Detail oriented quality focused Patient Account Representative Specialist in Billing and Collection for all insurance types with over 24 years of experience. Understand the importance of timely filing and collection practices in order to receive fast reimbursement. Highly experienced when it comes to auditing and receiving accounts to reconcile the balance. Very organized, highly motivated, detail-directed problem solver, fast and independent worker. Have strong work ethic and integrity when it comes to billing and collection. Able to handle high volume of calls in order to meet maximum productivity and monthly goals while recovering payments on delinquent accounts.
Technical Skills & Abilities
• Claim Entry and Payment Posting
• PPO, HMO, Managed Care, Medicare, Medi-Cal
• Insurance and Patient Aging Appeals
• AME/QME Med Legal
• HIPAA Compliance
• Records Organization and Management
• Inpatient/ Outpatient Facility Billing
• MediTech
• Office Ally
•CAMIS
•SSI
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• 10 key
• Workers Compensation
• CMS-1500
• EOB’S
• Insurance Verification
• Billing / Collections
Professional Experience
Vantage Oncology, Manhattan Beach, CA 08/2016 - 09/2017
Insurance Specialist for Cancer Patients
Collector for radiation oncology practices
Utilized billing system to identify delinquent accounts
Updates status of delinquent accounts until fully satisfied
Prepared billing audits for initial electronic and paper claim submission
Reviewed EOBs daily, making corrections and rebilling as necessary
Followed established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives
Worked with G4/Centricity practice management system
Navigant Cymetrix Health Services, Torrance, CA 04/2015 - 05/2016
Patient Account Representative
•Responsible with different projects from different hospitals
Most are from Providence Health Services, Managed Care, PPO and Private Insurances.
Called patients and insurances for the denials of payments and patient’s insurance coverages
Report to the supervisor regarding claims not received by insurances, and incorrect denials that needs to be done or resolve for evaluation
Special project from Providence Health & Services that included claims that are not paid, claims with no authorization, claims that are not received, claim billed with incorrect insurance, and all claims need to rebill for untimely filing
Providence Health & Services, Torrance, CA 06/1990 - 01/2015
Patient Account Representative, Del Amo Diagnostic Center
Responsible for billing and collection for Del Amo Diagnostic Center
Billed professional claim to different insurances (PPO, HMO) and manage care
Billed medical and medicare claims and billed 2nd insurance
Review denial and called insurance for rebilling
Filled untimely filing
Billed professional claims to worker’s compensation
Responsible for insurance verification, precertification, and preauthorization
Followed unpaid account and balance of patients re copay and deductible
Submitted requests of appeals for any other documents necessary to insure payments
Responsible for the mails and EOB’s for review
Entered procedure and diagnosis codes with the patient information, add modifiers verified DX
Posted deductibles, adjustments, and payments per EOB details
Researched and resolve incorrect payments, EOB rejections, and other issues with outstanding accounts
Providing quality control on paper claims processed traces, denial, control checks, initiated appeals, and submitted letters for reconsideration
Education & Training
Certificate, Computerized Accounting
SCROC, Torrance, Ca
Certificate, Data Entry
SCROC, Torrance, Ca
Secretarial Course
Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
Philippine Christian University, Manila, Philippines