BRENDA WILLIAMS-JAMES
708-***-****-Cell Home 708-***-****
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
Healthcare professional with over 20 years’ experience, possessing demonstrated patient and managed care, in various healthcare environments, both health systems and health plans. Extensive claims processing, medical terminology, and HMO experience. Served in the Advocate Trinity Care Management in the role Administrative duties along with Case Management Assistant duties. Left Advocate after 20 years of service to expand Healthcare experience. 2019-2021-Dr. Joseph Thomas, M.D.
Office management, referrals processing, coding/billing of office services, patient injections, insurance verification, phone management and appointments.- part time position, and full time when needed, EPIC referrals/clinical reviews SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: 2006- 2017 (Case Management Assistance and Adm. Assistant Dept) 20 years of service in healthcare capacity. Worked for Advocate Corp for 20 years.
CPT and ICD-10 Coding on patient encounters for visits
Quality Assurance & Customer Service on Phone calls
Managed Care & Medical Claims with EOB to clients
In- Patient & Outpatient Services scheduling of referrals and testing with Prior Authorization
Member Benefits & Patient Billing, knowledge of Diagnosis codes for referral processing
Report Writing, experience in E-clinicals, along with Cerner and Athena sofeware for patient data
Insurance Verifications & Patient Preparations for Intake as Medical Assistant in MD office with vitals
Claims reconciliation /Pt Accts /Referral Coordinator
Experience in Cobius reports, Ecin reports for Care Management Dept/ usage Electronic Charts
Assistant in Referral data for Case Managers and Social Workers
Assistant in UM with daily reviews and also retro reviews.
Assisting the Internal/External clients with Statistical positive outcomes in Denials /Appeals with Resolutions for Reconciliation of payments with Analyzation of documentation with software for cases
Patient Advocate for benefits explanations and services regarding their plans CUSTOMER RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE, 2004 – 2006
Advocate Home Health, Inc., Oakbrook IL
Facilitated calls from hospitals and md offices for customer service needs durable medical equipment and nursing orders with case managers/ intake of orders daily
Early 1982 worked in Provider Relations in contracts department at BCBS for 2-3 yrs MANAGED CARE COORDINATOR 1998 – 2004
Advocate Trinity PHO, City, State
Interacted with md offices, training md staff of updates related to insurance plans,hmo, medicaid, medicare policies
Performed Hedis reports for the insurance companies regarding selected charts from Plans
Scheduled presentations for office staff meeting/calculated and standardized data with reports for departments
Reconciled charts for review for audits /revenue funds for denied admissions with Medical Director
Researched analytical data and processed for monthly meetings for the PHO staff with Power Point data charting EDUCATION:
Circle Campus-Liberal Arts- studies
1975 -1978
Bryman Medical Assistant Technical school – trained as Medical assistant 1year program also Phlebotomy with a certificate received,experienced in injections, patient triage, intake of patients, and insurance referral process, ekgs, other duties.