Chelsea Turner
Hessmer,LA
Summary
Organized and motivated employee eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments. Seeking entry-level opportunities to expand skills while facilitating company growth.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Denial Specialist
Aspirion Health Resources
04.2021 - Current
- Maintained knowledge of insurance coverage benefit levels, eligibility systems and verification processes.
- Improved claim denial resolution by thoroughly researching and identifying root causes of denials.
- Identified root cause of denials to provide plans for denial resolution.
- Reduced aging accounts receivable balance with timely appeal submissions for denied claims.
- Adjusted client accounts by entering discretionary billing items, requesting rebills and updating billing entity records.
- Resolved medical claims by approving or denying documentation, calculating benefit due and initiating payment or composing denial letter.
Medical Billing and Collections Specialist
Allegiance Health Management-Avoyelles Hospital
05.2017 - 04.2021
- Filed and submitted insurance claims.
- Oversaw daily collections and accounts receivable activities, developing robust strategies to maximize collections and reduce aged accounts.
- Answered phone calls, responding to basic questions regarding appointments and clinic operations and directing calls within clinic as appropriate.
- Identified errors and re-filed denied or rejected claims quickly to prevent payment delays.
- Applied HIPAA privacy and security regulations while handling patient information.
- Prepared and submitted claims to insurance companies electronically and manually.
Education
Certificate Medical Coding And Billing -
Louisiana State University At Eunice
Eunice, LA05.2020
High School Diploma -
Bunkie Magnet High School
Bunkie, LA05.2016
Skills
- Account collections
- Multitasking
- Medical Coding
- Claim Adjustment
- Critical thinking
- Time management
- Appeals processing
- ICD-10 Proficiency
- HIPAA Compliance
- EPIC, Athena, Collect Systems
- Most insurance portals
Timeline
Denial Specialist
Aspirion Health Resources
04.2021 - Current
Medical Billing and Collections Specialist
Allegiance Health Management-Avoyelles Hospital
05.2017 - 04.2021
Certificate Medical Coding And Billing -
Louisiana State University At Eunice
High School Diploma -
Bunkie Magnet High School