Carol Hall
Healthcare Professional
An experienced healthcare professional with over 25 years’ experience in medical coding, billing and documentation. Demonstrated leadership building a clinic wide coding department. Managed all regulatory changes for government and private payers. Strong analytical and research skills. A detail-oriented, self-directed professional with strong communications skills, able to liaison with all staff and management levels. adoz3u@r.postjobfree.com 858-***-**** San Diego CA
WORK EXPERIENCE
Regulatory Research Manager
XIFIN, Inc.
08/2005 - 12/2018, San Diego CA
XIFIN is a health information technology company that leverages diagnostic information to improve the quality and economics of healthcare.
Responsible for maintaining all federal and state coding and billing edits per insurance guidelines
AAPC certification allowed me to be a Subject Matter Expert on coding/billing related issues
Interfaced with management, engineering and project managers regarding policy guidelines and regulatory changes impacting laboratory customers Interpreted data, created spreadsheets for quarterly and yearly updates Ability to multitask, prioritize workload and possess strong verbal and written skills
Responsible for creation of monthly newsletter distributed to all clients regarding all current/future industry regulatory changes
Coding Reimbursement Specialist
Centre for Health Care
07/1993 - 08/2005, San Diego CA
Multi-specialty medical group/surgery center
Project Leader implementing "Code Scan" program clinic wide Developed new fee tickets w/ Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) Designed training documentation for 12 specialties Created coding edits to identify potential claim denials Audited each dept. fee tickets, analyzed coding errors Results of program generated clean claims within 3 days Collaborated with CFO on reimbursement issues
Monitored claims for payer down coding and inappropriate reimbursement EDUCATION
BA in Psychology, Cum Laude
California State University Long Beach
09/1975 - 06/1977,
Business Courses
National University
1980, San Diego CA
CERTIFICATES
AAPC CPC Certified Professional Coder
(06/1997 - 12/2018)
SKILLS
Research and Data Analysis
Medical Coding Medical Billing
Medical Terminology HIPPA Training
Auditing Experience Critical Thinking
Attention to Detail Active Listening
Teamwork Problem Solving
Productivity and Organization
Time Management Empathy
Patience
COMPUTER SKILLS
Windows OS
Windows 7/10
Microsoft Office Suite
Excel, Word and Outlook
HONOR AWARDS
Exceptional Commitment to Quality
(10/2010)
XIFIN
Outstanding Service with Integrity
(11/2008)
XIFIN
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