LINDA T. THOMAS, COC, CPC

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SKILLS AND STRENGTHS

Certified COC, CPC with 4+ years experience coding inpatient, outpatient facility, and physician charts.

Supervisory experience 1+ years

Proven ability to build and manage strong, productive coding team

Experienced abstracting medical records and applying correct CPT, ICD, HCPCS codes for maximum reimbursement.

Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply Federal regulations and NCCI edits.

Versatile, dedicated professional able to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities while keeping a sharp focus on detail.

Full working knowledge of medical information and revenue cycle systems: Grouper, MS DRG prospective payment system.

Ability to direct coding audits and provide physician education.

Outstanding communicator with an investigative nature.

Conflict resolution skills and demonstrated ability to identify build and maintain strong relationships with clients and employees.

EXPERIENCE

Woodlands Specialty Hospital, Spring TX

Coding Supervisor, May 2015 – December 2016

Manage coding team and resolve coding and documentation issues and assign workflow. Accomplishments:

oIncreased reimbursements and cash flow by reducing coding errors approximately 80%.

oFormed a strong and effective coding department, which has reduced backlog of charts from 3 months to 2 weeks from DOS.

oDeveloped department protocols to enable a high standard of productivity, accountability, and follow-up.

oWrote coding protocols and training materials for new hires.

oServed on management team to implement the smooth transition to a new EHR system.

oProvide assistance to physicians with documentation and coding questions.

Duties: Code inpatient, outpatient facility, surgical, radiology, lab charts. Collaborate with AR team on rejections, coding of documentation, appeals, collections. Partner with insurance specialist on coding for admissions. Assist management teams to maintain, and update charge master.

Texas Medical Managerial Services, Houston, TX

Outpatient Hospital Coder, July 2014 –May 2015

oOutpatient facility coding, E/M auditing, and physician coaching.

oProvided coding audits for department manager.

oAbstracted both physician and facility notes from daily encounters to convert to codes for billing.

oInvestigated coding issues through communication with clinical staff.

oInsured complete and accurate capture of all diagnoses, procedures and supply codes for free standing ER.

oPartnered with ER clinical staff to implement new software system.

oCollaborated with collection and billing on rejected claims or coding questions.

oDesigned OPPS Chargemaster with DX, CPT, HCPCS, RVU, Revenue Codes, code descriptions, and fee schedules.

Clinica Family Health Services, Denver, CO

Certified Coding Specialist, March 2012 – June 2014

oCoded and billed physician charts for a team of providers at very busy family clinic.

oPrimary payers were Medicare and Medicaid.

oCoached physicians on documentation and coding selections.

oAccurately assigned E/M, ICD, and CPT codes to charts by abstracting physician note.

oPosted payments.

oAssisted billing department when needed to resolve issues and assure accurate reimbursement.

oProvided exceptional customer to clients.

West Metro Fire and Rescue, Lakewood, CO

Coding and Billing intern, Oct. 2011 – Jan 1, 2012

oCoded and billed from daily trip sheets.

oWorked collections and aging reports.

oPosted payments

oWorked with hospitals to supplement missing demographics.

Education

University Colorado, Boulder, CO: B.S. degree, Journalism, 1992

Rocky Mountain community College, Lakewood, CO, Certificate Coding/Billing

Advanced Education: ICD-10, CPT, E/M, Outpatient Hospital, and Inpatient Coding

Member AAPC

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