Brittani McElhenny
Starke,FL
Summary
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Coder II
UF Health
01.2023 - Current
- Perform clinic and hospital chart reviews to provide results to the department compliance educator
- Provider education on coding and documentation improvement to physicians, residents, APP's and staff
- Provide feedback to providers in regards to billing and coding questions and work with providers to resolve these questions to ensure accurate coding
- Review claim work queues and denials for coding issues and provider education
- Review charge entry edits for regular office visits and procedure notes, and payer denials to provide education to faculty and staff
- Inpatient coding abstraction
- Continued education in various coding matters in order to stay up to date with policy changes, and providing feedback to clinic staff and practitioners when needed
- Resourcefully used various coding books, procedure manuals, and on-line encoders
- Interacted with physicians and other healthcare staff to ask questions regarding patient services
- Applied official coding conventions and rules from American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assign diagnostic codes
- Generated reports to identify coding trends and discrepancies
MRA Coding Training and Education Manager
Island Doctors
05.2022 - 12.2022
- Provide training for new hires and current staff for a total of twelve offices on office process, coding guidelines, and instruction on how to navigate CPT and ICD-10 coding books for proper code selection
- Provide education to providers as appropriate regarding documentation, compliance, and reimbursement in relation to risk adjustment
- Clerical and administrative duties weekly to assist in department needs
- Hold weekly meetings with coding staff to identify staff needs, areas of improvement, and educational opportunities for coders, office staff, and providers
- Communicated all learning and performance objectives, schedules, and training assessments to upper management
MRA Coder
Island Doctors
03.2021 - 05.2022
- Review medical record information to identify all appropriate coding based on CMS HCC categories
- Complete appropriate paperwork, documentation, and system entries regarding claim and encounter information
- Monitor coding changes to ensure that most current information is available, review and prepare charts for upcoming visits
- Performed on-site coding audits to determine accuracy and compliance with coding guidelines
- Assisted in preparation of medical records for external parties
Medical Secretary
Ascension St. Vincent’s
07.2020 - 03.2021
- Compose, type, and transcribe correspondence, forms, reports, presentation materials, and other written communication as required
- Maintain and process all surgery requirements for patients to include coordination of pre-operative appointments, medical clearances, pre-admissions testing, imaging orders, and surgical authorizations, including proper CPT and ICD-10 code selection for office visits, radiology testing, and surgeries
- Assistance in building clinic schedules for the multiple surgeons and managing any necessary schedule changes
- Surgery scheduling and coordination to include coordination with hospitals and other physicians as appropriate
Patient Coordinator
Ascension St. Vincent’s
05.2018 - 07.2020
- Coordinate schedules for a practice of five providers to include new patients, established patients, hospital follow up appointments, virtual appointments, and transfer of care patients from other Ascension Medical group Neurology locations
- Assist providers and billing staff in determination of proper E/M code selection for new patient, established, transfer of care, and hospital follow up appointments
- Insurance verification and authorization procurement for Medicare, Medicaid, and various commercial insurance plans, including CPT and ICD-10 coding for procedure authorizations for all imaging, nerve conduction, PT, and cognitive therapy authorizations
- Assist upper management in process improvement for non-clinical staff, and acted as department trainer for current and new staff members
- Maintained confidentiality of patient data and condition to safeguard health information.
Education
Bachelor of Applied Science - Health Services Administration
Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL05-2027
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Social Science
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL12.2012
Skills
- Team Building
- Employee Development
- Medical coding in the areas of Risk Adjustment, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Primary Care, Procedures/dermatology, Pain management, Podiatry, and Inpatient
- EPIC
- Athena
- Cerner EMR systems
- Data Entry
- Microsoft Office
- Outlook proficiency
- Medicare insurance regulations
Certification
- Certified Professional Compliance Officer, 2024
- Certified Professional Medical Auditor, 2022
- Certified Risk Coder, 2021
- Certified Professional Medical Auditor, 2020
Timeline
Clinical Coder II
UF Health
01.2023 - Current
MRA Coding Training and Education Manager
Island Doctors
05.2022 - 12.2022
MRA Coder
Island Doctors
03.2021 - 05.2022
Medical Secretary
Ascension St. Vincent’s
07.2020 - 03.2021
Patient Coordinator
Ascension St. Vincent’s
05.2018 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Applied Science - Health Services Administration
Santa Fe College
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Social Science
Florida State University
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