Medical Technician
Resume:
G ayle Asato ***** Cimarron Street, Gardena, CA **249 Phone:
C areer Overview
• Medical secretary with four years experience in pathology t ranscription.
• Reviewed 70 to 90 worker’s compensation bills per day involving CPT, ICD-9, and
H CPCS codes for a third-party administrator.
• Performed regulatory audits of accounting records for ten years in federal law
enforcement
• Accounting technician
Skill H ighlights
• Report t ranscription and proofreading
• Accurate grammar and spelling
• Type 75 words per minute
• Spreadsheet creation
• Basic bookkeeping
• Sending and receiving i tems via courier
• Familiar with CPT, ICD-9 coding
• H IPAA compliant
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, and Powerpoint
P rofessional Experience
Associate Technical Claims Technician 04/2007 –
04/2011
Coventry Health Care Long Beach, CA
Reviewed CMS-1500 and UB-04 billing forms for accuracy of addresses, dates of service,
codes such as CPT, NDC, HCPCS, and ICD-9 as well as appropriateness of allowances.
Assisted management with special projects as needed. Terminated due to reduction in
force, reorganization and relocation.
Associate Technical Claims Technician 07/2005 –
04/2007
Concentra In tegrated Services, Inc. Long Beach, CA
Reviewed CMS-1500 and UB-04 billing forms for accuracy of addresses, dates of service,
codes such as CPT, NDC, HCPCS, and ICD-9 as well as appropriateness of allowances for
Worker’s Compensation claims. Assisted management with special projects as needed. The
Workers’ Compensation Division was sold to Coventry Health Care in April, 2007.
Assistant Secretary 10/2001 – 12/2003
Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital Inglewood, CA
Using M icrosoft Word, my main duty was to t ranscribe, proofread, photocopy and distribute
pathology reports. Also answered the telephone, filed reports and microscope slides, sent
facsimiles, and used M icrosoft Access. Occasionally sent and received microscope slides via
courier.
Resume of Gayle Asato (continued)
Pathology Secretary 07/1995 – 07/2001
Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA
T ranscribed, proofread, photocopied and distr ibuted pathology reports, updated the policy
and procedures manual, and completed special projects. Used Microsoft Word and
Powerpoint. This position involved 25 hours per week, but when the pathology assistant
was absent, I performed these duties in addition to those of the secretary for a total of 40
hours per week.
(Note: from September 1990 to July 1995, I was a full-t ime housewife and mother of two.)
Senior Auditor 03/1980 – 09/1990
U. S. Customs Service (now called Customs and Border Patrol) Los Angeles/Long
Beach, CA
My duties were to analyze records of importers, customhouse brokers, manufacturers and
bonded warehouses to determine compliance with federal regulations. Prepared
spreadsheets, work papers, and reports. Left to care for two small children.
Accounting Technician 10/1977 – 03/1980
U. S. Customs Service (now called Customs and Border Patrol) Terminal Island,
CA My duties were to enter data from customs entries and warehouse entries
i nto the computer; collect duties, fees, taxes and penalties; prepare debit and credit
memoranda; balance the cash drawer; and work quarterly auctions as a teller. Left for a
h igher salary and more challenging work.
E ducation
Diploma in Medical Office Management, American College of Medical Technology
2005 Completed five months of full-t ime coursework
covering advanced typing, medical terminology and anatomy, medical office
management, medical coding, M icrosoft Office software, H IPAA, Medi-Cal and
Medicare. Gardena, California
Continuing education only – C alifornia State University at Long Beach
1983 From 1980 to 1983 I studied Intermediate Accounting, Cost Accounting,
A dvanced Accounting, Auditing, Business Ethics, and Statistics for Business. 24
semester units, Long Beach, California
Continuing education only – Golden West College
1980 From 1974 to 1980 I studied In t roduction to Business, Income Tax,
I nt roduction to Accounting, Business Law, and Payroll Accounting. 20 semester
u nits, Huntington Beach, California
Ba chelor of Fine Arts in Music Education from the University of California at Los
A ngeles 1972 Studies included Medical H istory, Bacteriology, In t roduction to
Psychology and Physiological Psychology. Los Angeles, California
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