DIANNA CHACON
*** *. **** *** San Diego* CA.* ***13 * Hm 619-***-**** Cell 619-***-***** *****.******@***.***
I desire a professional position where I can utilize my skills in medical billing to contribute to the success of a team-orientated reputable company offering long term employment.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• detail-oriented
• 20+ yrs Healthcare Industry
• Strong team player
• Effective communication skills
• High work ethic
• Analytical problem solving
• Self starter requiring minimal supervision
• Committed to learning new skills
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• Bilingual Spanish/English
• Customer service
• Phone/written skills
• Medical Billing software knowledge
• Online status/insurance verification checking on claims
• A/R experience
• Vital works
• AS400
• MESTAMED
• IDX, STOLAS
• 10 key by touch
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
DexCom Inc Feb 2010-Jun 2011
Reimbursement Specialist
• In/outbound calls
• Insurance companies including third parties
• Written correspondence including appeals on denials, patient accounts
• Quality Control on claims for errors
• Billing DME to commercial, private and third party payers
• Collections on patient accounts, insurance companies
• Adjustments and some refunds to patient accounts and insurance companies
• Working A/R
San Diego Physicians Managed Care Services Oct 2009-Feb 2010
Client Service Representative
• In bound calls from providers, insurance companies and patients
• Authorizations
• Claims follow up
• Eligibility
• Appeals
• Patient correspondence
Zotec Partners Feb 2008-Dec 2008
Reimbursement Representative
• In/outbound patient/insurance company calls
• Billing to Insurance including Secondary, Tertiary, some Medi/Medi rebilling
• HMO, PPO, Government, Manage Care and Self pay accounts
• Work Comp
• Collections
• Review/respond to patient correspondence
• Performed adjustments on accounts and processed denials
• Data Entry
• Insurance follow up on payment
Healthcare Management Partners AKA ZOTEC Feb 2006 thru Oct 2007
Patient Service Coordinator
• Customer service incoming/outgoing calls
• Insurance billing and follow up for payment
• Work comp billing/follow up/data entry
• HMO, PPO and Self pay accounts
• Processing denials via written correspondence
• Training new employees
San Diego Metropolitan Credit Union Sept 2005- Feb 2006
Collector
• Collections on auto, home loans, and self pay accounts
• Skip Tracing
• Customer correspondence
• Incoming/Outgoing customer calls
• Data Entry
Healthsouth/Us Healthworks Medical Group Aug 2000-April 2005
Patient Account Representative
• Employer Services/drug screens/breath/alcohol/physical accounts
• Worked Self pay accounts/work comp
• Collection and insurance follow up on insurance
• Correcting and rebilling claims/data entry
• Worked from an aging report to bring accounts receivable down
• Responded to all patient and insurance correspondence
• Training of new employees
G.C. Services Collection Agencies 1998-2000
Collector
• A/R/Self Pay Accounts/HMO/PPO/Work Comp/Third party/Tertiary
• Billing variety of insurances/follow up for payment/processed denials
• Responded to all correspondence/Skip Tracing/Credit Bureaus
• New employee training
Pacific Coast Collections Agencies 1993-1998
Collector Accounts Recievable Representative
• Worked A/R for clients Palomar Pomerado Hospital/Paradise Valley Hospital/
Hartsons Ambulance/Apria Healthcare
• Worked from a Que and an A/R
• Collect unpaid balances on HMO/PPO/Work Comp/Third party/Tertiary/Self Pay
• Follow up for payment/processed denials
• Pre certified insurance coverage
• Skip tracing and working credit bureaus
• New employee training
REFERENCES UPON REQUEST
Salary History
Dexcom 18.54/hr
San Diego Physicians Managed Care Services 16.50/hr
ZOTEC Health Partners 17.50/hr
Health Care Management / ZOTEC 16.75/hr
San Diego Metropolitan credit Union 15.50/hr
HealthSouth /US Healthworks Medical Group 14.00/hr
G.C.Services Collection Agencies. 13.50/hr
Pacific Coast Collections/Alliance One 12.50/hr