Wendy Fonseca
**************@*****.*** ** Alice Drive Concord NH 978-***-****
Objective
Secure a responsible career opportunity to fully utilize my training and skills, while making a significant contribution to the success of the company
Education
Granite State College – Concord NH.
Experience
Billing Advantage 58 Concord Street, N. Reading 01864
Supervisor 6/18 – present
Managed a staff of 5 in the billing and receivable department
Reported directly to the Operations Manager
Coached, developed and motived billing team
Supervised and created reports for claims proofing, cash posting and claim tracking
Installed protocols to ensure all charges are captured and billed appropriately
Reviewed and consulted monthly reports with providers to suggest improvements on outstanding A/R
Resolved providers concerns and questions to ensure an ongoing successful business relationship
Responsible for maintaining the providers contracts and fee schedule in the electronic billing system
Checked insurance eligibility and obtained authorizations as well as ensuring completion of superbills
Managed all billing, collections, charge entry and claim follow up for various providers for all locations
Trained employees on organizational policies and procedures, billing software
Responsible for all providers and practices that require special account receivable clean-up
Submitted behavioral health and Neuropsych claims to insurance companies for several practicing healthcare providers over the united states
Oversaw and ran necessary reports to ensure that all statuses were worked in a timely manner and helped in any capacity necessary
Quickly identified and resolved billing, coding and insurance discrepancies
Ran, processed and ensured accuracy of patient statements on a bi-monthly basis
All aspects of billing, including charge entry, transmission, correction and resubmission as required, posting payments including patient/mail/ERA
Organized and evaluated office procedures to ensure an effective and efficient workflow
Kareo software
Northeast Clinical Services 1 Southside Road, Danvers 01923
Team Leader 6/15 – 6/18
Managed a staff of 4 in the accounts receivable department
Reported directly to the CEO and CFO
Provided excellent customer service internally and externally using oral and written communication
Created a positive team-focused working environment
Facilitated meetings with case managers and billing staff regarding changes in benefit coverage guidelines
Assisting in training and education of billing staff
Managed home healthcare authorizations for all commercial, Medicaid and workers compensation claims
Uploaded corrected claims and authorization request on POSC and all commercial website
Maintained reporting system for tracking and auditing of PA’s for Medicaid
Prepared patient balances and mailed monthly invoices
Checked new patient eligibility and maintaining recurring patient eligibility
Prepared monthly financial reports processing the aged accounts and took appropriate action to ensure claims are processed correctly
Completed special billing projects as required by the CFO
Rejection reports
Reviewed clinical notes to ensure accuracy for authorization request
Ran daily reports to ensure all scheduled skilled, PDN visits have been authorized for service
Accurately applied insurance payments to patients accounts
Displayed strong organizational and problem solving skills, utilizes time efficiently
Kantime and Healthwyse software
Partners Healthcare at Home 152 Conant St #3, Beverly Ma 01915
Senior Managed Care Assistant 5/11-6/15
Reported directly to Managed Care Director
Managed home healthcare authorizations for all commercial, Medicaid and Medicare
Uploaded authorizations on insurance portals
Follow up on outstanding prior authorizations request and denials
Work closely with the Case Managers for clinical support – reviewed clinical notes for accuracy for authorization request
Appeals and authorization request reconsiderations within the timely manner
Posted payments to patients accounts and verified medical insurance
Kept accurate records of all activity and conversations for each patient profile
Maintained the highest levels of accuracy and patient confidentiality
Performed all other duties as directed by the Managed Care Director
Centrix, Cerner and Epic software
Skills
Experienced of more than 20 in the medical billing field
Positive attitude
Leadership – Management skills
Team work
Time Management
Willingness to learn
Problem solving
Communication
Resilience
Ability to work under pressure