Health Information Technology
Resume:
Angela Russell
****BOTANICAL AVE ST.LOUIS MO ****0
Objective
Dedicated health information technician (HIT) with twenty two years of acute-care hospital medical records incomplete experience. Additional two years of experience
as a medical office administrative night lead in a scanning center setting.
Registered Health Information Technician Information Technology
Expertise in ICD-9-CM and CPT coding
Knowledge of licensing, reimbursement and accreditation standards
Work Experience
Health Information Technician
1989 – 2010,Christian Hospital ST. Louis MO
Select, assign and audit diagnostic and procedure codes to patient records for
a 400-bed, acute-care hospital. Manage chart completion (ICD-9-CM and CPT coding/abstracting), chart assembly and analysis, patient admission and patient information privacy/security. Work collaboratively with patient account department to ensure accurate billing and resolve claim denials and medical-necessity issues. Review medical documentation and consult with healthcare providers when documentation is inadequate/unclear for coding purposes.
Selected Contributions:
Helped hospital pass JCAHO inspections by consistently meeting JCAHO requirements. Earned employee-recognition award in 2010 for accurate records management contributing to positive JCAHO survey.
Maximized reimbursement by ensuring accurate ICD-9-CM and CPT coding and conducting regular quality audits of providers’ selected codes compared to chart documentation.
Ensured records met quality and risk-management requirements by participating in hospital chart review committee.
Rapidly mastered Soft Med ClinTrac® Clinical Abstracting and 3M clinical encoders software for fast, accurate coding and abstracting.
Provided ongoing training to staff on intricacies of insurance submissions, codes and intake procedures to minimize rejections for referral- or registration-related reasons.
Night operational Lead
2010 – 2012, BJC Scanning center
In charge of overseeing the night staff, 22-person payroll, scanning and indexing records from eight BJC facilities patient/staff scheduling and supply inventories services.
Selected Contributions:
Helped raise state survey to “superior” rating with zero deficiencies. Resolved issues with residents’ bank accounts/funds access and ensured all personnel files met regulatory compliance.
Assisted in the planning and implementation of new program offering physical, occupational and short-term therapeutic services for patients.
Built mutually respectful relationships with third-party payers, HMOs, PPOs, Medicare, Medicaid, workers’ compensation (WC) carriers and independent commercial carriers.
Education
1988–Normandy High school
SLU – 2008 Associate in Applied Science in Health Information Technology
Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM), in association with the American Health Information Management
Related Courses: Health Data Classification Systems I (ICD-9-CM and CPT), Medical Terminology, Health Information Systems, Human Biology, Human Pathology, Desktop Database Software, Intercultural Communication, Health Statistics, Quality Assurance/Health Care, Health Record Applications, Supervision and Management Practices for HIT, Clinical Practice, Advanced Coding and Reimbursement, Pharmacology for HIT
Affiliations
1989 – present: American Health Information Management Association
Skills
HIPAA Regulations
Insurance Reimbursement/ Collections
Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement
Hospital Information Systems
Medical, Pharmacology and Anatomy Terminology
Chart Control, Access and Storage
Chart Status Tracking and Assembly
Clinical Data Analysis and Extraction
Managed Care Regulations/JCAHO Guidelines
Current HIM Technologies
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