Medical Coder Information Technology

Sharon M. Watson, rhit cbcs

******.******.***@*****.***

OK 73105

Phone/Fax(no text) 405-***-****

●Veteran Army Medic with 4 decades of experience in Active Duty 1984-1988 and Army Reserve 1988-1991. Worked as Recruiter/Interviewer on various Government Studies through private companies 1991-2008.

●Graduated TESTT College of Technology 2011, certificate In Medical Billing/Coding - Graduated Kaplan University Hagerstown 2014, AAS in Health Information Technology.

●Worked as medical coder for Muskogee VA 2014-2015 in Muskogee, OK

●Worked as Medical Coder for VISN7 Alabama and Georgia VA remote from OK

●Experienced in applying and obtaining CAC card from OKC VA location as well as the Ft. Sill location 2017-2020

●Able to begin work immediately and completely flexible to any schedule

Experience

December 2024 - Feb 2025

J & M Management - ESW2

Remote work with Outlook and various software. Inspection, sorting and labeling of documentation and communication. Help citizens apply for healthcare through Healthcare Marketplace.gov. Contract for SERCO.

November 2023 - March 2024

Rotech Healthcare DME - Location Manager on site

Manage respiratory equipment, inventory and supplies. Deliver and set up oxygen for patients. Comply with health and JCAHO standards. Supervise employees. Attend management skills training classes with nationwide reps, managers, directors and business ceo. Duties include office and patient care assistance, insurance verification and electronic route and appointment settings.

July 2023 - December 2024

ESS Lawton Public Schools - Substitute Teacher, Staff Fill In

●Substitute for Absent Teachers in Lawton Public Schools grade K -12

●Fill in as Personal Assistant for Teachers needing assistance grade K- 12

●Fill in as extra curricular staff: PE, Art, Music class grade K -12

●Work with various needed positions for Lawton Public Schools and E

February 2022-October 2022

PSB Professional Service Bureau - Medical Biller /Coder

●Generate A/R reports, identify delinquent accounts

●Follow up with proper coding, insurance verification

●Note and reconcile patient accounts

●Independent work from home, communication with insurance companies, medical offices, patients and patient representatives

July 2021 - October 2021

Cotiviti- Insurance Document Verification and Customer Service -Temp Position ; 2nd assignment

●Confirm proper documents for multiple medical insurance programs were received and legitimate

●Escalate issues per policy and customer needs

●Data Entry

●Work from Home Position

October 2017 - March 2020

HealthCare Resolutions Services, Inc. - Ambulatory Surgery Coder

●Code outpatient surgery with ICD9, ICD10 and HCPCS codes

●Attend ongoing trainings, audits and meetings

●Work from Home Position

July 2015- April 2017

Judge Group - HCC Coder

●Code High Risk Medical charts with ICD9 and ICD 10 codes

●Abstract medical information for special HCC projects

●Attend audits, trainings and meeting

Education

●December 2012 - March 2014

Kaplan University, Hagerstown ~Maryland

Studied Health Information Technology and Health Information Management. Graduate with AAS in HIT

April 2010 - January 2011

TESST College of Technology - Baltimore, Maryland

Studied Insurance and Medical Billing and Coding

Awards, Externship and Volunteer Work

Kaplan Leadership HIM Award 2014, awarded by director of HIM Program

Externships: Ellicott City Medical Center-Billing Extern; rehab 2011

Hagerstown Medical Center-Billing and Coding Extern 2014

Volunteer: April 2017 - July 2017: Remote Office assistant to a single doctor practice: Dr.Richards, PLLC : Worked from home. Handled Dr. Richard’s mobile schedule for assisted living and private home visits as well as verify insurance, credentials, appeals, billings and DME fittings, appointments and deliveries per HCPCS coding/billing procedures.

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