Experience

Montgomery Cancer Center LLC

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

• Medical Coder

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Coding of new Oncology and Hematology patients in office and Hospital.Data entry of new hospital patients.Billing for Office visits, labs, injections, and Chemotherapy and all other infusions.Review charges added by Physician and clinical staff, making corrections if needed.Use of ICD9/ICD10, CPT and HCPCS guidelines

• Patient Specialist Team Lead

  • Jan 2017 - Nov 2018

  Coordinate day to day activities of the Patient Services team: Registration, Scheduling, Financial Counselor, HIM. Ensure staffing, call ins, and time off requests. Maintains knowledge regarding treatments, medication, registration processes, HIM and financial counseling guidelines.Assists manager with planning and implementation of Front office staff development and training.Communicates with Physicians and Nursing to ensure patients are scheduled even throughout the week to avoid prolonged wait times and even patient/staff distribution.Serves as point of contact in the absence of Manager with operational flow and patient complaints.Serves as back up and provides coverage to fill in for staff absences.Serves as timekeeper for department.

• Patient Services Specialist

  • Mar 2016 - Feb 2017

  Managing incoming phone calls and directing calls to appropriate Physician/Nurse.Verification of all insurance eligibility for clinic. Pre-cert and Authorizations for surgical procedures, biopsies and outside studies. Request and maintain all referrals needed for all appointments.Schedule any return appointments and test required for patients.Scheduling of all Chemotherapy and Radiation appointments.Collection of any co pays and balances due at time of visit.Scanning and attachment of all Physician orders in EMR system.Generates patient charge sheets for next day clinic.Ordering office supplies as needed.Money management of daily deposits, including in house cash and documentation in financial system.Assisting nurses with resolving Patient issues.

• Medical Coder

  • Jul 2015 - Mar 2016

  Coding of new Oncology and Hematology patients in office and Hospital.Data entry of new hospital patients.Billing for Office visits, labs, injections, and Iron infusions.Review charges added by Physician and clinical staff, making corrections if needed.Use of ICD9/ICD10, CPT and HCPCS guidelines



Baptist Health Montgomery, AL

• Coding/Charge Capture Specialist

  • Dec 2014 - Jul 2015

  As a Coding/Charge Capture Specialist I am responsible for reviewing and entering charges to be resolved before being billed out to insurance companies that have been added to Patients charts by Physicians and Medical Staff. Creating encounters for hospital stays, home health, new baby births, ECGs and various medical encounters. Serve as a resource for Billing Reps, working with the clinical staff to improve documentation, and monitoring in-house A/R. As a Coding/Charge Capture Specialist I am responsible for reviewing and entering charges to be resolved before being billed out to insurance companies that have been added to Patients charts by Physicians and Medical Staff. Creating encounters for hospital stays, home health, new baby births, ECGs and various medical encounters. Serve as a resource for Billing Reps, working with the clinical staff to improve documentation, and monitoring in-house A/R.

• Patient Services Specalist

  • Jul 2011 - Dec 2014

  •Managing incoming phone calls and directing calls to appropriate Physician/Nurse.•Verification of all insurance eligibility for clinic. Pre-cert and Authorizations for surgical procedures, biopsies and outside studies. •Request and maintain all referrals needed for all appointments.•Schedule any return appointments and test required for patients.•Scheduling of all Chemotherapy and Radiation appointments.•Collection of any co pays and balances due at time of visit.•Scanning and attachment of all Physician orders in EMR system.•Generates patient charge sheets for next day clinic.•Ordering office supplies as needed.•Money management of daily deposits, including in house cash and documentation in financial system.•Assisting nurses with resolving Patient issues.•Data entry into STAR system.



Montgomery Cardiovascular Assoc.

• Patient Registration

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2011

  •Registration of all patients new and established.•Verification of all insurance eligibility for clinic.•Scans all insurance cards and patient identification into system.•Update any patient information in electronic MR system.•Schedule any return appointments and test required for patient.•Collection of any co pays and balances due at time of visit.•Generates patient charge sheets for next day clinic.•Importing of all medical records into electronic MR system. •Registration of all patients new and established.•Verification of all insurance eligibility for clinic.•Scans all insurance cards and patient identification into system.•Update any patient information in electronic MR system.•Schedule any return appointments and test required for patient.•Collection of any co pays and balances due at time of visit.•Generates patient charge sheets for next day clinic.•Importing of all medical records into electronic MR system.



Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons

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

• Medical Secretary

  • Feb 2002 - May 2010

  •Registration of all patients and checking out of all patients.•Collection of all co pays and balances.•Balancing end of day cash drawer.•Verification of all insurance and insurance eligibility.•Test scheduling and referral of patients to other physicians.•Prepare all records for patient pick up and delivery.•Maintain all files for clinic.•Calling in prescriptions for patients.•Maintaining all physician clinic schedules.•Scheduling of all appointments for physicians.•Transcription of all surgical charges.•Transcription of all hospital patients for on call Physician.•Complete knowledge of HIPPA.