Medical Billing Assistant

IDA TURNER Phone: 352-***-**** Email: **********@*****.*** Gainesville, Fl 32607

Professional Summary Certified Medical Billing Specialist with 10 years of experience in fast-paced, multiple-client medical billing company serving large private practice conglomerates and outpatient clinics. Researched denied claims and submitted appeals. Familiar with health billing and collections.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Financial Assistant 4/20-Current position RobertHalf Finance and Accounting

Job duties include:

● A/R Cash posting

● Excell

● Outlook Mail

● Cerna Billing System

● Microsoft Word

● Claims follow-up

● Aged account resubmission and payment

Billing Specialist 4/17-10/17 Tekwissen LLC.

Responsible for over 80% increase in Medicare collections and recoupments

Located errors and promptly refiled rejected claims.

• Responded to requests for information from various individuals by providing necessary documents.

• Trained new employees on multiple medical billing programs and data entry software. Precisely completed appropriate claims paperwork, documentation and system entry.

Medical Claims Consultant 4/13-8/15 Everest AR LLC.

Reconciled accounts and resubmitted unpaid claims. Created clean claims. Contacted payor’s regarding payments and while performing A/R Clean up.

• Used administrative guidelines as a resource or to answer questions when processing medical claims.

• Maintained knowledge of benefits claims processing, claims principles, medical terminology and procedures, and HIPAA regulations.

• Reviewed and verified data, including addresses, phone numbers, names, ages, and values. Checked documentation for accuracy and validity on updated systems.

Financial Counselor- ACU Bariatric Surgery 02/12-06/12 UF Health

• Ensured the financial integrity of the University of Florida Physicians and the Ambulatory Care Unit (ACU) by facilitating established financial processes that enable and expedite the billing and collection of professional services.

• Entered charges; applied coding/billing rules; maximized collections; verified insurance. Obtained authorizations for bariatric surgery.

• Interacted directly with internal and external customers of the ACU.

• Collaborated directly with clients to provide financial counseling and education using an individualized counseling model and personal finance course.

Financial Specialist Admissions

06/01-02/12 UF Health

• Collected back debt and point of service.

• Appealed denied claims.

• Registered new patients /generated a new medical record number.

• Oversaw inpatient and outpatient functions, including registration and insurance verification.

Assisted the inpatient admission process based on federal and state laws.

Assistant Supervisor Radiology 06/95-06/02 UF Health

• Filed and maintained patients' x-ray records. Provided x-ray results to patients, staff, and coworkers. Maintained and organize x-ray files.

• Performed multiple tasks, resolved problems, & located missing files.

• Provided results and copies to requesting attorneys. Submitted documentation and reports to upper management.

• Recommended changes to policies and procedures to maximize team efficiency and productivity.

• Monitored employee performance and developed improvement plans.

EDUCATION:

SF College- Gainesville, FL Associate of Science Office Administration City College – Gainesville,FL Associate of Science

Medical Office Administration with a track in Billing and Coding

NCCT Certification Issued: 12.2011 NCCT

LIC# 780171

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