Margarita Cortez
Patient Support Mailroom Clerk Insurance Specialist Customer Service
Representative Contractor for Billing Insurance Specialist Authorization Specialist Insurance verification / Front office / Referrals
210-***-**** **********@*****.*** San Antonio, Tx Summary
Efficient and organized patient support professional skilled in maintaining appointment schedules and managing patient information. Increased operational efficiency by 25% through effective scheduling and streamlined communication. Proven ability to handle insurance verification and authorization seamlessly, ensuring patient access to essential services. Aiming to bring my expertise to a forward-thinking healthcare environment focused on superior patient care.
Patient Support
VISION TECHNOLOGY INC
Mar 2025 - May 2025
Experience
Maintain and monitor patient appointment schedules for the clinic/practice in Genesis. Receive minimum patient information and provide information to medical personnel. Perform the full range of receptionist, recordkeeping and miscellaneous clerical duties within the clinic. Retrieve information and data from automated systems. Mailroom Clerk
AIMS LOCUM TENENS
Jun 2023 - Feb 2024
Handle incoming, outgoing mail and shipments. Sort mail by department and category. Prepare documents and other items for shipment. Email the Civilian and Military staff when there is a package or envelope for them in the mailroom.
Insurance Specialist
South Texas Oncology & Hematology
Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
Generates daily schedules and review verification notes when last verified. Verify new and existing patient Insurance daily. Coordinate with the referral coordinator if authorization is required for service. Customer Service Representative
90 Degree Caprock
Mar 2022 - Jun 2022
Respond to and provide a high level of consumer education to members and customers regarding inquiries on eligibility. Answer routine paper and emailed correspondence inquiries with completeness, accurate. Keep detailed records of claims and follow up on pending claims for the department. Working closely with the provider billing department checking on status of claims that were denied and reprocessing claims with accurate information on the claims.
Contractor for Billing
Data Search INC UHS
Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
Researching and managing data relevant to an organization. Ensuring quality, completeness, and integrity of data. Enhancing day to day operations and improving accuracy and efficiency in data processes. Insurance Specialist
Ear Medical Group
Aug 2020 - Feb 2021
Verify patients’ insurance and add On’s daily. Obtains needed insurance, health and financial information on patients coming into the Physician office and procedures. Update patient accounts as needed. Authorization Specialist
South Texas Spinal & Rehabilitation
Feb 2020 - Jul 2020
Requesting precertification based on provider orders via insurance portal and/or contacting insurance companies to verify requirements. Verify eligibility for patients’ insurance daily. Ensure patients have been cleared for specialty service office visits if insurance requires. Insurance verification / Front office /
Referrals
Renal Associate PA
Aug 2018 - Feb
2020
Verify patients’ insurance information daily through direct contact. Determine if secondary Insurance should be added to patient accounts, ensuring the appropriate payor is selected for primary insurance and financial class. Utilize center-selected vendors for claims and eligibility or individual payer websites to obtain eligibility, benefits, information. Greet patients and visitors, answer phone calls, and respond to emails in a professional and courteous manner. Schedule and reschedule patients’ appointments, manage patient records, and maintain accurate filing systems. Enter laboratory results in patient accounts accurately for physicians. Work with payors/Plans to process
referrals/Authorization to completion according to assisting patients with questions regarding referrals. Coordinate with the department to ensure they received the referral service.
GED
Texas Education Agency
1995 - 1995 Austin, United States
Education