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OBJECTIVE:

To gain employment as an outpatient Profee ambulatory coder utilizing 3M encoder along with relevant training and a great attention to detail to assist a medical facility with their coding needs. Meticulous, dedicated team player with excellent analytical, organizational and communication skills. Recognized for exceptional abilities in team building and problem solving. I have been an Oncology coder since 2011, but as you can see, I have also coded multiple other specialties. I will also be testing next year for my CHONC certification through AAPC.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Outpatient coding utilizing 3M encoder.

EPIC

Meditech

Cerner

Citrix

Waystar

RCx

Highly skilled in abstracting medical information and assigning codes to describe documented analysis.

Thorough understanding of Radiology, Labs and Disease Management

Strong familiarity with coding related to medicine, surgery and radiology.

Experienced in preparing Medicare appeals and successfully recovering payments for high dollar Oncology coding and treatments

Service charges

Well versed in using computers including MS Word, Internet and Email

Medical Terminology

Radiology procedures

Laboratory tests

Allscripts

IDX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Optum Healthcare 2023 – Present

Senior Medical Coder

Coding ProFee Internal Medicine, Labs, ProFee Family Medicine, worked edits in Waystar and denials in RCx, Coded Inpatient ProFee, Used 3M and EPIC 360, Immunizations, Screening Labs, Coded Physicals, Transition in Care visits, IPPE visits.

Harmony Healthcare (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute) 2015 – 2/2022

Remote Outpatient Oncology Coder (Consulting)

Coding Profee Hematology/Oncology, Interventional Radiology, Radiation Therapy, Same Day Surgery, Neurology, Diagnostic Radiology, HCC, Physical/Occupational Therapy, Inpatient, Nurse only visits, line care and Labs while utilizing 3M encoder, 3M HIS, EPIC, Citrix, Cerner and PowerChart. Responsible for 80 charts per day while maintaining 100 % accuracy for a 240-bed facility…Monthly Audits are maintained between 98 – 100%.

Banner Healthcare – 3/2020 – 4/2020 (Due to COVID-19)

Helped clean up Profee backlog for Hematology/Oncology Inpatient and Outpatient, Diagnostic Radiology, coded Teaching/Resident charts by adding GC Modifier, cleared own edits and worked edits through NextGen.

University of Texas Southwestern – 1/2020 – 2/2020 (With verbal agreement to return when needed)

Helped clean up Profee back log for Hematology/Oncology, Pulmonology, Sleep Lab and Sleep Studies, Diagnostic Radiology

Oxford HIM (Alaska Native Medical Center) August 2018 – March 2019

(Dignity Healthcare) 5/2018 – 6/2018

(Indiana University) 1/2018 – 3/2018

Alaska Native Medical Center – Code both Profee and facility visits, yearly physicals, DOT physicals, sports physicals, Behavioral Health, Oncology, Radiology, Diagnostic lab, office procedures. Utilize 3M and EPIC.

Remote ProFee Radiology Coder

Dignity and Indiana - Helped clean up back log of Radiology diagnosis and procedures.

CodingAid-MRI (Hilo Medical Center) 4/2016 – 3/2017

Remote Outpatient Coder

Meditech

Code ProFee for Neurology, OB/GYN, Bone and Joint, Pain, Psych, Outpatient Surgery, Family Practice, Cardiology, Pain Management, Pediatrics, Oncology, Urology, HCC and also helped with clinic visits.

Franciscan Healthcare Alliance, (consulting through Harmony Healthcare) 9/2015-11/2015

Remote Outpatient Coder

Coded charts for OB/GYN.

Stowe Group for Kingman Regional Medical Center, Kingman, AZ 2015 – 2015

Remote Outpatient Coder (Consulting)

Responsible for handling 500+ accounts of outpatient services for 180 bed facility maintain a 95% accuracy rate.

Charts primarily comprised of Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology and Labs. Coded approximately 100 charts per day with another internal team member verifying information.

Log in and pull a list of accounts to work on daily.

Utilize 3M encoder to develop codes.

Work within MS4 (HIS System) and review medical records within ChartMaxx (Orders, results, patient info).

Clear backlog of 3000+ claims.

Assist on ICD-10 coding once backlog of ICD-9 claims are complete.

Coded outpatient charts while maintaining 95% accuracy.

Banner University Medical Center (formerly the University of Arizona Health Network/North Campus Cancer Center), Tucson, AZ 2011 – 2015

Reporting into the Chief Medical Office Department

Coding Hematology and Oncology diagnostic, Radiation therapy, chemotherapy, line placement, X-ray, Cat Scans, MRI, nurse only visits and Inpatient.

Coding Labs and Radiology utilizing 3M encoder to develop codes, HIS System and ChartMaxx.

Coding both PB/HB visits for surgery, hem/oncology for both the North Campus and Orange Grove, GYN/ONC, Rheumatology, Injections, Radiology, Labs, VME, Disease Control and Internal Medicine, have close communication with the physicians when signatures are needed as well as I statement or other documentation is needed. All outpatient coding utilizing 3M encoder, HIS System, ChartMaxx and EPIC. Responsible for 45 charts per day but always did more while maintaining 100% accuracy for a 479-bed facility.

MedSave USA, Tucson, AZ 2014 – 2015

Outpatient Coder (part-time consulting)

Coded charts for insurance companies utilizing 3M encoder to develop codes.

Tucson Pulmonology LLC, Tucson, AZ 2010- 2011

Inpatient Admissions

Checked patients in, verified insurances and referrals, helped office manager to catch up on insurance denials and payments.

UPH Kino, Tucson, AZ 2009 – 2010

Inpatient Admissions Clerk

Discharged and admitted patients from both the emergency room and direct admittances from other facilities. Made sure that all insurances were verified, and authorizations were in place. Also covered for Physical/Occupational Therapy when needed, checking patients in and scheduling additional appointments.

Northwest Medical Center, Tucson, AZ 2008 - 2009

Emergency Room Clerk

Enter physician orders on patients, keep bed board updated, answer phones and place physician calls. Enter charges daily for patients seen in the emergency room the night before, help maintain a 30-day file on patients.

Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, AZ 2004 - 2008

Lead Customer Account Representative

Enter charges on a daily basis for patients seen in the emergency department, coded Radiology, labs, injections, infusions and blood products as well as any procedures that were done. Handled all questions and problems with the billing department. Maintain charge capture manual and training guide, handle all aspects of training new hires. Maintain a very low mistake ratio on charges being entered when compared to the volume of patients seen in the emergency department.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

2022- CPC Certified thru AAPC – YEARLY RENEWAL

2014 – ICD 10 Certified

2010 - L S Coding & Education – AAPC Nationally Certified Coder - CPC

2005 - 2007 - Pima Community College - ADN pre-requisites

1992 - 1993 - Apollo College - Medical Assistant

Laura Bradley

Outpatient (Ambulatory) Coder

520-***-****

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9190 E Old Spanish Trail #12203

Tucson, Az 85710

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