Denise Mowry
Glendale,AZ
Summary
Experienced healthcare and finance professional with strong organizational skills and leadership experience seeking a position that allows for growth in my career.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Authorization Specialist
Pinnacle Vein and Vascular
01.2025 - 01.2026
- Obtained authorizations for in office, surgical and hospital procedures
- Reviewed documents to submit to insurances via portal
- Assisted and scheduled peer to peer appointments
- Completed cost analysis/estimates
- Documented authorizations in patient charts
- Communicated effectively with physicians, patients and coworkers
- Assisted surgery scheduler with stat authorizations
- Managed appeals and denials
- Obtained copay information for ultrasound appointments and verified benefits
- Worked patient collection accounts
Billing/Collection Specialist
Sunrise Medical
09.2023 - 09.2024
- Working hospital a/r, denials, and claim rejections
- Obtaining updated referrals and authorizations
- Assisting at the front desk when needed.
Revenue Cycle Specialist
MD Home Health
04.2023 - 09.2023
- Worked current and old a/r
- Remit/Payment posting
- Appeals and denials
Manager of Patient Accounts
Midwestern University Eye Institute
03.2015 - 11.2020
- Partnered with the Clinic Manager and Administrative team in running the Eye Clinic daily and streamlining processes
- Regularly interacted with the Finance Director, Sr
- A member of several committees: Best Practices, Policies and Procedures, and Operations
- Managed our Patient Assistance Program (Hardship)
- Processed payments to vendors
- Compliance and HIPPA knowledge
- Interacted with our Deans, Doctors, and students everyday
- Partnered with the credentialing specialist guaranteeing our doctors were credentialed
- Worked with the University’s grant specialist as well as nonprofit, 501c3 community organizations to maintain grants and scholarships administered to the clinic
- Assured grant funds were allocated, guidelines/policies and compliance were followed, ran reports
- Worked with my Administration colleagues implementing a new software system as well as a kiosk program.
Billing Manager
Sun Valley Medical
10.2011 - 09.2014
- Medicare and Commercial Insurance collections
- Hired to clean up the company’s billing department and held revenue
- Assisted with adding a new billing software system to the company
- Extremely proficient with Medicare guidelines, filing appeals, and working denials
- Implemented Medicare procedures and guidelines within the company
- Responsible for hiring, terminating and evaluations of employees
- Conducted classes on insurance guidelines, as well as teaching employees
- Assisted with CMN cleanup and working hold reports
- Insurance posting
- Reviewed new setups prior to billing
Collections Specialist (Rehab Chairs)
Symbius Medical
05.2010 - 10.2011
- Job Description By Request
Billing Manager
Valley Respiratory
03.2007 - 05.2010
- Job Description By Request
Education
BA - Art/Graphic Design
Felician College
NJ05-1993
Art/Athletics
Wayne Valley High School
Wayne, NJ06-1989
Emergency Medical Technician -
Bergen County EMS Academy
Skills
- Healthcare/Finance experience for 25 yrs
- Leadership and management experience
- Team Player
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Detail oriented
- Multitasking skills
- Medical Software: Brightree, Fastrack, Pacwin, Compulink, and Next Gen
- Office 365
- Compliance and HIPPA knowledge
- Interpersonal skills
- Team building skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Problem solving skills
Volunteer Experience
Little Falls Fire Department, Emergency Medical Technician, Responded to medical emergency calls
Timeline
Authorization Specialist
Pinnacle Vein and Vascular
01.2025 - 01.2026
Billing/Collection Specialist
Sunrise Medical
09.2023 - 09.2024
Revenue Cycle Specialist
MD Home Health
04.2023 - 09.2023
Manager of Patient Accounts
Midwestern University Eye Institute
03.2015 - 11.2020
Billing Manager
Sun Valley Medical
10.2011 - 09.2014
Collections Specialist (Rehab Chairs)
Symbius Medical
05.2010 - 10.2011
Billing Manager
Valley Respiratory
03.2007 - 05.2010
BA - Art/Graphic Design
Felician College
Art/Athletics
Wayne Valley High School
Emergency Medical Technician -
Bergen County EMS Academy