Shawn Lanphear
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Pre-authorization Nurse with extensive experience in insurance
authorization processes and requirements while providing exemplary customer
service in call center, virtual home office and hospital settings.
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EXEMPLINARY CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS
Adaptive team player that goes the extra mile.
. Reduced denial rate for no auth obtained by over $100,000 > 3 months.
. Initiated pre-authorization processes with Medicaid, Tricare and
commercial insurances.
. Consistently maintained high level's productivity exceeding QA
requirements.
. Established effective communications with third party billing company.
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Conscientious professional with demonstrated ability to work independently
a variety of settings.
. Promoted consistently.
. Routinely exceeded QA requirements for call quality and customer
service.
. Provided empathetic and professional customer service
. Maintained sensitivity to confidentiality and HIIPA laws.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Golden Plains Community Hospital, Borger TX (2010 - 2011)
. Verification, notification and follow up of insurance for all in
-patient admissions.
. Verification of authorization requirements for all out patient day
surgeries.
. Follow up with billing company to ensure authorization requirements
were maintained.
. Worked closely with physician's offices to ensure required
authorizations were in place including ICD 9 and CPT coding.
FirstCare, Insurance Company, Lubbock TX (2002-2009)
. Review structured clinical data matching it against established
guidelines
. Consistently have high level's productivity averaging more than 80
calls day.
. Answer incoming calls from doctors and hospitals pertaining to
authorizations.
Alpine Access, Virtual Call Center, Golden CO (1999-2001)
. Effectively answered incoming calls for various programs assigned to.
. Supervised and maintained que's and schedules for more than 200 virtual
agents.
. Provided QA and training of agents as needed.