Medical Billing & Coding Specialist

Leah Coomer

Pleasure Ridge Park, KY 502-***-**** ***********@*****.***

MEDICAL BILLING & CODING SPECIALIST

• Graduate of American National University, Medical Billing & Coding program seeking an entry-level clinical

data specialist position.

• Educational foundation includes courses completed in electronic medical records, insurance billing, coding and

medical records management.

• Strong familiarity with ICD-10-CM, HCPCS and CPT codes; medical terminology; HMOs, PPOs and Medicare; and

healthcare operations gained through experience working in a surgical practice. EXPERTISE

American National University, Louisville, KY

Associate of Science in Medical Billing & Coding, 05/18/2019

• Honors student (3.75 GPA)

• Program Highlights:

Medical Ethics, Diagnosis & Procedure Coding, Healthcare Systems, Anatomy & Physiology, Pathophysiology & Pharmacology, Insurance Claims Processing & Adjudication, HIPAA Regulations, Health Information Management, Healthcare Software Applications, Medical Terminology, Medical Reception, Keyboarding (70 WPM) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

American National University Louisville, KY

Medical Billing and Coding Extern,

1/25/2017-11/10/2017

Provide administrative support within general surgical practice. Answer multiline phones, greet patients, schedule appointments and surgeries for three surgeons, handle insurance precertification’s, and assist in upkeep and management of patient medical records and practice files. Key Accomplishments:

• Helped maintain cancer-patient recall program, ensuring accuracy of daily data entry and tracking 275+ cancer

patients and their follow-up schedules.

• Assisted in Master Patient Index (MPI) data-cleanup project, purging duplicate records and merging relevant data

from other sources.

• Improved the organization of patient files and practice records, instituting new systems and processes that saved

time, minimized errors and accelerated insurance payments.

• Resolved patient issues diplomatically and expediently to ensure customer satisfaction, always keeping patient

confidentiality a priority.

• Used persistence and persuasive communication skills to successfully advocate for patients with insurance

companies and HMOs.

Kentucky Trailer, Louisville, KY

Assembler / Area Lead 12/2017 to 09/18/2023

Prepares work to be accomplished by studying assembly instructions, blueprint specifications, and parts lists; gathering parts, subassemblies, tools, and materials. Became an area lead in 2021 prepared blue prints for jobs and made the build schedule.

Started out as an assembler 1 and worked my way up to become an area lead. Kept area clean by using the 5s method. Enjoyed the work there made many trailer doors from Atlas, Pepsi Two men and a trailer etc. Used many different hand tools rivet drivers screw drivers drills. Norton Audobon Hospital Healogics

08/18/2023- 01/26/2024

Check patients in and out, make patient charts, verify id and insurance cards, hang charts, purge old patient charts. Left because I started nursing school and they could not put me working part time ATA College Practical Nurseing Degree

2/05/2024- Still attending..

COMPUTER SKILLS

Medical Practice Management Software:EpicCare EMR, eClinicalWorks, McKesson Practice Choice MS Office: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint

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