PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Experienced Healthcare Professional with a positive reputation for achieving high levels of patient satisfaction, strong leadership and management skills. She is proficient in quality assurance, program and training development. She has a strong desire to focus on insurance and billing in the Healthcare industry.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
CMS/group benefits and enrollment
NCQA guidelines for credentialing
Claims Processing
NPPS
NPDB
Contract HIPPA, PHI, JACHO, and CLIA guidelines and regulations for insurance company/providers
Primary Source Verification
Call Monitoring (QA)
Type 60/wpm
Collections
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Software: Microsoft Office, Claims processing systems (Maces/IDX), PECOS, CACTUS, Genisis, InTellicred, Vistar, ECHO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CREDENTIALING SPECIALIST
Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants, Charlotte, NC Oct 2016 - Present
Maintain accurate provider records
Update DEA and state license renewals
Using the ECHO system I obtained individual providers initial privileges for facilities (Hospitals, Surgery Centers and Pain Clinics)
Manage reappointments to facilities
Obtained new SC/NC/VA state license, DEA’s, local state privilege license.
Maintained FCVS and CAQH
Assist primary clients consisting of 200 GI’s, 158 anesthesiologists and 78 CRNA’s
Ensure accurate enrollment of providers in Medicare and Medicaid
Track recertification’s, revalidations, and credentialing
Maintain primary Source Verification (NPDB, ABMS, OIG, State Medical Boards, License)
Provide support for office managers, related to credentialing
CREDENTIALING/ PROJECT MANAGER
Frontier Healthcare Billing, Charlotte, NC Oct 2012 – Oct 2016
Provided accurate credentialing of providers for 13 Ambulatory Surgical Centers with managed care, Medicaid and Medicare payers
Maintained provider’s records via CAQH (DEA, State Licenses, and CV)
Assisted primary clients consist of 200 GI’s, 158 anesthesiologists and 78 CRNA’s
Provider enrollment of providers in Medicare and Medicaid and private payers
Tracked timely recertification’s, revalidations, and credentialing
Maintained primary Source Verification (NPDB, ABMS, OIG, State Medical Boards, License)
Provided support for office managers, related to credentialing
Maintained consistent follow up on credentialing process with payers
Created special collections projects based on claims denials for lack of provider enrollment
POLICY HOLDER SERVICES,
Colonial Life and Casualty, Columbia, SC Feb 2011 – June 2012
Acted as primary source of contact for insureds, agents and internal customers resolving issues as related to STD, LTD, Life, Disability, and a myriad of supplemental policies
Human Resource Generalist verifying benefits employees were entitled to receive and assisting employees with filing and processing claims.
Maintained an AHT (Average Handle Time) of 4mins, Adherence of 96%, Customer Satisfaction rate of 98% while handling 60-120 calls per day
Provided a sense of comfort and empathy for a great many of our insureds and families was required due to death or illness
CREDENTIALING COORDINATOR, LEAD
Carolina Crescent/ Absolute Total Care, Columbia, SC Sept 2009 – Oct 2011
Responsible for credentialing and re-credentialing (every 4yrs), for all delegated and non-delegated providers, ensuring that CV’s, Malpractice Insurance, DEA, Licenses, and work history were up to date
Routinely used CAQH, NPDB, State Licenses websites, Student Clearinghouse, ECFMG and various other sites to complete primary source verification.
Updating/maintained company database (Vistar) with provider demographics
Met all NCQA guidelines during the credentialing process and all files were processed within 180 days of attestation
Tracked and logged all new and re-credentialing 90-180 files/ month to be sent to committee meetings
Produced Agenda, Minutes, and Rosters for monthly meetings
Strategically executed and delegated weekly responsibilities to process aging files
TRAINING SUPERVISOR April 2007 – Dec 2008
Delta Dental, Alpharetta, GA
Managed new employees in classes of 20 over an 8-week period to transition into production
Train new and tenured employees the system, basic customer service soft skills and policies and procedures, HIPPA and PHI
Develop manuals and training materials using Microsoft office suites
Conflict resolution (internal and external)
Administering performance reviews and Quality assurance (QA) audits
Monitoring service levels/standards for call center staff of over 80 representatives
Direct Supervision/management of 25 call center representatives at a given time
Web Correspondence and managed DOI inquiries
New claims processing and reprocessing of EDI claims errors at a rate of 30/hour
Intermediate medical/dental coding and terminology and knowledge of UB-4, 1500
Exceeded call center Matrix stats with AHT of 3mins, Adherence of 96% daily
Accepted 80-130 calls per day
CALL CENTER SUPERVISOR Feb 2006 – April 2007
Managed call center representatives and provided training and support
SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE Aug 2004 – Feb 2006
Provided customer service assistance
EDUCATION
Ashford University
Bachelor of Science - Healthcare Management Expected Graduation 2019