Experience

SPi Healthcare

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Multi-specialty Coder

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  Remote Appropriately and accurately assigns ICD-9, CPT-4, & HCPCs codes from documentation by following national and hospital guidelines for outpatient specialties. Meets 98% Productivity and accuracy via internal audits. Working knowledge and proficiency with encoders and books.



ArroHealth

• United States
• Information Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• HCC Remote Coder

  • Nov 2013 - May 2014

  Remote As HCC Coder, Abstracting diagnosis codes from provider documentations, entering essential information into a proprietary data base, provider education as needed, maintaining the integrity of required reports often utilizing Microsoft Excel, reviewing medical charts, and chart reviews. Responsibilities: • Abstracting diagnosis codes from provider documentation, entering essential information into a data base • Follow the official coding guidelines including AHA Coding Clinic and… Show more As HCC Coder, Abstracting diagnosis codes from provider documentations, entering essential information into a proprietary data base, provider education as needed, maintaining the integrity of required reports often utilizing Microsoft Excel, reviewing medical charts, and chart reviews. Responsibilities: • Abstracting diagnosis codes from provider documentation, entering essential information into a data base • Follow the official coding guidelines including AHA Coding Clinic and other similar authoritative resources • Participate in Quality Assurance program and follow up training • Attend continuing education classes to maintain coding proficiency and certification requirements • Regularly and consistently meets quality and productivity standards established by management • Complete administrative tasks in a timely manner and in accordance with management expectations, such as time reporting/keeping, productivity reporting, etc. • Maintain ongoing communication with management regarding coding workload, turnaround time expectations and deliverables. Show less



Advanced Medical Solutions

• Remote Coder/Auditor

  • Sep 2011 - Nov 2013

  Remote Conduct medical record coding and quality reviews on Risk Adjustment to ensure correct coding and documentation of encounter data. Risk Adjustment coding and documentation practices through communication and education with their assigned provider teams. Duties: - Performs concurrent coding for contracted providers (NP, PA, MDs) - Identifies knowledge gaps in coding and documentation and provides feedback - Performs focused coding reviews for new teams or markets in… Show more Conduct medical record coding and quality reviews on Risk Adjustment to ensure correct coding and documentation of encounter data. Risk Adjustment coding and documentation practices through communication and education with their assigned provider teams. Duties: - Performs concurrent coding for contracted providers (NP, PA, MDs) - Identifies knowledge gaps in coding and documentation and provides feedback - Performs focused coding reviews for new teams or markets in effort to remediate deficiencies reflected in quality review results. - Reviews provider encounters concurrently for coding & documentation accuracy and provides feedback and education to providers on an ongoing basis - Evaluates documentation to ensure that diagnosis coding is supported - Queries providers regarding missing, unclear, or conflicting health record documentation by requesting and obtaining additional documentation within the heath record as needed - Identifies knowledge gaps in coding and documentation and provides feedback Show less



Gannett Publishing

• District Sales Manager

  • Dec 2003 - Jan 2013

  Lexington, Kentucky Area Led a team of 17 wholesalers contracted to delivery USA Today and subsidiary products throughout Eastern KY, NE TN, and NW VA, The position included sales work, recruiting, terminating, contracting wholesalers, and various types of reporting.