David P Morris

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Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305

Phone (H) 952-***-**** (Cell)612-***-****

Certified Coding Specialist 2001 – present

HIM professional with over 2 years of coding experience I several different settings to include four years as an Army nurse and EMT. I have coded bot inpatient and outpatient and Interventional Radiology, E & M coding, and same day surgery. I can work independently.

EXPERIENCE:

Aug 2016 to Dec 2018 ALLINA HEALTH Mpls MN

In this job I coded E&M and outpatient office visits and inpatient hospital visits. My main accomplishments in this job was to keep the AR down to acceptable levels and

to keep track of rejected claims and reconcile them.

Jan 2006 to Jan 2016 For 10 years I worked as a travel consultant for various firms and coded in over twenty states as a contract coder. Among the firms I worked for were STAT SOLUTIONS in Port St Lucie FL, ON CALL Thousand Oaks Ca ON ASSIGNMENT Tampa FL, MORGAN STEWART Atlanta Ga, DISKRITER Philadelphia PA There are a few others but those were only one or two week assignments. At all these places I coded both inpatient and outpatient and my main accomplishment and indeed purpose in all this was primarily to rein in the AR t acceptable levels and also to fill in for coders who were out for extended periods of time

June 2002 to January 2006 Vetrans Affairs Medical Center Minneapolis MN 55417

At this facility ( 1,000 beds) I worked as a DRG coder and was present when the first electronic records were introduced to the VA and helped in that transition. I worked closely with doctors in assisting with the use of electronic records, and helped out wit outpatient when needed.

Sept 1999 June 2002 Methodist Hospital St Louis Park MN

This position was my introduction to E&M coding and inpatient professional coding. I worked closely with most of the doctors and helped them in dealing with modifiers and CCI edits and all that goes along with E&M coding

April 1998 June 1999 St Joe’s Medical Center Albuquerque New Mexico 87125

At this facility I was mainly outpatient and later on almost exclusively Interventional Radiology

Jan 1997 April 1998 San Jose Medical Center San Jose Ca 95154

This job my introduction to DRG methodology Here I coded trauma (Level One trauma center) same day surgery, labs, ERs, but mainly inpatient and the charts were for the most part quite difficult. The concern was with DRG optimization and of there were conflicts and it was here that I learned to maintain a balance. It was a huge ( 1,000 bed) teaching hospital and I worked closely with residents and the attendings and here my main accomplishment was educating physicians concerning correct coding practices, keeping AR down and avoiding fraud.

Sept 1994 Jan 1997 Kapiolani Medical for Wome & Children Honolulu HI

This was first job as a coder after leaving the Army. Here I coded mainly OB GYN and pediatrics (inpatient) and some outpatient such as office visits, labs, and ERs. This was a teaching hospital and dealt with residents quite often

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: AHIMA and MHIA

EDUCATON Texas A&M University College Statin TX

US Army Fort Sam Houston TX LPN & EMT (1988)

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