Sandra Graham

Medical Coding & Billing Professional

adw38v@r.postjobfree.com • 843-***-****

• Hemingway, SC 29554

Dynamic and highly-motivated professional with comprehensive experience in various facets of medical billing and coding. Adept at calculating and collecting payments for medical procedures and services. Excel at maintaining patient data, developing payment plans, and preparing invoices. Ability to execute follow-up on outstanding payments, resolve financial discrepancies, and investigate/appeal denied claims. Skilled at coding services, procedures, diagnoses, and treatments; filing documents; and analyzing data needs for reimbursement; and extracting relevant information from patient records. Able to establish and maintain security of medical records to ensure patient confidentiality. Competent at performing completion of claims to payers, submitting billing data, and preparing detailed reports.

Areas of Expertise

Medical Coding & Billing

Regulatory Compliance

Records Management

Team Leadership & Coordination

Excellent Patient Care

Documentation & Reporting

Process Improvement

Problem Resolution

Data Management

Professional Experience

Griswold Home Health Care Myrtle Beach SC November 2012 – Present

Certified Nursing Assistant

Deliver expert-level support to patients in fulfilment of daily living needs. Accompany patients to plan and schedule numerous activities, including appointments as well as the grocery store and other daily errands. Develop and maintain safe and healthy living areas by cleaning and sanitizing essentials. Obtain and trace patient vitals and glucose levels, while providing assistance with medications.

●Demonstrated impeccable performance to deliver exceptional care to patients.

Coastal Hearing Center Pawleys Island, SC July 2017 – September 2017

Medical Billing and Coding Extern (180 Hrs)

Fostered recording of patient appointments as well as patient information and invoices in EHR system with high degree of accuracy. Enabled easy accessibility to essential information by filing, coping, scanning, and faxing documents. Steered all activities involved in distributing arriving packages/shipments across the department.

●Ensured availability of essential by managing and controlling inventory.

Medical Reimbursement System Boston Massachusetts March 2009 – May 2011

Medical Coding (Remotely)

Leveraged Medical Decision Making (MDM) and Medicare guidelines to coordinate billing and coding for emergency room visits. Administered end-to-end activities involved in closing accounts on monthly basis, including all charts unable to code and non-billable chart.

●Used the ICD-9, CPT, HCPCS level II for assigning codes to emergency room charts.

Additional Experience

Production Coder Specialist, Brault Practice Solutions with clinical Edge, SanDimas, California

Certified Nursing Assistant, Home Care Assistance, Pawleys Island, Sc

Medical Coder, Healthcare Business Resources/CBIZ, Pawleys Island

Dispatcher/ Administrative Clerk II, City of Georgetown Police Department, Georgetown, SC

Administrative Specialist II, South Carolina Department of Transportation Georgetown, SC

Education

Diploma/ Medical Billing and Coding Miller-Motte Technical College, Conway, SC

Associate Degree Business Accounting Florence Darlington Technical College, Florence, SC

Professional Certifications

Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS)

Certified Professional Coder (CPC)

Certified Coding Associate (CCA)

Certificate/ Certified Nursing Assistant Pee Dee Medical Training Center, Lake City, SC

Certificate/ Phlebotomist Horry Georgetown Technical College, Georgetown, SC