Dana Colella
*** *** **** ******, ********, New York 11214 Phone: 347-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***
Experienced Certified Medical Billing & Coding Specialist
Profile
Well organized and detail-focused with experience in office administration, electronic medical billing and coding, bookkeeping, financial reconciliations, invoicing, computer literate with good technology skills, dedicated quick learner, ambitious about learning new things. Supportive and hardworking with positive attitude, enjoys a challenge and strives under pressure.
Employment History
Temp. (May – Sept.2019) CCBQ Charities, Brooklyn, NY Medical Biller/Account Specialist
2017 – 2018 P.J. Mechanical Corp., New York, NY Billing Clerk
Preventive Maintenance for Clients with Supplemental HVAC System
2016 – 2017 Pro Health Kings Highway Orthopedic Associates, P.C., Brooklyn, NY Billing Clerk
Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Specialists
2014 – 2016 Medicine from the Heart, P.C., Brooklyn, NY Medical Billing & Coding Internship
A Group Practice of Cardiologists, Cardiovascular Disease Specialists, Internists
Areas of Expertise
Insurance Claims Submission and Tracking
Collections
Accounts Receivable
Coding Translation
Research
Accounts Payable
Data & File Management
Negotiation
Journal Entries & Bank Reconciliation
Experience in Billing, Coding and Administrative Duties
Experienced with all key insurance companies include Private companies, Medicare and Medicaid.
Proficient in translating medical terms and identifying ICD-10 and CPT codes for a variety of specialties.
Post, reconcile and track all patient services with insurance submissions and payments.
Prepare patient statements which are processed monthly.
Manage and send secondary claims upon processing of primary insurance.
Research and resolve incorrect payments, EOB rejections and other issues with outstanding accounts.
Review, investigate and appeal unpaid claims and denials.
Rigorous follow up on status of payments and collection of delinquent accounts.
Strong ability to clarify issues with patients, doctors and staff; consistent follow-up.
Exceptional negotiating skill.
Education
JCC OF BENSONHURST, Brooklyn, New York 2014 Certificate, Medical Billing and Coding Specialist
SAM Institute of Technology, Brooklyn, NY 2007 Certificate, QuickBooks & Computerized Accounting
Institute of Trade & Economy, Lvov, Ukraine 1995 Bachelor of Science, Major – Economics
Computer Software
Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Quick Books Pro, Med Pro Medical, Kareo Billing, SRS EHR, Power Works Specialty, Centricity GM Software, Vista – Viewpoint Construction Software.
Community Service
Volunteer, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 2013
Responsible for all aspects of request for attending physician statement on patients from insurance companies and legal firms; Handled all correspondence when patients requested their records to be transferred to their health care provider.
Volunteer, Lenox Hill Hospital Center, New York, NY 2013