HEATHER OWENS, CPAR
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Medical Billing & Coding
Dedicated and technically skilled business professional which is self motivated as well as detail oriented
Specialized Training & Familiar Skills
Specialized training coding: Conceptualize: Skills:
(CPT) Current Procedural Terminology HIPAA Policies Type 65 wpm
(ICD-9) International Classification of Insurance Verification Microsoft Skills
Disease Rejection Reports Phone etiquette
(HCPCS) Health Care financing EOB invoices
administration Common Procedural System Sent/Received Claim(s)
Encoder Expert
Education
Virginia College- Birmingham, AL June 2010
Associate Degree of Science – Healthcare Reimbursement GPA: 3.88
Corinth High School – Corinth, MS May 2002
Diploma
Certifications
(CPAR) Certified Patient Account Representative
(EHS) Certification for Electronic Health Systems-Care Revolution Practice Management
(CCA) Certified Coding Associate : Pending AHIMA application process
Externship Experience
180 hours of externship between two sites:
Healthcare Reimbursement Services, Virginia College-Birmingham, AL April to May 2010
Confirmed and verified insurance: BCBS- Updated Accounts per Remittance
AL, Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, Aetna, Invoices
Cigna Updated Change of Address for Invoice
statements
EHS- PRS, Birmingham, AL May to June 2010
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Updated National Drug codes Notified various insurance companies in
order to collect a debt
Utilized Rejection Reports
Account Adjustments
Analyzed/Filed Claim(s)
Post Payments
Work Experience
WIRELESS ADVANTAGE, LLC/SPRINT, Gadsden, AL 2006 to 2007
Account Executive
Coordinated customer calls & sale events
Created/Upgraded Accounts with call plans
phones or accessories
Maintained daily deposit
Create flyers & distribute special
promotions
FOOD WORLD, Gadsden, AL 2006 to 2007
Customer Service Representative
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Cashier, after 2 months promoted to CSR
Provide excellent customer service
Scheduling
Analyzed withdrawals and end of day
deposits
Directed cashiers and initiated breaks
upheld union policy
MAGNOLIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER, Corinth, MS 2005 to 2006
Patient Access Clerk
Process patient accounts for radiology, Admit patients
outpatient care, emergency department Excellent data entry skills
Update verified protected health Verify Commercial insurance in Emergency
information cases
Submission scanned and signed documents
References Available upon Request