Karen E. Ragan

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Vicksburg. MS ****0

601-***-****

EDUCATION:

Hinds Community College, Vicksburg, MS

MS Windows XP (2007)

Hinds Community College, Vicksburg, MS 39180

MS Window Operation 1994

Medical Terminology course, Jackson, MS

Understanding Medical Terminology (1994)

Hinds Community College, Vicksburg, MS 39180

Business Law (1992)

Hinds Community College, Vicksburg, MS 39180

Secretarial Practicum(1987)

Work Experience:

Medgar Evers Home Health Agency, Vicksburg, MS

Office Manager 2008 - 2011

• Answer phones, greet patients and visitors, coordinate and manage patient records

• Supervise inventory and general office organization

• Staff scheduling

• Data entry

• Maintain office records

• Process paperwork for payroll

• Insurance verification, and ICD-9/HCPC coding

RIVER REGION HEALTH SYSTEMS, Vicksburg, MS

Unit Secretary, Medical/Surgery 2007 – 2008

• Answer phones, schedule appointments, greet patients and visitors, prepare and file charts

• Schedule x-rays, ultrasounds, and lab for inpatient

• Supervise inventory and general office organization

• Serve as liaison between physicians and staff

• Serve as liaison between staff and patients

• ICD-9 coding, Data entry

Medical Billing Services, Vicksburg, MS

Owner 2007

• Coding (ICD-9/HCPC), Insurance verification, Billing: submit claims, and claim follow-up

• Contract Billing: claim submission, claim follow-up for Medicaid/Medicare A & B for MS & LA, MSP/Private Ins,

Work Experience continued:

JAMES P. FLANDERS, PH D, Vicksburg, MS

Office Manager 2005 - 2007

• Client registration and scheduling of appointments

• Insurance verification, Billing: ICD-9/HCPC coding, submit claims, and claim follow-up

• Maintain office records

• Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank deposits

• Transcribing and data entry

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Medical Billing Services, Vicksburg, MS

Owner 2002 – 2005

• Coding (ICD-9/HCPC), Insurance verification, Billing: submit claims, and claim follow-up

• Contract Billing: claim submission, claim follow-up for Medicaid/Medicare A & B for MS & LA, MSP/Private Ins,

GOOD SAMARITAN, Vicksburg, MS

Receptionist 2001

• Receive incoming phone calls

• typing, records control

• patient scheduling

COMPLETE HEALTH SYSTEMS/HOME CARE SERVICES, Vicksburg, MS

Administrative Assistant 1999 –2001

• Assist Exec Director

• Receive incoming phone calls, scheduled events, scheduled appointments and conferences, plan and coordinate company functions

• made reservations for supervisor

• assembled reference material for supervisor’s use

• Serve as liaison between Director and staff

• maintain office records, and responsible for monthly branch office chart audits

• transcribing and data entry.

COMPLETE HEALTH SYSTEMS/HOME CARE SERVICES, Vicksburg, MS

Administrative Coordinator Assistant 1998 – 1999

• Receive incoming phone calls

• typing, records control

• travel to branch offices for chart audits to ensure medicare/medicaid guidelines

• coding for DME equipment, ICD-9/HCPC coding, Medicare, Medicaid and Private Insurance claims

• data entry

PARKVIEW HOSPITAL, Vicksburg, MS

Part-time Billing Clerk 1992

• Claim submission

SOUTHERN NURSING SERVICES, Vicksburg, MS

Part-time Asst. Staff Coordinator 1992

• Scheduling of staff

Work Experience continued:

HOSPICE CARE FOUNDATION/Home Care Services, Vicksburg, Ms

Reimbursement Adm Assistant 1987 – 1998

• Supervisor Assistant, supervise department in absence of supervisor

• Billing: coding ICD-9/ HCPC, claim submission, claim follow-up for Medicaid/Medicare A & B for MS & LA, MSP/Private Ins,

• travel to branch office for chart audits

• Accounts payables, Accounts Receivables

• Recap payment registers

• Data entry (AS-400)

Skills: 10 key operations, records control, transcribing, Microsoft Windows XP, Excel

References:

James Flanders

Job title: Clinical Psychologist

Cell: 601-***-****

Minnette Chambers

Job Title: Registered Nurse

Emp: MS Home Care Services

Home: 601-***-****

Work: 601-***-****

Khelli Lockridge

Job Title: Registered Nurse

Emp: Internation Paper

Home: 601-***-****

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