St. Louis, MO
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Demetrice Fuller
CAREER SUMMARY
Many years of patient accounts regulatory and quality compliance (CMS) experience specifically relating to account billing, AR, coding, manage care, third party, attorney’s request, posting, customer service, reimbursement, and medical terminology, medical coding, UB04, 1500(HCFA), Medicaid Medicare billing, commercial billing, Posting payments remits, EOB, precertification, referral, autherzation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Financial Customer Service, BJC Health Care
10/10/2011 04/21/2022
Provide proficient hospital incoming calls multiple computer system compliance effectively manage incoming calls and out bound calls
Compliance (HIPAA), Identify fraud and notify compliance related issues due fraud issues
Review daily reports resolve patient issues written or verbal patient concerns and problems
Responsible for out bound calls to Physician office to resolve patient coding discrepancies
Send out UB’S 04 and Itemize Statements and Attorney’s request
Enhances the overall patient safety and HIPAA regulations by performing quality checks on Affidavits
Process subpoena requests, and certifications
Enhances the overall financial performance of the department through coordination and timely release of information for all regulatory agencies (RAC, MAC,
Quality Assurance Compliance Manager Guidance Health Service
12/1/2015-01/02/24
Perform review of (CMS), HIPAA.
Supervision and coordination of charge master and charge capture processes in researching coding and billing guidelines, researching insurance contracts, and updating hospital and professional charge master and charge capture processes
Works diligently with department heads, supervisors, staff, coders, and patient accounting personnel to continuously improve the goals of enhancing reimbursement, speeding up cash flow, and maximizing fiscal compliance
Works with the revenue producing departments to ensure ongoing coordinated and consistency with the charge master and charge capture processes, including accurate descriptions, coding, additions, deletions, pricing, revenue code, and any other changes
Maintains a working knowledge of revenue cycle processes to aid in the implementation of regulatory standards that assists the health system in cash collection while accurately complying with billing guidelines
Works with Finance, Revenue Integrity and Decision Support to perform applicable analyses to understand budget, net revenue change, and labor impact of proposed charge master changes
Performs analysis, identifies trends, validates compliance as related to fiscal activities generating additional revenue, reducing bad debt expense and charity write-offs, and overall expense reductions
Plan and perform operational, financial, compliance, and investigative audits
Manage, audit, and monitor both internal and external vendors against CMS, contractual, Federal, State, and NCQA standards
Provide development guidance and assists in the identification, implementation, and maintenance of compliance policies, procedures and work instructions.
Knowledge of medical terminology and procedures
Written and verbal communication skills
Supervisory skills
Customer Service skills
Negotiating skills
Mentoring skills
Interpersonal/human relations skills
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Ability to operate a personal computer and various software packages
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Coding, CPT, HCFCS, UB04, HCFA
Supervisor Patient Accounts National Hospice Management
11/2/2009-04/01/2010
Supervise over (15) employee’s manages individual(s) including to hires, train new employee’s, assigns work, evaluates performance, conducts
Ensured that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department
May participated many in the development of departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets and having direct responsibility for adhering to those goals.
Supervised the day to day operations of the department, ensuring timely billing of all product or service line accounts.
Reviewed and makes proposal for adjustments to accounts receivable balances
Audited accounts with outstanding balances and approves accounts for referral to a collection agency
EDUCATION
Certification in (HIPAA) Compliance
Currently enrolled in Medical Coding Program (St. Louis Community College- Gradate 12-2018 in process taking the Certification CCS (AHIMA) with BJC