Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
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Ash’Ley Smith

Lafayette,LA

Summary

Goal-oriented individual searching for an opportunity to expand my professional knowledge and use my leadership, creativity, and problem-solving skills to become the Verification Supervisor.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Revue Cycle Supervisor

04.2025 - Current
  • Facility Managed accounts receivable aging, ensuring timely follow-up on outstanding balances and prompt resolution of discrepancies.
  • Performed root cause analysis to identify issues affecting revenue cycle performance, implementing corrective actions to drive improvement.
  • Monitored department KPIs and employee performance and adjusted plans to meet daily and monthly goals.
  • Responsible for the overall process and procedures related to A/R and billing.
  • Development and leadership of team members involved in the billing process.
  • Develops and monitors departmental goals/objectives to meet companywide goals.
  • Continuously assesses and improves the department's performance using KPIs.
  • Works extensively with Operations leadership on cross department projects.
  • Develops and implements billing policies, procedures and systems ensuring timely and clean claim.

Resolution Specialist

Acadian Ambulance
05.2016 - 04.2025
  • Run utilization reports gathering all transports that are covered under the CBSs or Contract agreement.
  • Review to make sure invoices meets the billing criteria by repricing charges, and ensure invoice is in the correct billing cycle.
  • Monitor payment variance with resolution.
  • Assisting employees with problematic issues related to billing.
  • Review correspondence including buyouts, closures and bankrupts relating to Facilities.
  • Communicate with the VP and Business Development Coordinator for escalated disputes.
  • Prepare monthly Reports for Administration Review.
  • Review Timely Filing, NMN, ATAC and OPS write off reports.
  • Audit specialist invoices and document errors and provide training if need.
  • Team Lead when supervisors and or Manager is unavailable.

Contract Billing Specialist

05.2014 - 10.2016
  • Prepare billings both Daily and Monthly for Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Private Industry, Governmental Agencies, and Van Transports.
  • Facility Deposits –Reconcile.
  • Payment Review of Unacceptable or Questionable Payments.
  • Review Overpayments and Processing of Refunds to Facilities.
  • Inbound calls relating to Facilities.
  • Correspondence relating to Facilities.
  • Pre-verification on the payer types of Governmental Agency or Private Industry.

ATAC Specialist

05.2013 - 10.2014
  • Ensure that all appropriate information is documented in CAD prior to dispatch.
  • Schedule transports in CAD.
  • Determine whether or not patients will meet medical necessity guidelines for transport.
  • Verification of patient insurance.
  • Provide billing-related guidance to operations and the business development team as needed.
  • Provide price quotes for all private pay.
  • Obtaining pre-authorizations for non-emergency ambulance and wheelchair transports.

Medicaid eligibility specialist

Texas Health and Human Service
11.2011 - 01.2013
  • Interviewing clients/responsible parties.
  • Documenting/ analyzing information gathered.
  • Providing information and referral services to clients and providers.
  • Approve or Deny applications accordingly to Medicaid eligibility criteria.

Education

High School -

Northside High School
Lafayette, LA
05.2005

Bachelor of Science Degree - Social Work

Southern University and A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA
05.2010

Skills

  • Training and mentoring
  • Goal oriented
  • Staff management
  • Customer service

Timeline

Revue Cycle Supervisor

04.2025 - Current

Resolution Specialist

Acadian Ambulance
05.2016 - 04.2025

Contract Billing Specialist

05.2014 - 10.2016

ATAC Specialist

05.2013 - 10.2014

Medicaid eligibility specialist

Texas Health and Human Service
11.2011 - 01.2013

Bachelor of Science Degree - Social Work

Southern University and A&M College

High School -

Northside High School
Ash’Ley Smith