Katherine Hammel
Sparks Glencoe MD *****
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Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Front Desk Administrator
Premier Allergy & Asthma ( Formerly known as Comprehensive Asthma and Allergy Center.) - Owings Mills, MD
September 2004 to May 2021
• Answered telephones and directed calls to appropriate staff members.
• Scheduled and confirmed patient and allergy testing appointments.
• Greeted patients and had them review demographics and insurance information.
• Performed verification of all insurances before patient's first visit and every three months after. EVS checked for every visit.
• Made photocopies of insurance cards and photo identification upon patient arrival.
• Operated office equipment, such as telephone, printer, scanner and fax machine.
• Entered charges to be electronically submitted to various insurance companies.
• Contacted and communicated with patients to complete documents, such as school forms and insurance forms.
• Received and routed messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff members.
• Transmitted correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
• Maintained medical records requests, collected fees for such, and sent records upon collection of fees.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of MedChi's copying and preparation fees for medical records.
• Performed various clerical or administrative functions, such as inventory management Maintained patient financial account management such as collecting Co-Pays, Deductibles, or Balances from patients.
Limited experience with EPIC EMR.
Education
Some college in General Studies
CCBC Hunt Valley - Hunt Valley, MD
January 2005 to May 2007
High school diploma or GED in General Studies
William J Palmer High School - Colorado Springs, CO August 1978 to May 1981
Skills
• Medical Scheduling (10+ years)
• Front Desk (10+ years)
• Medical Office Experience (10+ years)
• Medical Terminology (10+ years)
• Insurance Verification (10+ years)
• Filing (10+ years)
• Customer service (10+ years)
• Medical Coding (Less than 1 year)
• Medical Billing (1 year)
• EMR Systems (Less than 1 year)
• Anatomy Knowledge (10+ years)
• Medical Records (10+ years)
• Medical receptionist (10+ years)
• Data Entry (10+ years)
• Guest Services (10+ years)
• HIPAA (10+ years)
• CPT Coding
• ICD-9
• Office experience
• ICD-10
• Epic
• Phone Etiquette
• Multi-line phone systems
• Administrative experience