PATRICIA A. WOOTEN, CCS, CPC
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CAREER PROFILE
Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel; EncoderPro, Epic, Meditech.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Coding Specialist
UMD-Community Medical Group Linthicum, MD 01/2018 - 05/2018
Verified and abstracted diagnosis and procedure codes in a central billing office for medical professionals utilizing ICD-10 and CPT codes.
Protected the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
Resolved or clarified codes with conflicting, missing or unclear information by consulting with others and/or participating in the coding team’s regular meetings.
Workers’ Compensation Specialist Washington, DC 02/2017-09/2017
AQIWO, Inc.
Supported US Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs staff: verified codes, compared and updated data, preparing worksheets in assistance of Federal workers’ compensation programs.
Coding Review Consultant
Inovalon, Inc. Columbia, MD 06/2007 - 02/2017
Abstracted diagnosis data reflecting chronic/acute conditions from inpatient and outpatient medical records for insurer clients to assist them in increasing revenue to Risk Adjustment and Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) projects.
Participated in start-up project for Claims Integrity by: insuring accuracy and consistency for each document reviewed according to CMS guidelines using Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes for evaluation/management, home health, durable medical equipment and cardiac care.
CERTIFICATIONS / EDUCATION
Certified Coding Specialist, American Health Information Management Association 2012
Certified Professional Coder-American Academy of Professional Coders, Columbia, MD 2005
Graduate General Studies, Fairmount Heights High School, Capital Heights, MD