Vanessa Pinkney
Baltimore, MD **217
Day Phone: 410-***-****
Email: ****************@*****.***
Country of
citizenship:
Veterans’ None Status
Preference:
Contact Current Yes
Employer:
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD 4/2000-6/2011
WORK Claims Department
EXPERIENCE Owings Mills, Maryland
Grade Level: GS-6
Hours per week: 40
CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE II
SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOR PRECERT DEPARTMENT verifying
patient registration by obtaining the necessary referral and medical from their
Inpatient/Outpatient clinical and hospital institutions and required authorization.
Gathered pertinent patient information for further verification. Concealed
confidential patient information via hippa laws. Answered incoming calls and
addressed client concerns in a call center environment.
CLAIMS PROCESSOR FOR PATIENT ACCOUNTS ensuring deductibles were
paid by the patient as required. Upon receipt of payments, prepared voucher for
approval and delivery to finance office. Monitored invoices closely to insure that
duplicates were not included. Ascertained that co-pays were correct according to
family members’ status and services rendered according to patient benefits.
Ensured that co-insurance and other health insurance were paid when
appropriate. Created and dispersed all claim and invoice payments.
MONITORED THE STATUS ON CLAIMS by reviewing information to
determine if further development of claim material was needed. Collected
additional information to develop claim. Coordinated the investigation of
specific details with insurance company or others. Resolved problem claims via
phone.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
+ Gained advance knowledge in managed care.
United States of
America
the Service Representative position CUSTO + Gained an in-depth knowledge in
to the Claims Representative II MER regards to the third party industry.
position SERVIC
E OAK VIEW TREATMENT
WILSE AND ASSOCIATES AGENT CENTER 1990-1998
9/1999-5/2000 for Ellicott City, Maryland
Third Party Insurance patients
Baltimore, Maryland with Grade Level: GS-4
problem
Grade Level: GS-5 claims. Hours per week:
Manage 40
Hours per week: d phone
40 calls UNIT SECRETARY
regardin
FULL SERVICE g patient UNIT SERETARY FOR
REPRESENTATIVE concerns SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM
. managing patient hotline.
MANAGER FOR THE THIRD Resolve Counseled patients calling in with
PARTY COLLECTION d claim problems regarding drug abuse and
PROGRAM (TPCP) coordinating issues in suicide. Forwarded serious cases to
with clinics and services and the a helpful the proper authorities.
medical screening process. and
Coordinated directly with Medicare timely
patients and other applicants. manner.
Reimbursed healthcare beneficiaries Address
according to prescription plans and ed and
benefits. respond
ed to
MAINTAINED A KNOWLEDGE patient
OF HEALTH SERVICES email
COMMAND DOCUMENTS correspo
specifying procedures and ndences EDUCATION
regulations for the Third Party on
Collection Program. behalf
of the
MAINTAINED WORK REPORTS compan
containing employee progress. y.
Documented daily volume of claims TRAINING
processed by Full Service KEY
Representatives. Submitted work ACCO
+Earned reports daily and weekly to MPLIS
a supervisor. HMENT
promoti S:
on from ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
was necessary and if other mental VOLU
conditions were present. Handled NTEER
outpatient scheduling. Checked ACTIVI
patient charts. Verified patient TIES:
registration with marketing staff and
doctors. Baltimor
e, MD, 5
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER hours
FOR UNIT handling staff training. per
Purchased office and medical week,
supplies. Recorded staff time and 9/2011
attendance. Answered phone calls. to
Faxed, copied, scanned, and filed 6/2012
documents. PAREN
T
BOWIE STATE UNIVERSTIY VOLUN
Business Management TEER:
MANA Seeking B.S. in Business Assisted
GED Management; 24 credits completed in
PATIEN in total directing
T parents
PROFIL HOWARD HIGH SCHOOL, during
ES by ELLICOTT CITY, MD 1981 after
intervie care
wing BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, pick up,
and in MD US, 2011 distribut
processi Computer Software Classes: ed
ng Microsoft Excel, Microsoft school
substanc PowerPoint, Microsoft Word informat
e abuse ion to
patients. Hippa Privacy Act Training parents.
Gathere
d patient COMPUTER SKILLS:
insuranc + Type 43+ WPM.
e +Word and Basic Excel – create and
informat update spreadsheets
ion. +Outlook and email management
Determi services
ned +Power Point – development and
whether updates
or not +Internet (Explorer) – research
psychol skills
ogical
testing