Medical Coder or Auditor

Location:

Posted:

January 07, 2015

Vincent E. Puchala, CCS

Vero Beach, FL 32960

*************@*****.***

Certification

Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), American Health Information Management

Association (AHIMA), 2013

Medical Coding, Adult and Community Education, Vero Beach, FL, 2010

Medical Billing & Collection Program, Adult and Community Education, Vero

Beach, FL, 2010

Education

B.A. Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Reserved Officer Training Corps

(ROTC) Tuition Scholarship; ROTC Distinguished Military Student Award for scholastic

achievement

M.A. University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Experience

Sabbatical/Travel, July to September 2013.

Temporary assignment as MRA Coder working with Commercial Plans, Jupiter, Florida.

April 2013 through June 2013.

Blue Water Doctors, West Palm Beach, Florida. April 2012 to March 2013

Responsibilities include:

MRA Coder for this Managed Service Organization in conducting risk analysis

from medical records (in addition to the provider affiliates) while auditing ICD-9

codes for the company-owned offices delivering preventive care to HMO

members in Palm Beach County;

Specialty in ICD-9 coding of chronic illnesses for healthcare providers;

Prepare Quarterly Reports for provider affiliates.

Xtend Healthcare, Hendersonville, Tennessee. September 2010 through December 2011

Responsibilities include:

Medical Biller/Coder remotely with a hospital in north Texas;

Follow-up on receivables with third-party payers including commercial, Medicaid

and Medicare;

Develop know-how on uses of modifiers in procedure coding for physicians;

Expertise in auditing for principal diagnoses from medical records for a hospital

in South Carolina;

Rated in the top 5% by internal Quality Assurance auditors.

I excel in coding due in part to an academic interest in medical science where ingenuity

can go a long way in curing others and in proper coding of patient diagnoses and provider

procedures. My diversified work background prior to certification in healthcare furnished

upon request.