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Anne McDougall

South Lyon,MI

Summary

Diligent medical professional with a strong background in managing front office tasks and ensuring smooth operations. Successfully coordinated schedules, managed correspondence, and provided top-tier customer service. Demonstrated organizational and time-management skills and effective communication in fast-paced environment. Vast knowledge of medical terminology. Extremely detail oriented.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Front Office Assistant

Henry Ford
04.2021 - Current
  • Serve as the first point of contact for patients, handling all inquiries, scheduling appointments, and managing phone calls effectively.
  • Maintain patient records by ensuring accuracy and compliance with HIPAA regulations, including updating personal and medical history, patient insurance information, verify eligibility, and handle pre-authorizations, billing inquiries, and payment collections.
  • Collaborate with medical staff to ensure efficient patient flow, preparing charts for appointments, and coordinating referrals.
  • Utilize Athena software to enhance data accuracy and streamline patient information management.
  • Organized, scanned, and processed medical records to ensure they are accessible and compliant with health regulations.
  • Assisted healthcare providers in retrieving patient records quickly for improved patient care.

Medical Receptionist

Advanced Counseling Services
01.2021 - 02.2021
  • Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages for distribution to office staff.
  • Responded to inquiries from callers seeking information.
  • Directed phone inquiries, answered customer questions, and scheduled appointments.
  • Reviewed and updated customer information in database for accuracy.
  • Organized file systems both physical and digital through strategic categorization resulting in easy access and retrieval of documents.
  • Facilitated communication between patients and healthcare professionals to ensure timely and accurate information exchange.
  • Ensured confidentiality and security of sensitive information through diligent record-keeping and data entry.

Front End Assistant

Costco
09.2020 - 12.2020
  • Greet members, helps members load order onto conveyor belt, determines member packing preferences, answers questions, relates information on special promotions, thanks members and provides prompt and courteous member services.
  • Handled setup and closing responsibilities, such as returning products, collecting paperwork, stocking registers, and cleaning the area.

Server

Stillwater Grill
05.2007 - 05.2016
  • Provide excellent customer service, manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, and contribute to a positive dining experience.

Medical Transcriptionist/Editor

Imedx
10.2005 - 06.2014
  • Created comprehensive medical reports using speech recognition and transcription in a remote setting.
  • Managed various types of medical documentation, such as clinic notes, consultations, and discharge summaries.
  • Utilized extensive medical terminology knowledge to verify accuracy and enhance patient safety in documentation.

Medical Language Specialist

Imedx (Formerly Amphion Medical Solutions)
10.2005 - 06.2014
  • Listening to audio recordings and transcribing the content into written text in a remote setting.
  • Maintaining high accuracy in transcriptions, paying close attention to grammar, spelling, punctuation, and overall clarity.
  • Utilizing transcription software and tools effectively to streamline the transcription process.
  • Meeting deadlines and managing multiple transcription projects simultaneously.
  • Reviewing and editing transcripts for accuracy, clarity, and adherence to specific formatting requirements.

Medical Transcriptionist

CBay Detroit
10.1995 - 02.2005
  • Listening to audio recordings and transcribing the content into written text.
  • Maintaining high accuracy in transcriptions, paying close attention to grammar, spelling, punctuation, and overall clarity.
  • Transcribed accurate and timely physician dictations to document patient care.

Medical Secretary/Transcriptionist

Sinai Grace Hospital
10.1994 - 01.1997
  • Transcribed physician reports for inclusion into patient’s medical records.
  • Managed typing, telephone inquiries, filing, mail receipt and distribution.
  • Maintain patient records by ensuring accuracy and compliance with HIPAA regulations, including updating personal and medical history.
  • Retrieve Pathology slides for physician review.
  • Organized, scanned, and processed medical records to ensure they are accessible and compliant with health regulations.
  • Assisted healthcare providers in retrieving patient records quickly for improved patient care.

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Medical Receptionist

Chapel Dermatology
05.1990 - 09.1994
  • Serve as the first point of contact for patients, handling all inquiries, scheduling appointments, and managing phone calls effectively.
  • Maintain patient records by ensuring accuracy and compliance with HIPAA regulations, including updating personal and medical history, patient insurance information, verify eligibility, billing inquiries, and payment collections.
  • Collaborate with medical staff to ensure efficient patient flow, preparing charts for appointments, and coordinating referrals.
  • Organized, scanned, and processed medical records to ensure they are accessible and compliant with health regulations.
  • Transmitted correspondence and medical records by mail, e-mail, and fax.
  • Transcribed recorded messages, and the practitioner’s diagnosis and recommendations, into the patient’s medical record.

Timeline

Front Office Assistant

Henry Ford
04.2021 - Current

Medical Receptionist

Advanced Counseling Services
01.2021 - 02.2021

Front End Assistant

Costco
09.2020 - 12.2020

Server

Stillwater Grill
05.2007 - 05.2016

Medical Transcriptionist/Editor

Imedx
10.2005 - 06.2014

Medical Language Specialist

Imedx (Formerly Amphion Medical Solutions)
10.2005 - 06.2014

Medical Transcriptionist

CBay Detroit
10.1995 - 02.2005

Medical Secretary/Transcriptionist

Sinai Grace Hospital
10.1994 - 01.1997

Medical Receptionist

Chapel Dermatology
05.1990 - 09.1994
Anne McDougall