CONNIE R. MINER 701-***-****
CORE PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS
Claims Adjudication Medical Insurance Billing Coding: CPT, ICD-9, HCPC
Accounts Receivable Microsoft Applications Medical Terminology
Facilitating Meetings Medical Claims Research Performance Improvement
Human Relations Coordination of Benefits Keyboarding (75 WPM)
Government Insurance Electronic Health Records File Management
Accounts Payable Medicare Compliance Medicare DME Collections
EMPLOYMENT
COLLECTOR – MEDICARE ADVANTAGE Apr 2017 to Dec 2017
Banner Health Systems – Mesa, AZ
A/R and follow-up
Resolution of outstanding claims
Verifying appropriate claim reimbursements and adjustments
Obtaining, organizing, and submitting phone and written Claims Corrections and Appeals via Voluntary Recoupments, Reopening’s, Redeterminations, and other levels of appeals
Verifying and determining Medicare coordination of benefits
COLLECTOR – MEDICARE DMEPOS Feb 2016 to Dec 2016 Epic Medical Solutions – Chandler, AZ
(Formally Option 1 Nutritional Solution)
A/R and follow-up
Research Medical Durable Medical Equipment Claims denials, and appeals
Reviewing Medicare National and Local Coverage Determinations (LCD)
Obtaining, organizing, and submitting phone and written Claims Corrections and Appeals via Voluntary Recoupments, Reopening’s, Redeterminations, and other levels of Medicare appeals
Primary and Secondary Payer Billing
Request and Review of Medical Documentation needed for Clean Claims
RECOUPMENT SPECIALIST Apr 2014 to Oct 2015 Noridian Health Systems - Fargo, ND
Process volunteer refunds from Medicare Part B providers for Jurisdiction D
Adjudicate corrected Medicare Part B claims
Post and balance Medicare Part B Accounts Receivable system
Communicate and Educate Medicare Part B Providers on correct processes
Research refund issues
COLLECTOR Nov 2011 to Mar 2014
Sanford Health Systems - Fargo, ND
A/R, follow-up, check status of claims, work denials, and appeals
Researching billing issues
Verify of insurance information
Process Financial Assistance Applications
Work with collection agencies
REIMBURSEMENT SPECIALIST Sept 2004 to Oct 2010 F-M Ambulance, Inc., Fargo, ND
Coding and Billing ambulance claims to multiple private, commercial, third party, and government insurers
Submitting Electronic Medical Claims (EMC) and paper claims
Researching EMC error reports
Participating in documentation and payer meetings
Creating and updating payer and patient billing schedules
Answering customer and insurance inquiries both written and verbal
Training new billing specialists
EDUCATION
Rasmussen College Moorhead, MN
Dates Attending: Jan 2014 – Apr 2015
Degree Attaining: Health Information Management, Bachelor’s
Rasmussen College St. Cloud, MN
Dates Attended: Oct 2006 – Jun 2009
Degree Received: Health Information Technician, A.A.S.