KENNETH BURGESS

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MEDICAL LAKE, WA 99022-1675

509-***-****

ablvdu@r.postjobfree.com

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OBJECTIVE: To optimize and apply my abilities in building a successful

career.

SKILLS:

Medical Billing Windows XP

Medical Terminology Word

ICD-9-CPT Coding Excel

CPT Current Procedural Terminology Internet

Anatomy & Physiology Microsoft Access

EDUCATION:

Apollo College Spokane, WA 06/06-04/07

Medical Billing & Coding Insurance Specialist: Graduate April 2007. Apollo

College is an accredited medical college, which provides specific training

in the Allied Health Profession.

Spokesman Review Medical Lake, WA 06/06-Present

Independent Contractor: Daily inventory and distribution of company

product. Meet or exceed delivery deadlines and resolve all customer

concerns.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Providence Physicians Services: Spokane, WA

12/09-04/10

Insurance follow-up and billing specialist:

Provide current status of unpaid professional claims re-bill, update

current insurance, call for payment status or voucher deductions. Assist

customers calls with billing inquires to resolution or payment

Pathology Associates Medical Laboratory: Spokane, WA

06/07/-09-09

Insurance Claims &Research:

Complete Insurance Billing denials with appeals process (EOB'S); add/remove

modifiers, chart notes, correct diagnosis codes, work duplicate denials.

Initiated daily contact with insurance carriers for resolution or

reprocessing of open claims. Insured all claims assigned are billed

correctly in a timely manner. Identify and trend all errors, internal and

external to expedite claims for payment. Perform follow-up of all aged

claims not paid within timely manner until resolution. Bill all secondary

insurance after primary for remaining balances.

Diagnosis Coding:

Expedite completion of worksheets for missing billing information, dx

codes, Medicare, DSHS denials. Code and assign diagnostic codes, update

insurance, patient demographics per requisition into billing data system.

Fax follow-up requests to clients. Resolve In-coming phone calls to assist

clients and patients with rebilling of insurance denials.

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United States Air Force: Spokane, WA 05/86-

06/06

Maintenance Production Management Craftsman: Coordinated and publish

weekly/monthly maintenance and operational schedules. Daily briefed

supervision and quality assurance of maintenance liabilities to meet

mission requirements. Documented all scheduled maintenance, significant

historical events and aircraft inventory change transactions of all

assigned aircraft. Reviewed, posted and briefed personnel on current

technical order changes and revisions. Developed and implemented the

periodic phase inspection schedule. Forecasted, ordered and scheduled life

sustaining items prior to aircraft ground date. Created production

schedules on one-time inspections, software upgrades, safety of flight

items, and local command modifications.

Monitored and scheduled all engine time compliance technical orders,

special inspections and serial tracked components for 135 KC-135 Aircraft

and Engines. Inspect all incoming spare engines for shipment damage and

documentation errors.

References Available Upon Request

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