LATANGA REESE
**** **** **** ****** • Tampa, Florida 33605 • Tel.813-***-****
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DATA ENTRY STRONG COMPUTER SKILLS MEDICAL BILLING & CODING MEDICAL RECORDS
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Customer service focused professional with 10+ years of value-added experience working with medical data, medical histories, prescription information, medical bills and worker’s compensation claims. Effective communicator, able to interface with physicians, clients and staff to obtain and transmit information and ensure compliant documentation.
Attention to detail necessary to review and correct errors and maintain high levels of accuracy.
Well-organized, able to manage time and priorities in fast-paced, multi-task environments.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Medical Billing • Medical Coding • Payment Posting • Patient Services
ICD-9-CM • HCPCS • CPT • Scheduling • Insurance Verification
CMS 1500 • CMS 1450 (UB-04) • EOB/COB • Collections
Government Payers • Medicare • Medicaid • Tricare • Third- Party Payers • Claims Documentation
Electronic Medical Records (EMR/EHR) • Greenway Connect
Co-Payments and Deductibles • Medical Terminology • Anatomy & Physiology • HIPAA Compliance
Managed Care (HMO, PPO, and POS) • Worker’s Compensation • Office Management
Insurance Claim Processing • Insurance Billing Procedures • MS Word/Office/Excel
Medical Office Procedures • Computer Skills • Data Entry • Type 55wpm • 10-Key Skills
CERTIFICATION/ASSOCIATIONS
Pursuing National CPC-A Certification
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Ultimate Medical Academy, Tampa, FL – Medical Billing and Coding, 2014
Hands-on classroom experience included: Disease processes, surgical procedures, life cycle of an insurance claim, health care settings, health care payers, procedure and diagnosis coding from medical records, reimbursement systems, facility billing, keyboarding, word processing, and medical practice management systems.
Tampa College, Tampa, FL – Date Entry Certification
Brewster Technical Center, Tampa, FL – Clerical Certification
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Provest Services LLC
Re-Route Clerk/Customer Service 2015- 2016
Received legal Documents Summon and Affidavit from Attorneys’ to be corrected when needed and processed in the computer then Fed-ex documents to be served to defendants by provest servers
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Tampa, FL
Customer Service Representative/Tag Title Clerk 2006- 2008
Handled inbound and outbound calls, Typed correspondence and Responded to inquiries
Searched files to locate information, Filed and Processed titles and Parking citations
Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, Tampa, FL 2008- 2014
Check In- Inspector/Customer Service (Worked when election held)
Verified voters’ identification materials
Accurately processed voter information into computer
Handed voting ballot to eligible voter
Directed voter to polling booth to vote
Accountempts/CareCentrix
Verification Specialists (Seasonal) 2014- 2014
Verified patient information
Made calls to health providers
Faxed over patients medical records
All Medical Personnel/Quest Diagnostics, Tampa, FL 2005- 2006
Data Entry Clerk
Entered information from patient medical histories into database
Complied with all policies and procedures as they related to patient confidentiality
Ensured and inspected paperwork for accuracy and Submitted medical Claims for payment
Concentra Integrated Services, Urgent Care Clinic, Tampa, FL 2004- 2005
Data Entry Operator
Typed Workers’ Compensation claims
Performed insurance duties by processing medical bills in computer and Submitted claims for payment
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Tampa, FL 2003- 2004
Lead Data Entry
Processed Citations of Traffic Officers and Submitted for billing
Merck Medco RX Services, Tampa, FL 1998- 2002
Data Entry Specialist
Entered and billed information from medical prescriptions into the database Electronically