Customer Service Medical
Resume:
PAULA MEHDAWI, RHIT,CCS, ICD-**/CM/PCS TRAINER (PRIOR)
Stoutsville, Ohio 43154
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SUMMARY: Over thirty years of diverse experience in hospital patient records administration and customer service.
Expert abilities for accurate code assignment of ICD-10 CM/PSC within a diagnostic related group (MS-DRG?CMS-DRG) and CPT codes
Conduct quality reviews validation with assignment to the Coding Compliance Committee
Develop and implemented quality improvement activities for sufficient work flow in health information department (HIM)
Research medical records for utilization and admission criteria along with concurrent coding and discharge planning
Validation/Auditing of DRG’s assigned by peers and education of applying codes and coding clinics along with Continued Documentation Improvement (CDI), applying correct Present on Admission indicators
COMPUTER SYSTEMS:
Abstracting and coding systems-sms/invision, epic, powersign, eabstract, peribirth, chartmax, HPF, star, coding assistant computer, meditech,Quadramed, 3M, softmed, clintic, HDM, citrix
EXPERIENCE:
MedPartners 2015-present
Coding/inpt/outpt/CDI/edits/SDS
University Coding Solutions 2015-present
Coding inpatient
On Assignment Inc. 2012-2015
DRG Validation/Auditor
Kforce (himagine) 2001-20012
Coding inpt/outpt/ER/SDS/edits/ER charging
Lexicode Corp. 1999-2001
Coding inpt/outpt/ER/SDS/edits
EDUCATION: A graduate of Hocking Technical College, Nelsonville Ohio. Major strengths in medical research of admission through knowledge of code assignment and utilization reviews.
FACILITIES:
Lenox Hill Hospital NYC- 488 bed size, Teaching, North Shore University Hospital Long Island NY-1063 bed size, Teaching/ Trauma 1, The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio, 1274 bed size, Teaching/Transplant, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Ohio, 517 bed size, Teaching/Trauma 1
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