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Overview
Work History
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Colleen Kolbeck CPCO, CPPM, CDEO, CPMA, CHONC, CEDC, CRC, COC, CPC

Brick,New Jersey

Summary

Highly organized individual with strong attention to detail seeking an opportunity with a company that will provide challenges and opportunities for growth and advancement, utilizing my medical auditing education and experience.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Subject Matter Expert

AAPC
07.2023 - Current
  • Curriculum contributor reviewing material and providing relevant, updated, and current information to textbooks, presentations, lectures, exams, and test banks.

Chapter President

AAPC
01.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for the overall well-being of the chapter including monthly meetings and exams
  • Serve as a leader to the chapter officers and members, encouraging all officers as they fulfill their respective responsibilities and encouraging members as they network
  • Plan, build, and conduct chapter events as well as education for members to obtain CEUs
  • Ensure certification examinations are administered correctly by following AAPC rules and regulations
  • Oversee chapter bank account
  • Work with fellow chapter officers to maintain chapter business
  • Assist chapter members with questions or concerns

Audit Lead/AAPC Licensed Education Provider-Remote

AQuity Solutions
04.2021 - Current
  • Internal Compliance and Coding Educator utilizing my AAPC Licensed Education Provider materials
  • Internal Compliance Auditor
  • Oversees Professional Fee external audit operations with respect to the client's needs, contract build, and audit scope
  • Oversees Professional Fee internal auditors (global and domestic) providing support, work/project assignment, peer-to-peer assistance, and education
  • Responsible for building and writing Professional Fee Coding Guidelines for multiple hospital systems
  • Built strong rapport with clients through bi-weekly/monthly meetings discussing audit project progress
  • Facilitates monthly executive summary audit reporting and financial impact reporting to clients
  • Conducts provider education based on client needs, audit results, or annual coding updates
  • Responsible for Professional Fee/Outpatient education for coders and auditors, global and domestic through 1:1 sessions, coding round tables, client education, and workshops.
  • Responsible for audit escalation resolutions
  • Assisted with the development and current maintenance of AQuity's Q-Code E/M calculator
  • Assists in the build and production of AQuity's monthly external webinars with an average of 1300 attendees

Professional Fee Auditor- Remote

UASI Solutions
01.2021 - 03.2021
  • Profee Auditor for Mayo Clinic
  • Responsible for auditing documentation to coincide with the newly implemented E/M guidelines
  • Performs quality Profee inpatient and outpatient audit assessments for coding including summarizing audit findings and proposing recommendations.
  • Works in conjunction with physicians to ensure continuous feedback and re-education if necessary

Professional Fee Educator/Auditor-Remote

Harmony Solutions
02.2020 - 12.2020
  • Internal Compliance Educator
  • Internal Compliance Auditor
  • Profee coding educator and auditor for the largest not-for-profit 21-hospital system in Texas. Facilities include one thousand bed, teaching, and Trauma 1 hospitals.
  • Responsible for building and writing Profee Coding Guidelines for a hospital system
  • Responsible for the education of all Profee coding staff in the general coding principles and guidelines set forth by the organization as a result of audit findings, annual updates, new hire orientations, or as requested on a divisional basis
  • Performs quality Profee inpatient and outpatient audit assessments for coding including summarizing audit findings and proposing recommendations. Oversee implementation of audit recommendations as appropriate. Perform follow-up audits to monitor and validate ongoing compliance with applicable rules and guidelines.
  • Meets monthly productivity

Professional Fee Auditor-Remote

Aviacode Inc.
05.2018 - 09.2020
  • Performs inpatient, outpatient and critical care evaluation/management coding audits for multiple areas of medicine
  • Provide remote colleague educational sessions on issues identified during the audit process
  • Follows compliance and regulatory guidelines
  • Develops and provides educational material to physicians specific to their scope of practice
  • Meet audit productivity goals

Auditor/Physician Coder

Hackensack Meridian Health-JFK Medical Center
01.2016 - 05.2018
  • Audits provider documentation daily for Evaluation and Management levels to ensure proper support for coding
  • Provide coding expertise to department management, coding, and clinical staff
  • Review and interpret clinical documentation to assign accurate and complete codes and modifiers for auditing purposes.
  • Review, analyze, and manage coding of diagnostic and treatment procedures contained in outpatient medical records
  • Meticulously identify and rectify inconsistencies, deficiencies, and discrepancies in medical documentation

Certified Professional Coder

Precision Billing
05.2015 - 11.2015
  • Outpatient, Physician & E/M Coding for Cardiology, Physical Therapy, Chiropractic, Acupuncture and Medical Services (i.e. x-rays, injections and other various other services) for multiple medical practices in NY & NJ
  • Audits provider documentation daily for Evaluation and Management levels to ensure proper support for coding
  • Experience in Medicare billing for Physical Therapy and Chiropractic services
  • Assisted in the maintenance of medical charts and electronic medical record
  • Determined prior authorizations for medication and outpatient procedures
  • Interacted with providers and staff regarding billing and documentation policies, procedures
    and regulations

Caregiver For Mother - Full-Time

Parent
01.2006 - 01.2014
  • Provided round-the-clock care for a seriously ill family member, including medication management, assistance with activities of daily living, coordinating in-home therapies and insurance services, communicating with medical professionals

Education

Coding Education -

AAPC
Salt Lake City, UT

Coding Education -

MEDICAL CODING FOR PROFESSIONALS, LLC
LINDEN, NJ

Psychology Studies -

SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY
FAIRFIELD, CT

Evaluation And Management Training Program 2017 -

AAPC
ONLINE COURSE

Skills

  • Proficient in EPIC, CARE4, Allscripts, Athena, Cerner, NextGen, Digichart, 3M, AAPC Codify, OPTUM360 Encoder, TruCode, AHA Coding Handbook, CPT Assist, Eclipse, CureMD, and Coding Clinic
  • Assesses and identifies training opportunities
  • Familiar with Outpatient surgery coding
  • Maintains current knowledge of CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10-CM coding guidelines & compliance
  • Excellent problem solver
  • Resourceful and reliable worker
  • Hospital inpatient and outpatient records
  • Close attention to detail
  • Adept multi-tasker
  • Active AAPC Member #01341207
  • Active NAMAS member #16761
  • Proficiency in WebEX, ZOOM, and Go To Webinar
  • AAPC Exam Proctor
  • Coding Error Resolution
  • Medical Terminology
  • Critical Thinking
  • Proficient in Federal Registries

Accomplishments

  • Featured in the June 2023 issue of AAPCs Healthcare Business Monthly: Advice From a CEDC
  • 2023 AAPC Chapter President- Morristown NJ
  • AAPC Subject Matter Expert- July 2023-current

References

Available Upon Request

Timeline

Subject Matter Expert

AAPC
07.2023 - Current

Chapter President

AAPC
01.2023 - Current

Audit Lead/AAPC Licensed Education Provider-Remote

AQuity Solutions
04.2021 - Current

Professional Fee Auditor- Remote

UASI Solutions
01.2021 - 03.2021

Professional Fee Educator/Auditor-Remote

Harmony Solutions
02.2020 - 12.2020

Professional Fee Auditor-Remote

Aviacode Inc.
05.2018 - 09.2020

Auditor/Physician Coder

Hackensack Meridian Health-JFK Medical Center
01.2016 - 05.2018

Certified Professional Coder

Precision Billing
05.2015 - 11.2015

Caregiver For Mother - Full-Time

Parent
01.2006 - 01.2014

Coding Education -

AAPC

Coding Education -

MEDICAL CODING FOR PROFESSIONALS, LLC

Psychology Studies -

SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY

Evaluation And Management Training Program 2017 -

AAPC

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