Coding consultant

** ***** ** *** ********* DRG Auditor, DRG Coordinator, Documentation Specialist Liaison, Coding Manager and currently Coding consultant.

SUMMARY: Business professional with over 20 years of diverse management and

consulting experience. Strong training, customer service, department

management and staff development skills. A problem solver and selfstarter,

comfortable working independently or as a team player.

Recognized for high integrity and principals with persuasive/congenial

personality.

Business/Office Management: Sound business management and decision

making abilities. Proven experience in DRG optimization, recruiting, hiring,

writing office policies and procedures and conducting educational meeting

with physicians and staff.

EXPERIENCE:

CONTRACT CODER,

2005-present

Responsible for accurately coding inpatient charts, with focus on identify

ing all diagnoses treated, monitored or assessed to ensure highest DRG

case mix. Maintain efficient and proficient completion of charts including

abstracting as required by client, including POA for all inpatients.

HEALTH FIRST HEALTH SYSTEMS

2000-2005

Clinical Documentation Liaison - worked with Clinical Documentation

Steering Committee in developing program. Position required open communition

between Case Management personnel and Coding personnel

to assure the program proved successful and continued to increase the

Case Mix.

DRG Coordinator - Audited monthly DRGs targeted for accuracy, coded

inpatient charts as needed, maintained monthly record of each coder’s

percentage of accuracy in coding. Worked closely with Business Office to

provide all DRG changes and to record when Medicare revised payment.

ROCKFORD HEALTH SYSTEMS, Rockford, Illinois

1998-1999

Manager Data Quality & Coding Services Managed a staff of 15 employees.

Responsible for budget, monthly and annual. Key relations with third

party payers, physicians, Medicare and patients.

~ Reduced accounts receivable from $8 million to $1.5 in five weeks

~ Reduced average turn-around from two weeks to four days

~ Worked with Registration department to streamline and make systems

more efficient.

~ Team leader involved in initiating optimum payment educational program

for physicians and staff.

LAGUNA MEDICAL SYSTEMS

1995-1998

UNITED AUDIT SYSTEMS

1994

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