ALLA G. BEKKER

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St. Louis, Missouri 63132 x9c46m@r.postjobfree.com

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OBJECTIVE

Motivated, quality-oriented professional, with a solid base of career preparation and training as a Medical Biller and Coder, is seeking a Medical Coder position in a clinical or hospital setting.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Extensive knowledge in Medical coding guidelines and techniques using ICD-9, CPT-4, HCPCS

• Skilled in physician coding, inpatient hospital coding, outpatient coding & facility coding

• Substantial knowledge of anatomy & physiology, advanced medical terminology, psychology & pharmacology

• Medical software knowledge: Medisoft, Encoder including CPT-4 coding, ICD-9-CM coding & HCPCS coding; CM-1500 & UB-04 forms

• Experience in handling a wide variety of medical claims including diagnostic testing, Primary Care, Psychiatry, Physical Therapy, Ear, Nose and Throat, Dental, Eye & Vision, Surgical, Emergency Room and Evaluation & Management

• Very efficient in Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel & Power Point

• Strong ability to multitask: organized, disciplined & detail oriented

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Medical Coder Professional Home Health Care, St. Charles, MO 2010

• Searched and prioritized ICD-9 codes for OASIS to obtain maximum reimbursement

• Inserted OASIS data into the HAVEN system

• Coded all patient records, assisting the medical staff on issues of proper documentation for optimum reimbursement

• Performed daily system backups and updates as needed

Medical Coder/Biller Interstaff, Inc. St. Louis, MO 2009-2010

• Searched and prioritized ICD-9 codes for OASIS to get maximum reimbursement.

• Inserted OASIS data into the HAVEN system; submitted OASIS data to Missouri State.

• Input of Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance bills. Checked clients’ eligibility to obtain services.

• Obtained and checked electronic remittance advice reports.

• Validated OASIS data through the State of Missouri system.

• Calculated statistics for the State Annual Report.

Co-owner Discounts International Travel, St. Louis, MO 1993-Present

• Client database management

• Corporate & leisure travel retail sale

Debt Collector/Legal Assistant Sher & Shabsin, P.C., St. Louis, MO 2003-2008

• Managed overdue accounts by locating delinquent debtors, reviewing overdue payments & negotiating strategies for repayment

• Monitored and recorded collection efforts & financial status of debtors

• Referred delinquent accounts for legal action when debtors failed to respond or uphold agreements

• Performed various administrative functions

Collection Clerk Newman, Freyman, Klein & Gamache P.C., St. Louis, MO 1999-2003

• Managed new claims

• Reviewed and generated file reports; reviewed diary codes; verified employment

• Organized and tabulated data from clientele & online credit bureau databases

Phlebotomist/Medical Record Clerk Interstate Blood Bank, Inc., St. Louis, MO 1994 -1999

• Performed venipunctures and collected blood and blood plasma from donors.

• Interacted with donors and provided clients with hospital and friendly environment.

• Process patient admission and discharge documents.

• Review records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with regulations.

• Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures and treatment into computer.

• Identify, compile, abstract and code patient data, using standard classification systems.

Technical Writer/Office Manager Baltic Sea Transportation, St. Petersburg, USSR 1980-1992

• Office manager for Chief Executive Officer

• Created programs for information retrieval using PL/1 programming language

• Designed and wrote business and finance application software using PL/1, FORTRAN

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Certification Pending 2010

TechSkills, Training Program for Medical Billing & Coding St. Louis, MO 2009-2010

• Business Communication

• Professional Development

• Microsoft Office Essentials

• Medical Law and Ethics

• Medical Administrative Essentials

• Professional Billing Concepts

• Medical Terminology

• Human Anatomy and Physiology

• Pathophysiology

• Advanced Physicians Coding

• Advanced Facility Coding

Golden Solutions, Inc. St. Louis, MO 1998

• Client/Server Application Development

• DOS

• Windows 95

• Windows NT

• Visual Basic

• MS Access

• SQL Server

Leningrad University Leningrad, USSR 1975-1980

• Master of Arts in Russian Language and Literature

• Minor in Information Retrieval Systems

Professional Affiliation

• Member of AACP (American Academy of Professional Coders)

References are available upon request.

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