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Cassandra Newton

Summary

Professional with strong background in customer service, adept at handling client inquiries and resolving issues efficiently. Skilled in communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution, consistently ensuring customer satisfaction. Highly adaptable, team-oriented, and results-driven, excelling in fast-paced, dynamic environments. Passionate about fostering positive customer experiences and contributing to team success.

Overview

5
years of professional experience

Work History

Primis Bank

Customer Service Advocate I
09.2024 - 01.2025

Job overview

  • Answering inbound customer calls, written requests, e-service message and chats using authenticated and unauthenticated pin method
  • Provide outstanding customer experience by managing customer concerns through touch resolution
  • Process request and notify customer approval or denial via telephone, email communication channels
  • Perform quality control reporting and tracking to monitor services levels and customer trends
  • Assist with online account opening applications by providing information to applicants on status and next steps in the process
  • Create and analyze, and provide management performance and statistical report for trending customer data
  • Managing over thirty-six system on a daily
  • Adhere to state and federal compliance regulations and bank policies and procedures
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Atlantic Vision Partners

Medical Insurance Collections
11.2023 - 09.2024

Job overview

  • Entering claims diagnosis and treatment codes and modifier and provider information
  • Submit insurance claims to clearinghouses and individual insurance companies electronically and via paper CMS-1500 form
  • Answering patient questions on patient responsible balances, copays, deductibles, write-offs
  • Resolving customer compliant and explaining why certain services are not covered
  • Follow up with insurance companies on unpaid or rejected claims resolve issue and re-submit claims
  • Follow-up with pass due patient balance provider necessary information to collection agencies for delinquent accounts
  • Prepare and submit secondary claims upon processing by primary insurer
  • Post insurance and patient payments using medical claiming and billing software
  • Verifies patient benefits eligibility and coverage
  • Process patients and carrier refunds
  • Meeting quality indicators through auditing or recording

Capital Area Health Network

Insurance Verification Specialist
03.2023 - 10.2023

Job overview

  • Collect insurance information and verifies it in detail, including co-insurance and deductibles copay and in/out of network benefits
  • Review accounts and determine how much a patient needs to pay based on current benefits
  • Determine if patient qualifies for sliding scales
  • Makes notation I the system of the amount patient is responsible for paying
  • Notates the system with the number that is called to verify benefits, along with the representative’s name and amount due
  • MS Office, Practice Management Systems,(eClincal/Works), Insurance payer websites
  • Medical insurance Terminology, extensive knowledge of CPY, HCPCS and ICD-10 codes
  • Checking discrepancies and updating the relevant databases and managing and processing and analyzing insurance claims, detecting coding errors
  • Making sure to meet Compliance, Clinic, Medicare, Medicaid guidelines
  • Training of other team members
  • Processing and research claim denials

Universal Health Services Inc

Reimbursement Specialist Analysis
01.2020 - 02.2023

Job overview

  • Responsible for the resolution of accounts entered into the audit and denial and account receivable systems
  • Enter and follow up with payer in reference to what is due on the accounts
  • Work with payer and facilities to obtain decision letters and any additional information required
  • Work with appeal staff for resolution on denied accounts
  • Routing appeals relating to technical and clinical issue identified during the billing of claims, denial or receipt of audit
  • Work with HIM, vendors and facility clinicians to correct deficiencies in a timely manner
  • Working with insurance companies to secure payment on account balances outstanding patient account with action taken to resolve issue
  • Meeting productivity standards and department goals and objectives
  • Other duties as assigned

Education

Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA

BBA from Business Administration
08.1988

University Overview

GPA: 3.5

Skills

  • Strong computer skills
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Communication
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Public communication
  • Manage high volume work load
  • Call center experience
  • Data entry
  • Administrative support
  • Data collection
  • Microsoft outlook
  • Live chat support
  • Customer service
  • Email management

Timeline

Customer Service Advocate I
Primis Bank
09.2024 - 01.2025
Medical Insurance Collections
Atlantic Vision Partners
11.2023 - 09.2024
Insurance Verification Specialist
Capital Area Health Network
03.2023 - 10.2023
Reimbursement Specialist Analysis
Universal Health Services Inc
01.2020 - 02.2023
Wellesley College
BBA from Business Administration
Cassandra Newton