SUMMARY
Efficient and accurate medical
coder knowledgeable in all areas
of medical coding and billing
having worked over 20+ years in
various lines of duties including
coding, charge entries, corrections
and resubmissions, adjudication of
claims, audits, insurance
verification, data entry, electronic
health records, training, and
development. Ready to take on a
new and challenging role.
SKILLS
ICD-10-CM, HCPCS level II CPT,
CPT Surgery Codes, ASA Codes,
ERISA/HIPAA/EEO, Medicare,
Medicaid, Blue Cross and Blue
Shield insurance regulations,
medical terminology, data entry,
claims adjudication, training and
development, program
implementation, quality assurance,
communication, leadership,
mentoring, claims resolution,
negotiations, presentations
EXPERIENCE
CREDITS REVIEW SPECIALIST / Tegria
Seattle, WA 09/2022 – Current
Revenue cycle credits review specialist providing the most effective and efficient methods to evaluate and streamline systemic billing processes to facilitate easier management of the overall credit balance process. Optimize work queues to reduce the number of patient credits and limit the number of unnecessary queues for duplicate postings and adjustments. Review best practices and training manuals to update processes as industry standards and changes take place in real time. ENGLISH TEACHER / Learnship,
Cologne, GERMANY 02/2017 – Current
Senior level instructor providing training ranging from basic to advanced language skills to employees and business executives throughout Europe. English level assessments, exam prep and testing, lesson planning and lesson design, evaluations, coaching, letter writing and presentation skills. ENGLISH TEACHER / 7Speaking,
Paris, FRANCE 04/2010 - 09/2018
Communications instructor providing training ranging from basic to advanced language skills to employees and business executives throughout Europe. Test prep, assessments, evaluations, language training and development, lesson planning and design development and implementation.
SR. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SPECIALIST / Principal Financial Group, San Diego, CA 08/2005 – 12/2009
Benefits specialist providing face to face training and education in medical, dental, life and retirement benefit plans. Provided individual financial assessments as well as group meetings. Set up and implemented health fairs and healthy programs to assist employees to make better choices for their families. Conducted recruiting, training and educational seminars. REGIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER / Aim Healthcare Inc.,
Franklin, TN 04/2003 – 08/2005
Regional account manager auditing the financial records for local area hospitals to correct credit balances. Revenue cycle billing and adjustments trainer and manager. Credit balance specialist auditing and reviewing the coding parameters to assure accurate billing and coding tables had been implemented into the hospitals electronic payment systems. Billing auditor and claims review investigator.
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P AULA WISE
27751 CALLE RABANO
Menifee, CA 92585
EDUCATION
Current AAPC COC Training 2023
AAPC Certified Professional Coder - April 2022
PENN FOSTER CAREER SCHOOLS - MEDICAL BILLING AND
CODING PROGRAM - GRADUATED 11/2020
Successfully completed the coursework for this accredited diploma program consisting or medical terminology, pharmacology, SimChart electronic medical claims processing and electronic health records keeping. CPT, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS II and ICD-10- PCS coding disciplines.
MT. SAN JACINTO COMMUNITY COLLEGE - ASSOCIATES
DEGREE 08/2013- 05/2015
Human Development Social and Behavioral Science- Associates Degree Coursework in early childhood development through retirement, Sociology, languages and adult and child education TEFL EXPRESS - 09/2012 - CERTIFIED
Advanced 160- hour TEFL Certified English Instructor- Coursework in English grammar, Linguistics and language development, Secondary language acquisition coursework
CANADIEN INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH - TEFL/TESOL
CERTIFICATION - 05/2009
Advanced English TESOL/TEFL Certification- Coursework in English grammar, basic through advanced language development, methodologies and kinesiology techniques, testing and evaluation coursework, lesson planning and designing, business English communication and writing skills, test preparation. *********@*****.*** 951-***-****
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PAULA WISE