Akwani Edgerton
North Bergen,NJ
Summary
Competent Accounts Receivable Specialist bringing 6 years of experience carrying out all accounts receivable functions. Proficient in tracking payments, and resolving billing issues . Recognized as dedicated professional driven to meet team targets and enhance bottom-line performance.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
AR Specialist Level II
61st Street Service Corporation
05.2023 - Current
- Contact insurance companies to followup on and denied unpaid claims via portal, email, or phone
- Linking billing and clinical bundled episodes
- Creating Transplant Guarantor Accounts
- Verifying insurance
- Creating and following up on appeals
- Assist with WTC follow up
- Follow up on past due accounts aged over 4days.
AR Specialist
Medix Staffing Solutions Inc
10.2022 - 04.2023
- Contacting insurance companies to follow up on denied or unpaid claims and appeals
- Reviewing charges to link to clinical or billing bundled episodes for transplant
- Insurance verification through portal or over phone
- Entering correct information into Epic registration.
Customer Service Representative
Quality Home Care Providers Inc
06.2020 - 10.2022
- Verification of insurances
- Data entry
- Prior authorization
- Placed outgoing calls and received calls from patients
- Created delivery tickets
- Shipped out CPAP/BiPAP supplies
- Collect payments from patients.
Medical Billing & Collections
Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates
05.2016 - 01.2019
- Contacted insurance companies to follow up on denied or unpaid claims and appeals
- Contacted patients to collect unpaid co-pays or unpaid debt
- Sent out claims electronically and by paper
- Insurance verification and demographics
- Assisted in posting of payments.
Medical Billing & Collections
Advance Surgery Center
09.2015 - 05.2016
- Input information from superbill into computer
- Input procedures by using operative report
- Handled workers comp denials and appeals
- Worked with PIP claims and denials
- Contacted insurance companies for unpaid, denied or underpaid claims.
Education
AAS-Associate Degree in Health Science -
Eastwick College
Hackensack, NJ04.2020
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Team Bonding
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Critical Thinking
- Proactive and Self-Motivated
- Microsoft Office
- Epic
- Medical Billing ICD 10 & CPT Codes
- Research and due diligence
- Relationship Building
- Professional ethics
Activities Awards
Member of the National Honor Society ABK, 04/09/2020
Timeline
AR Specialist Level II
61st Street Service Corporation
05.2023 - Current
AR Specialist
Medix Staffing Solutions Inc
10.2022 - 04.2023
Customer Service Representative
Quality Home Care Providers Inc
06.2020 - 10.2022
Medical Billing & Collections
Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates
05.2016 - 01.2019
Medical Billing & Collections
Advance Surgery Center
09.2015 - 05.2016
AAS-Associate Degree in Health Science -
Eastwick College