Laurie Ann McGough
P.O. BOX ****
Tallahassee, FL 32317
Phone 850-***-****
Objective: To obtain a full-time position in a challenging environment that will allow opportunities for professional growth.
Experience: Tallahassee Outpatient Surgery Center Tallahassee, FL
Coder/Biller
03/08/2005 to Present
Code Operative Notes for Orthopedic, Pain and Eyes for Surgery Center
Bill to all Insurance companies for the entire facility.
Accounts Receivable - post all incoming payments from patients and Insurance Companies
Process all payroll for the facility via Kronos.
Process refunds to patients and Insurance Companies
Cover Business Office Manager while out of the office
Health Plan Southeast Tallahassee, FL
Claims Supervisor
09/1997 to 06/2003
Worked directly with the Vice President of Claims to ensure the Call Center and Claims ran smoothly on a day to day basis.
Ensure the smooth flow of claims in and out of the department to ensure a quick turnaround of accurate claims entry for manual and electronic claims.
Responsible for making sure the Call Center is receiving calls and the Provider’s issues are being resolved in a timely manner.
Develop telephone call center reports
Process voids, refunds and take backs
Compiles a daily excel spreadsheet of voids, refunds and take backs with formulas for the Finance Department
Perform semi-annual performance reviews and maintenance of the Department’s Procedural Manual.
Trained subordinate staff
Claims Examiner
06/1992 to 09/1997
Performed third party information coordination and claims processing, including oral communications as well as claims preparation and entry.
Handled COB claims processing including requests by third parties for copies of records
Acted as the problem solver for providers and Doctor’s and member issues over the phone
Reviewed and processed refunds for accuracy and request refunds as appropriate
Acted as the problem solver for member inquiries
Data Entry Operator
08/1988 to 06/1992
Processed hospital claims for Tallahassee and Panama City Region
Prepared denial letters for members
Adjusted hospital claims
Received provider inquiry calls
University Insurance Tallahassee, FL
Secretary
10/1986 to 11/1987
Prepared written policies on automobiles, mobile homes and motorcycles
Answered all incoming phone calls
Department of Environmental Regulation Tallahassee, FL
Data Processor
04/1986 to 10/1986
Reviewed Centel credit card bills for payment
Reconciled all vouchers being transmitted for payment or receipts
Entered data/information into the company database
Printed vouchers, audited, filed and input into SAMAS
EDUCATION:
Johnson County Community College
Lenexa, KS
Fashion Merchandising, Personal Finance
Shawnee Mission Northwest General Studies
Shawnee, KS
Typing, Business, Personal Finance and Computers
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
IBM, As400, Samas, Microsoft Word, Lotus 123 and Excel, Macess, 10 key, Kronos, ZirMed.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST