Medical Technician

SKILLS

Outpatient and Inpatient Coding

ICD-**-CM, ICD-10-PCS

ICD-9-CM, ICD-9-PCS

CPT/HCPCS Level II

Health Information Management

Healthcare Reimbursement

Medical Terminology & Anatomy

Pharmacology & Pathophysiology

3M Encoder / 3M Reference Software

Knowledge of HIPAA and Patient Confidentiality

Patient Check-in/out, Patient Scheduling/Triage

Detailed Knowledge of Coding Guidelines

APC and MS-DRG Assignments

Filing Medical Records

Clinical Data Analysis and Abstraction

MS Office, Word, Excel

Risk Assessment Coding

CERTIFICATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS

Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) – 221096 November 2006

Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) – 221149 June 1996

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Current

American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) Current

EDUCATION

CRC Risk Adjustment Coding Course – AAPC

Certificate of Completion March 2020

Professional Medical Coding and Billing – Career Step May 2019

Certificate of Graduation

Types of reports coded include: Consultations, Emergency Room reports, History and Physical reports, Laboratory reports, Operative reports, Physician Orders, Procedure Notes, Progress Notes, Radiology reports, and Pathology reports

Coded reports in the following specialties: E/M, Anesthesia, Pathology, Psychiatric, General Surgery, Radiology, Gastroenterology, Dermatology, Urology, ENT, Infectious Diseases, Respiratory, Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Oncology, Orthopedics, OB/GYN, Trauma, etc.

Detailed ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coursework and hands-on ICD-10 coding and code set training

Familiarity with the AHA ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Coding Handbook

Training in HIPAA and HIM reimbursement processes (billing statements, CMS-1500 and UB-04 (5010) claim forms, MS-DRGs, etc.)

Health Information Technology - Cypress College, Cypress, California June 1996

Associates of Science

Full-time/Part-time Student and Intern 4/92 – 6/96

General Business - Long Beach City College, Long Beach, California December 1993

Associates of Arts

EXPERIENCE

Advantmed – Santa Ana, California 10/19 - Present

HCC Verification Coder. Verify the codes for insurance risk assessment. Remote temporary position.

UCI Medical Center – Orange, California 1/99 – 4/2011

Coder Technician – Use ICD-9 and CPT codes to perform inpatient and outpatient coding in an acute care facility. Abstracting of patient information, and screening for quality assurance, using the 3M Encoder system.

Anaheim Memorial Medical Center - Anaheim, California 2/96 – 10/98

Coder Technician - Use ICD-9 and CPT codes to perform inpatient and outpatient coding of medical records, abstracting of patient information, and generic screening for quality assurance, using the 3M Encoder system. Assisted Manage Care with ICD-9 and CPT codes. Participated in Joint Commission Review.

Suburban Medical Center - Paramount, California 5/95 - 8/95

Medical Record Technician (Temporary Position/Internship) - Worked Outpatient, E.R., and O.B. desks. Utilized computer systems to look-up medical record numbers, pull charts for physicians, and enter patient’s charts into system for completion. Performed terminal digit filing and ordering of charts from storage.

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