the billing system.
• Verified and reconciled payment amounts with Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) and remittance advice to ensure correctness.
• Researched and resolved discrepancies such as underpayments, denials, and unapplied payments in coordination with the accounts receivable team.
• Maintained high levels of accuracy and timeliness in posting to support smooth month-end closing and reporting.
• Assisted in preparing daily, weekly, and monthly payment reports for management review. Ensured compliance with organizational policies and healthcare industry standards while handling sensitive financial data.
• Performed advanced payment validation by manually calculating allowed amounts for each claim using base units from CMS-1500 forms, 4-digit service codes, and payer-specific job sheet
• Contract Validation: Manual Allowed Amount Calculation, Base Unit Analysis, Fee Schedule Review
• Processed 640 ERA claims & 340 Manual EOBs daily with 99% accuracy, consistently exceeding productivity benchmarks.
• Safeguarded revenue integrity by proactively identifying underpayments through variance analysis; compared system-calculated vs EOB allowed amounts and escalated discrepancies to AR team.
• Payment Posting: ERA Posting, Manual EOB Posting, Bulk Check Posting, Credit payment Posting

Bachelor of Economics - Economics - Presidency College (2021)

Higher Secondary Certificate - Municipal School (2018)

Secondary School Leaving Certificate - CSI Goudie Hr Sec (2015)