Certified Professional Coder and CPC-Insructor
Resume:
Deirdre Marangiello, CPC
** ***** **** ***, ****** Island, New York 10308
************@*****.***
EDUCATION:
**** *** ********** ****** *********** Technology student at Alfred State College
2010 Healthcare Compliance Coding - AAPC
2009 BOCES – Billing Coding Specialist Course – NHA
2004 Hospice Volunteer Course
1990 College of Staten Island 715 Ocean Terrace, S.I., N.Y
1983 Madison H. S. - Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, New York 11230
CERTIFICATIONS:
2019 Certified Professional Coder - Instructor
2015 ICD-10-CM Proficient
2010 American Association of Professional Coders; Certified Professional Coder Apprentice (#01133030)
2009 Certified Billing Coding Specialist (#1255-1605)
2008 HEA 976 Medical Billing Skills Workshop
Volunteer:
Local AAPC White Plains Chapter – Education Officer 2011
Westchester Medical Center: April 2009 – December 2009 Administrative Assistant to the Coordinator of Volunteers. Receptionist duties included scheduling, phones, data entry and required confidentiality. Medical Records Dept. – collating.
2004 – Hospice Program – Volunteer Study
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Westchester Medical Center – Northeast Provider Solutions 19 Bradhurst Ave, Hawthorne, NY 10532
09/04/2018 - CURRENT
Professional Fee Coder for all NPS trauma, burns and plastic surgeons (approx. 24) within WMC Trauma I hospital and MHRH and general surgeries. Superb ICD-10-CM attention & CPT coding focus. Assure accurate, clean claims coding and submission with EclinicalWorks, A2K, Meditech, OnBase, EncoderPro and AAPC Coder use. Consistent education upkeep with associated standards, certifications, Insurance and regulations required to properly code. Excellent verbal and written proven capabilities with all associated staff in addition to providing education to physicians and related staff for documentation improvement. Consistent review of all surgery capture of rendered services both inpatient and outpatient status patients for timely filing while monitoring within data program / surgery schedules. Leadership, professional quality and workmanship with independent as well as team success. Special projects compilation and submission for Director review.
BOCES NWP, BOCES Drive, Yorktown Hts.
11/2011 – 04/2019
Part Time - Evenings
Instructor – Medical Billing and Coding Specialist Program
Instructing adult students for achievement in Certified Billing Coding Specialist certification through NHA with self appointed, up to date materials. Ninety-eight percent continued success rate.
Westchester Health Medical – (Northwell) - 190 Goldens Bridge Road, Katonah, NY
8/10/2017 – 8/17/2018
Multi specialty coding of abstracted data from inpatient and outpatient medical records for Professional Services. Mainly code and bill for Transitional Care Management, Ophthalmology and OB/ GYN and Gastroenterology services. Precise reviews for accuracy and data compilation monthly for Director of Services. Close working relationship inclusive of excellent verbal and written communications with Quality Management team, TOC nurses and administrative coordination team as well as office staff, providers, and divisional management. Withstood constant change in work assignments with ease and minimal delay in production. Provided collaboration and education assistance to providers and co-workers. Research assistance to Director of CBO.
TeAM Inc
12/7/15 to 1/24/17
Inpatient/Outpatient Contractor at Keller Army Community Hospital West Point (RHC-A)
Apply knowledge and demonstration of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS and Dental Codes according to industry standards with applied focus on Military Health System Guidelines. Stipulate Inpatient Professional Service Coding (including surgeries and obstetrics) and Auditing/Coding of Orthopedics, Primary Care service lines with experience in Behavioral and Occupational Health. Afford Provider and Command collaboration for education instruction in proper documentation performance and analysis. Served as Supervisor Liaison for auditing review for Command meetings. Review monthly audits and track consistent performance results for needed improvements. Collaborate with coworkers as a team to ensure client satisfaction. Knowledge and appropriate use of 3M, Essentris, AHLTA, DHMRSi & affiliated MHS systems and confer with IT regarding coding issues affecting West Point's IPSRs (Rounds). Apply knowledge of Trcare billing and remain abreast of Medicare as well as commercial payer rules for billables. Deliver analyses as directed and develop Standard Operating Procedure instructions for coder use. Maintain accreditation of certifications for professional and military standards. Participate in hospital functions voluntarily as well as mandatory (MASCAL) for safety and efficient departmental performance. Remain professional and courteous throughout all written and verbal communications.
Western Connecticut Medical Group
08/2014 – 11/2016
Medical Coder and Biller
Independently as well as a member of the Primary Care Coding Team, assure accurate completion of coding for all assigned patient records with abstracting duties and knowledge of classification coding reference materials and their updates both manually and with computer assisted coding applications. Update registration data and scrubbing claims within the scope of performance to assist in clean claim submissions.
Ensured accurate and timely Pathology and Cytology coding for maximum reimbursement.
Successfully coordinate with different personnel within and outside of the organization to ensure proper payment and superb patient satisfaction.
Applied consistent and reliable electronic capabilities with Greenway, Caretracker, ATHENA, Invision, Soarian, Centricity PM and 3M.
Proved willingness to learn and assist with transition of multiple satellite office onboarding from various PM systems to WCHN system while maintaining monthly close dates.
Michael F. Gioscia MD; FACOG – Vascular and General Surgery
244 Westchester Ave
White Plains, NY 10604
01/11 – 05/11 Medical Billing / Receptionist
Effectively managed electronic schedule (surgery and office), busy phones, new patient eligibility, pre-certifications, pre-determinations, insurance authorizations, patient communications and inquiries. Advanced to medical billing continued responsibilities of front desk in addition to entering billing charges on GE Centricity PM, collections from patients as well as numerous third party entities (Medicare / Empire BCBS / Worker’s Comp – NYS Ins Fund / Aetna / Hudson Valley Healthcare / Cigna).
Citigroup Inc. 380 Greenwich Street New York, New York
08/93 – 07/99 AVP – Sales Practice / Mutual Funds Analyst – Compliance Department
Demonstrated investigative, analytical, and critical thinking skills through daily reviewing and addressing sales practice issues for fraudulent conduct regarding broker sales of stocks and mutual funds. Required my ability to work independently, follow through and handle multiple tasks/special projects simultaneously. Maintained superior collaboration and interpersonal communication skills, flexibility and responsiveness dealing with multiple professionals, Branch Managers and colleagues.
Proven, excellent documentation, communication and presentation skills rectifying issues and offering solutions while getting the client the best possible vehicle for their money and stated objective.
Assisted co-workers in a managerial status, training and productivity.
Smith Barney Harris Upham & Co, Inc West 34th Street
New York, New York Subsidiary of Citigroup (Travelers Insurance Company)
02/91 – 08/93 Junior Accountant
Timely payments of Federal, FICA, State and Local payroll taxes. State Unemployment Insurance preparation and payments. General Ledger analysis of accounts at month-end constant statistical analysis.
Consistent research of Tax Law modifications and utilized knowledge. Communication with Federal and State agencies. Implementation of Tax related special projects.
Quarterly and Annual W-2 reconciliations.
06/89 – 02/91 Payroll Assistant
Responsible for all aspects of monthly and bi-weekly pay cycles for 8,000 plus employees. Identification, research and correction of out-of-balance conditions.
Evaluate and compute retroactive pay for new hire analysis.
Process Federal and State Tax forms. Contact for personal inquiries.
Quality assurance for W-2 information. Free form Account Executive salary processing.
Human Resource assistant and special check request processing and configuration for Managing Directors, Account Executives, Exempt / Non-Exempt/ Part-Time Employees.
Affiliations: American Association of Professional Coders - White Plains Chapter, Education Officer 2011. 2009: NHA: Certified Billing Coding Specialist.
References: Available upon request.
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