Manager Management

Sandra L. Colacino, CCS-P

** *** ***** ** ? Stormville, NY 12582

Home: 845-***-**** Cell: 914-***-****

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Summary

Experienced accounts receivable manager and coder. Skilled practice

management/billing systems specialist. Proven leadership skills and

ability to motivate staff. Proficient in staff training and development.

In-depth knowledge of state and federal regulations pertaining to

healthcare reimbursement and corporate compliance.

Experience

Westchester Health Associates, PLLC

Katonah, NY

. HOMEBASED BILLING CLERK Sept. 2007 - May

2009

Worked independently from home processing refund requests and returned

mail using multi-specialty billing software.

Catskill Regional Medical Center Harris,

NY

. PHYSICIANS' BILLING MANAGER Feb 2003 - March 2004

Responsible for overseeing the billing and coding of a multi-specialty

hospital-owned physician practice with a staff of 10 coding and billing

representatives.

Mount Sinai School of Medicine New

York, NY

. HEALTH INFORMATION ANALYST Oct 2002 - Feb 2003

Responsible for coding and billing audits of School of Medicine

physicians' services in accordance with federal regulatory policy.

Design and administer educational sessions for faculty and staff

according to identified needs.

Comprehensive Health Management Services/Putnam Hospital Center

Carmel, NY

. PHYSICIANS' BILLING MANAGER April 1999 - Aug 2002

Assumed additional management and operations responsibilities as a Putnam

Hospital employee when MSO was reorganized into a third-party billing

service.

. BILLING MANAGER March 1998 - April 1999

Promoted from Patient Account Representative. Managed staff of 10

employees. Wrote billing department policy and procedure manual.

. PATIENT ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE Sept. 1997 - March 1998

Involved in initial setup of billing operations, including implementation

of a computerized billing system. Designed insurance billing manual for

new data entry personnel.

David Engelbrecht, MD Jefferson Valley,

NY

. OFFICE MANAGER

Advanced Alliance Management Co. Jefferson Valley,

NY

. ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE

Medical Management Resources, Inc. Dewitt,

NY

. ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE

Resume: Sandra L. Colacino

Education

WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY Danbury, CT

Candidate for Master's Degree in Health Administration

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE AT OSWEGO Oswego, NY

B.S. Business Administration

BRYANT AND STRATTON POWELSON BUSINESS INSTITUTE Clay, NY

Legal Secretarial Diploma

Advanced Certification

Certified Coding Specialist - Physician (CCS-P) AHIMA (2001)

PCN Training and Supporting Level 1 Certificate

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