Amy Cypert,NRMA, CCS, CPC
Grand Prairie, Texas 75050
******@*****.***
Summary of Qualifications:
• Certified Professional Coder, Certified Coding Specialist and Registered Medical Assistant
• Positive Attitude and goal Oriented
• Works well independently with little instruction as well as in a team environment
• Highly experienced in ICD-9, CPT and HCPCS coding in multi-specialties
• Proficient with Intergy/Sage,Millbrook, Medical Manager, Centricity, Medi-soft and all Microsoft products
• Member of the AAPC, AHIMA and NAHP
• Professional appearance
• Medical office administration, human resources, employee benefit administrator and Computer network administrator
• Transcription
• Credentialing for multiple physicians
• Bank Reconciliation – accounting
• HIPAA Certified
• Payroll and State/Federal Tax Preparation
• Physician office administration and management including credentialing and all aspects of accounting and financial reporting
• Experienced office administrator/manager
Experience:
Arlington Gastroenterology Services
Arlington, Texas
2009-2012
Office Manager/Billing Manager
• Responsibilities include: all aspects of medical billing, coding, and collections
• Solely responsible for management of medical practice including all employees
• Daily, weekly and monthly financial reporting
• Marketing
• Training of all employees and implementing new policies and procedures
• Human resources and payroll, and payroll tax preparation
• Credentialing
• Computer/Network Administration
• EMR and EHR setup and training
Central Park ENT
Central Park Surgery Center
Arlington, Texas
2007-2009
Medical Billing, Coding and Collections
• Medical billing for all types of insurance. Review all medical coding from operative reports for a medical clinic, multi-specialty ASC and hospital. Oversee collections for surgery center and three busy ENT physicians. Processed appeals for unpaid claims. Responsible for all aspects of medical billing from inception until claims are paid. High volume of appeals and high success rate of appeal payments.
Self Employed – Contract Employee
Grand Prairie, Texas
2004-2009
Transcription and Medical Billing
• Prepared daily reports for physicians, including operative reports, office notes, pathology reports and diagnostic reports. Audited account receivables for multiple physicians for coding errors, electronic filing issues, unpaid claims and instructed practices how to monitor their accounts for timely payments and financial reporting.
Everest College
Arlington, Texas
2007
Temporary Part-Time Adjunct Medical Billing and Coding Instructor
• Taught Medical Terminology, CPT coding, ICD-9 coding, HCPCS, medical billing, HIPAA compliance and office administrative procedures. Prepared in-depth lesson plans utilizing diverse learning styles of students. Provided educational counseling to students and tutoring to at-risk students.
Amigo Mobility Center
Grand Prairie, Texas
2006
Medical Intake Coordinator
• Processed all insurance pre-certification/pre-authorization. High volume of Medicare, Medicaid and Workers Compensation Claims. Medical coding, billing and fee negotiations for durable medical equipment retailer.
Spine Team Texas
Southlake, Texas
2005-2006
Medical Billing and Insurance Specialist
• Neurosurgery and Pain Management Practice with onsite Ambulatory Surgical Center. High volume clinic, surgery and hospital billing. Very fast paced office with large workload. Worked with all insurance plans including, Medicare, Medicaid, PPO, HMO, POS and workers compensation. High volume collections.
Metroplex Gastroenterology Associates
Metroplex Ambulatory Surgical Center
Grand Prairie, Texas
2001-2003
Medical Billing and Insurance Team Leader and Medical Office Administration
• Gastroenterology Practice with onsite Ambulatory Surgical Center. All aspects of Medical billing using electronic as well as paper claims. Posted charges, payments and adjustments per EOB and insurance guidelines. Account reconciliation, collections and insurance appeals. Surgery scheduling and follow-up. Transcription using Olympus transcription program. Computer administrator for 19 network PC and 9 networks server. Highly trained on Medical Manager, Centricity and Millbrook software. Developed extensive step-by-step training manuals for all positions within the practice. Assisted in the credentialing process for the physician. Received multiple pay increases and excellent reviews. Training and monitoring new employees. Accounts payable and accounts receivable. Prepared monthly financial statements. High volume of collections.
Citifinancial Mortgage/Associates Home Equity
Irving, Texas
1997-2001
Bank Reconciliation Specialist and Accounts Payable
• Reconciled suspense accounts and monitored General Ledger accounts with weekly audits. Check signing authority up to $500,000.00. Prepared detailed monthly reports for the accounting department. Prepared and monitored all accounts payable for the branch offices. Reconciled outstanding bank items for the funding and closing department.
Credit life claim examiner/Loan Department
• Reviewed all credit life claims for accuracy. Verified all information due to possibility of insurance fraud. Ordered death certificates. Cancelled credit life claims for borrowers.
Denton Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Denton, Texas
1994-1996
Office Manager/Medical Billing/Collections
• New medical office start-up. Credentialing. New insurance contracts. Medical billing (inpatient, out patient and office visits). Filed claims, posted payments and processed insurance appeals. Oversaw three (3) employees and maintained all confidential employee records. Prepared budget, payroll and state/federal taxes.
Education:
Grand Prairie High School 1989-1993 Grand Prairie, Texas
North Lake College 1992-1993 Irving, Texas
National Education Center 1993-1994 Fort Worth, Texas
Mountain View College 1995-1996 Dallas, Texas
Training:
Intergy/Sage
Medi-soft
Centricity/Millbrook
Misys Tiger
Medi-Mac
Vision ASC
Medical Manager
Phlebotomy
Microsoft training courses in Power point/Outlook/Excel/Word
Windows 95/2000/XP
Medicare Seminar 4/2008
Medicare RAC Seminar 10/2008
Coding Update Seminar – AAPC – December 2008
State of Texas Notary thru 2010
HIPAA Certification 3/2007
NRMA - National Registered Medical Assistant since June 1994
CCS Certification May 2006
CPC Certification December 2008
Monthly AAPC Seminars 2008-2010
References:
Shirley A. Brown
Business/Personal Reference
Years Known: 17 years
Angie Standerfer
Business/Personal Reference
Years Known: 7 years
Diana Scott
Business/Personal Reference
Years Known: 25 years