MERKEBU (MERK) LEMMA DESTA
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Dallas, Texas 75287
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Dedicated health information professional with primary areas of Health Information Management and Healthcare IT. Graduated from Western Governors University with a Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics degree. On track to be certified as a Register Health Information Administrator (RHIA). Core competencies include:
Recognize and code ICD-10-CM/PCS
Provide support for Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Recognize and apply the principles and guidelines of CPT
Management and Project Management
Understanding of HCPCS
Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Database Fundamental
Quality Improvement Methodis
CERTIFICATION
CompTIA A+
CompTIA Healthcare IT fundamental (HIT)
CompTIA N+
Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)-Database
CompTIA strata fundamental
CompTia Project+
CIW Web designs associate
TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE:
HTML5 & CSS3, SQL-SERVER, Hardware and Software Upgrade, Trouble shooting and problem solving
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science Health Informatics Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, UT 2016
Associate of Applied Science Invasive Cardiovascular Technology El Centro College, Dallas, TX 1998
MEDICAL EXPERIENCE
Internship program at Methodist Mansfield in HIM department June 2016-Aug. 2016
Involved in the record collection, retention, retrieval, and storage process of prepping, scanning and ID records and also performed birth certificate filling by verifying all the required information.
Observed and Participated how to check record completion and how to calculate the delinquency days for record completion and notify the physician.
Observed how the clinical documentation improvement (CDI) process is performed.
Participated in the evaluation of coding accuracy and productivity by conducting analysis of health records.
Worked with team to plan performance measurements and developed quality improvement plan that reminds the physician to sign the health record document to comply with Joint Commission standards.
Observed and participated in all aspects of health information management, including systemwide coding, compliance, and quality improvement meetings.
Participated in the meetings of the new EHR implementation team and assess the different departmental needs and observed how the implementation process performed.
Volunteer Job at Methodist Dallas as IT support team June 2015-Sept. 2015
Worked in the IT department assisting in repairing, install computer and troubleshooting clinicians PCs, hardware and software.
Cardiovascular Internship Various Hospitals Dallas, TX 1997-1998
Assisted in the Cath lab in preparing the table and the patient, assisting the cardiologist in cardiogram and cardioplasty, observed in stent placement; after the procedure, take the patient to the recovery room and stay with the patient monitoring the vital signs until the patient is ready to go home.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Counter Sale Representative for Hertz Rental Car; Dallas, TX Apr. 2016-Currently Employed
Currently working at the Hertz car rental. My responsibilities include helping customers in their reservation by taking the needed documentation from the customer and sometimes recommending to them to upgrade to a bigger and better car, according to their need and also selling to them the protection package that hertz provide.
Assisting returning customers by checking the conditions of the returning vehicles and closing the customer’s renal agreement.
Contract Driver C & D Couriers, Dallas, TX 1998 – 2015
Loaded and unloaded all bins with prescribed safety standards; rearrange delivery routes, and maintained accurate log books and delivery verification form.
Pick up and deliver packages and mails promptly and accurately while using the safest and efficient delivery routes by designing and implementing strategy that increase efficiency.