Customer Service Health Information Management

K IZZIE RODRIGUEZ INNISS, CCS, RHIT

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C E RT IFIE D M E D ICAL R E CO RD C O D E R

A dynamic medical record coder, with approximately two years of experience ensuring quality and

completeness of clinical documentation through interaction with coding professionals and by querying

physicians and other clinicians to ensure that the documentation accurately reflects services rendered

along with the severity of patient’s illness. Review of flagged medical records utilizing IPSmart and

examine selected diagnoses, procedures and DRG classifications for optimal payment.

Professional Experience

St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY

Senior Certified Coder, 2008 to Present

Key Duties:

Select principal diagnosis and sequence secondary diagnosis, complications, co morbidities and

procedures as documented in the Inpatient and Outpatient medical record

Abide by the ICD 9 CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and also utilize Coding Clinics and

CPT Assistant resources

Code various Inpatient and Outpatient services daily such as Surgery, Medicine, GYN, Dental,

Orthopedics, OBS, PSY, Medical Infectious Diseases, Ophthalmology, Rehab, Hospice and Detox

Abstract data elements into PowerAbstract, for the completion of the medical record abstract, for

transmission to the billing system for reimbursement, SPARCS submission, Case Mix Indices and NYS

DOH registries

Review flagged charts and perform data quality reviews on inpatient records to validate the ICD 9 CM

codes, Medicare DRG’s and APR DRG group appropriateness, missed diagnoses and procedures

Perform Physician Document Improvement reviews with Physician Champion

Department of Information Technology and Communications, New York, NY

311 Call Center Representative, 01/2008 to 07/2008

Key Duties:

Created service requests that were routed to the appropriate city agency

Provided information about City Government services

Entered data into the Computerized Customer Service Management tracking system

Consolidated Payroll Services, Brooklyn, NY

Teller / Assistant Manager, 06/2005 to 10/2007

Key Duties:

Cashed checks in accordance with federal regulations and procedures after properly identifying the parties

and establish that the documentation is complete and accurate

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Sold money orders and process money transfers in accordance with procedures and guidelines established

by the vendor and identify altered, counterfeit, and forged checks and money orders

Education & Certifications

Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), December 2009

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), August 2009

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

Associate Degree in Applied Science, Health Information Technology, 2008

Borough of Manhattan Community College NEW YORK, NY

Internships:

New York Downtown Hospital, New York, NY, 02/08 to 05/08

Abstracted and assigned appropriate ICD 9 CM and CPT codes utilizing 3M encoder

Performed chart completion procedures to ensure compliance with the Joint Commission and

participated in On Going Records Review

Completed medical record correspondence release of information procedures and processed

information in the Tumor and Birth registry

New York Presbyterian Hospital

The University Hospital of Weill and Cornell, New York, NY, 06/07 to 07/07

Abstracted and assigned appropriate ICD 9 CM and CPT codes utilizing 3M Encoder Scanned and

indexed medical records into the computerized information system

Merged duplicate medical record numbers

Processed requests for Psychiatric charts in accordance with regulatory agencies and hospital

guidelines

Skills

Power Monitor Eagle IPSmart

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Power Abstract PRISM APR DRG’s

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WinStrat Microsoft Office

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Of Note

Professional Development:

Presently pursuing the online Bachelor of Health Sciences in Health Information Management at the

University of Cincinnati, Ohio

Affiliations:

America Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

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Health Information Management Association of New York City (HIMANYC)

Association for Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (ACDIS)

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