Silvia M. Cuesta
**** ** **** *** #** Miami, FL 331**-***-*** 0504 *******@*****.***
Objective Seeking a managerial position with a progressive organization where in I can use my varied
administrative skills in a company that is rich in diversity and potential for growth.
Profile _________________________________________________________________________________
Self motivated, personable Claims professional with a wide diversity of experience. Over 20 Years of Medical
experience. Have been involved in numerous areas of the trade such as Training development, Healthcare
administration, assisting and testing of internal implementation and development of policies and procedures.
.Flexible and versatile – able to maintain a sense of direction under pressure. Poised and competent with
demonstrated ability to easily learn new medical skills. Thrive in deadline driven environments. Excellent team
building skills.
Skills Summary _________________________________________________________________________
1. Training/ Development of Documentation 7. Testing/Implementing
2. APC Guidelines 8. Kowledge of UB04
3. DRG 9. INFOMAP
4. ICD 9 /ICD 10 10. Professional Coder
5. HIPAA REGULATION 11. Medical Terminology
6. SIX SIGMA/LEAN Yellow Belt 12. Excel 2010
13. Microsoft Access
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Employment History ____________________________________________________________________
AVMED HEALTHPLANS – MIAMI, FL
QI SPECIALIST/ JULY 2012 TO PRESENT
• Responsible for maininting quality and HEDIS reporting to accreditation. Researching, identify and
implementation of interventions to improve Hedis metrics.
• Implement quality management strategies and programs. Create programs and policies to reduce cost
and improve the productivity of the organization through the organization and maintain
documentation of quality initiatives.
TEAMHEALTH – SUNRISE, FL
SYSTEMS ANALYST/TRAINING MANAGER, MARCH 2011 TO MAY 2012
• Responsible for supervising Trainers and maintaining the accuracy of the companies audits. Also,
responsible for approving and reviewing the department’s budget in terms of training.
• Supervised auditors in order to maintain their high dollar accuracy for Facility claims as well as
Professional claims.
• Responsible for gathering business requirements, designing, developing, implementing, testing and
maintaining several projects in order to facilitate doctors census documentation and maintenance.
• Prepare project plans for small projects and system implementation such as the IMED system while in
turn educating the Providers and their Hospital Coordinators on their functions and duties. Also,
resolving Provider issues and conducting meetings regarding their concerns.
Silvia M. Cuesta
ADP/ AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING – Miami, FL
LICENSED HEALTH INSURANCE AGENT/ OCTOBER 2010 TO MARCH 2011.
Sold and serviced Health, Life, Disability and Worker’s Compensation products to small business as well as
individual policy.
EMBLEM HEALTH/ HIPA/ HIP HEALTH PLANS – Miami, FL
Senior Claims Trainer/ Business Analyst July 2003 to October 2010.
Responsible for all training within the organization for Florida as well as New York, Texas and
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Connecticut
• Identified and created training documentation that can be used throught the organization to ensure
that all materials are in concert with Company policies and Procedures along side with Platform and
presentation skills.
• Performed and documented root-cause analysis in order to determine underlying reasons for claim
suspensions
• Presents recommendations and specification in formal reports and presentations
• Support the implementation and ongoing operational maintenance of the life cycle of a claim.
Organized user test cases, training material and training schedules
• Participated in the development, deployment and ongoing maintenance of new technologies
• Develop/modified workflow and procedures based on new policies, new business opportunities or
new legislation using Microsoft Visio or similar workflow management applications
• Worked in conjunction with BTS and MIS/IT in matters relating to Medical & Hospital system logic.
Maintained logic modification listing to correct or improve claims processing. Identifies the need for
new messages to improve understanding of Explanation of Benefits
• Assumes a Leadership role in the development, review, issuance, and modification of claim policies
& procedures for distribution via Sharepoint
Reason For Leaving: Would like to further my career by pursuing a more challenging opportunity.
CLAIMS Auditor: October 2002 to July 2003
Identify inconsistencies and trends in High Dollar claims and bring them to the attention of the appropriate
management personnel
Identifying and tracking error trends made by examiners/personnel by making recommendations for improvement.
Claims Examiner II: December 1998 to October 2002:
Responsible for adjudicating approximately 300 claims per day
Knowledge of Managed care payer compliance .
Made recommendations to management in order to increase productions.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
University of Miami – June 1989
4724 SW 67th Ave #E3 Miami, FL 331**-***-*** 0504 *******@*****.***
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