Medical Records
Resume:
KAREN YVETTE MITCHELL
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77035
Cell 832-***-**** Home 713-***-****
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
To pursue a career in Health Information Management ranging from records management to medical coding in both physician and hospital settings.
SUMMARY:
Offering nine years of experience in insurance, which includes appeals and billing, and eight years of medical coding. Responsible for the classification of diagnostic and procedural information using ICD-9-CM, HCPCS and CPT4 classification systems. Fifteen years of experience in medical records ranging from record retrieval to records management. My skills are utilizing Medisoft and Epic Programs, LMRP, Codelink, CARE4EMR, IDX, and CPT, collections, insurance follow-up, appeals and retrieving pre-certs and authorizations.
EDUCATION:
2012 AAPC Chapter Officer
June, 2010 – February 2012
University of Phoenix
Associates Degree in Health Information Management
October,08
Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
June,07 - July, 08
Med Vance Institute, Houston, Texas
EMPLOYMENT:
Sept., 07 – June 2012
UT Physicians (Pediatrics and OBGyn Billing Department)
Houston, Texas
Coding Specialist
Identify and report correct code selection from physician documentation, to include, but not limited to: chart notes, abstracting from medical records documentation, medical diagnostic and/or interventional reports, ensuring compliant coding sections are reported. Identifies the correct coding applications utilizing standardized coding conventions required for patient charge encounters when reviewing physician generated codes, ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies, corrects coding initiatives and regulatory guidelines for clinical documentation.
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Feb.,06-Feb.,07
Continuum Health Care, Houston, Texas
DIRECTOR, Health Information Management
Managing the Medical Records Department. Oversee the entire patient information system. Responsible for organizing and managing medical records, which includes control of equipment and supply needs, record retrieval, audits, chart assembly and analysis.
Feb., 02 – February, 06
Per Sé Technologies/UT Physician Billing, Houston, Texas
TEAM LEADER (Coding/Denial Department)
Supervision of eleven (11) account representatives for the Coding/ Denial Department, manage the Pediatrics Accounts for Coding Denial Department, Coding all physicians’ denial accounts, insurance follow-up, collections, billing, analyzing claims, trouble-shooting problem accounts and account resolution; appeals, adjust and write off past appeal deadlines and past time filing deadlines, contractual adjustments, participate in the interviewing, hiring and training process of new employees, edit and update patient demographics and insurance information.
April, 04-March, 05 (Part-time)
Heart Home Health, Houston, Texas
MEDICAL RECORDS MEDICAL REVIEW AUDITOR
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reviewing and auditing medical records for Medicare denials.
SKILLS: Utilizing Medisoft and Epic software programs, LMRP, Codelink, CARE4EMR, IDX, PCS, retrieving scanned EOBs, medical coding ICD-9, HCPCS and CPT.
LICENSE
Notary Public
Degree
Associate of Arts in Health information Management
CERTIFICATION:
Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
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