Cheri Barnes
Cambridge,MD
Summary
I am flexible, dependable, hard working and work well with other disciplines to achieve good results.
Confidentiality is always of utmost importance.
I am a Christian by faith and very active member of Faith Baptist Fellowship Church locally.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1968
1968
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Facility Admissions Coordinator
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health
Cambridge, MD
07.2025 - 12.2025
- Register patients to be seen in the Emergency Department by physician and nursing staff.
- Arrive patients coming to ED by ambulance and then register completely.
- Utilize Complex Epic software program used in hospitals/ERs which includes interviewing patient and sometimes family if patients condition warrants it. Information obtained includes demographic, guarantor, payment process, insurance information, consents, patient rights, verifying insurance.
- Utilize Wow machine which is on rollers and houses computer, scanner, payment processor to go to each patients room for the interview.
- Perform workques at end of shift to assure information is correct and not missed.
Telecommunications Attendant
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health
Cambridge, MD
08.2021 - 06.2025
- Arrive patients to be seen in the Emergency department by physician and nursing staff.
- Announced codes thru PA system to obtain necessary staff to area where emergency needs assistance.
- Notify Security Officers when necessary for difficult patients.
- Notify Police Department at request of Security Officer when additional assistance is necessary.
- Answer telephone for incoming calls and transfer to appropriate extension within facility or to other hospitals.
- Announce incoming helicopter with emergency patient over PA system.
Health Information Technician
Chesapeake Youth Center
Cambridge, MD
01.2000 - 10.2015
- Residential treatment facility housing 40-50 patients plus an Acute unit and school program for same. Performed quality improvement including reviewing patient records, sending out alerts to various disciplines for chart correction or completeness.
- Ensured compliance with state and federal regulations by regularly auditing charts for accuracy and completeness.
- Ensured confidentiality and security of sensitive health data throughout the organization.
- Prepared data for Medical Record Director to present to Medical Record Committee to improve quality of record.
- Performed daily audits and special audits as required by the facility.
- Performed Medical Record orientation in absence of Medical Record Director for newly hired employees including presentation of Medical Record confidentiality, quality improvement, documentation requirements, HIPPA laws.
Education
Cambridge High School
Cambridge , MDSkills
- Epic charting
- Patient registration
- Data auditing
- Health compliance
- High degree of psychiatric/medical terminology
- Excellent telephone skills being conscious of being kind and courteous
- Utilize language line solutions for those patients that do not speak English
- Have worked with various computer programs for over 40 years
- Knowledge of wife variety of Medical Record laws, HIPPA, JCAHO regulations and COMAR regulations
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Facility Admissions Coordinator
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health
07.2025 - 12.2025
Telecommunications Attendant
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health
08.2021 - 06.2025
Health Information Technician
Chesapeake Youth Center
01.2000 - 10.2015
Cambridge High School