DASHAWN MASON-CURRY
Forney,TX
Summary
Experienced Health Information Professional with more than 10+ years of experience ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements (HIPAA/HITECH) for record completion, release and retention of health information. Strong organizational skills with extreme attention to detail and the ability to multitask and prioritize projects. The ability to adapt in face of changing industry demands and regulations. Earned an Associate’s in Health Information Management and a Certified Professional Coder Certification.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Virtual Registrar
HCA Healthcare
Tampa, Florida
10.2021 - Current
- Maintain professional image through appearance and communication while interacting with patients
- Reviews, verifies, obtains demographics, guarantor, subscriber, and payor information to successfully complete patient registration
- Ensure all consents regarding patient rights and responsibilities, release of information and legal consents are completed and accurate
- Provide financial planning and counseling to patients and families to obtain payment for services in accordance with policies and guidelines.
HIM Tech/Credentialing Specialist
Encompass Health Rehab Hospital
Dallas, Texas
09.2021 - 02.2022
- This position processes, maintains, compiles, and reports patient information for health requirements and standards
- Monitors staff deficiencies and assures that all IRF-PAI data elements are completed
- Performs final check of medical records before designating records complete
- Distributes weekly deficiency lists to staff, monitors and corrects errors on daily exception reports
- Prepared, reviewed and verified information on applications for accuracy and completion
- Queries National Practitioner Data Bank, Drug Enforcement Agency, Department Public Safety, Board Certification
- Prepares documentation for Credentials Committee review for appropriate reappointment applications
- Perform primary and secondary source verifications of perspective providers' credentials
- Contacts provider peer references about the providers clinical performance skills.
Medicare Eligibility /Audit & QI Coordinator
Encompass Home Health
Dallas, Texas
03.2019 - 09.2021
- Perform duties and functions to comply with quality improvement programs according to state requirements
- Provide exceptional support ensuring claims are completed accurately on time with accuracy and confidentiality
- Generates unbilled reports while resolving any issues by resubmitting, adjusting any claims denied
- Work with Prebilling Auditor for PGBA uploads as required for RCD
- Verifies patient demographics and insurance.
Health Information Manager/Credentialing Specialist
Brookdale Mountain View
Denver, Colorado
07.2016 - 10.2018
- Responsible for researching errors or missing documentation from medical record
- Abstracts and assigns the appropriate ICD-10-CM, PCS, CPT and HCPCS
- Planned, developed, maintained and operated MPI (master patient index) storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store and analyze patient information
- Processed patient admission and discharge documents
- Update credentialing files for physician and nurses
- Queries National Practitioner Data Bank, Colorado Medical Board for physicians and nursing staff.
Medical Records Specialist
Rocky Mountain Cancer Center
Aurora, Colorado
08.2015 - 07.2016
- Transcribed dictation for a variety of medical reports such as patient histories, physical examinations, emergency room visits, operations, chart reviews, consultations and discharge summaries
- ROI (Released of information) request to persons or agencies according to regulations
- Processed incoming mail, emails and phone calls to determine how they should be classified and filed.
Medical Records Specialist
Clinica Family Health
Boulder, Colorado
09.2013 - 06.2015
- Transcribed medical reports and trained medical records staff
- Transcribed detailed clinical phone messages for physicians
- Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.
Patient Access Specialist
Exempla Healthcare
Broomfield, Colorado
07.2012 - 07.2013
- Scheduled, confirmed and verified patient appointments and insurance information
- Assigned ICD-10 and PCS diagnosis codes, according to services rendered
- Acquired insurance authorizations for procedures and tests ordered by attending physician
- Confirmed patient demographic information, responsible for the review of past account balances, notifying patient of their financial responsibility, and collection of these balances.
Medical Records Specialist
Mountain Vista Health Care
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
02.2010 - 05.2012
- Maintained patient records for a 120-bed healthcare facility
- Operated office equipment, phone, and use word processing, spreadsheet, financial statements and letters
- Responded to staff and client inquiries regarding CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes
- Served as Health Unit Secretary at night to answer telephones and direct calls to on-call staff
- Greeted visitors, determined purpose of visit and directed them appropriately.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Health Information Technology
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO05.2017
Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Certified Professional Coder
- JCAHO Compliance
- Documentation Auditing
- HIPAA Compliance
- Ethical Standards
- Patient Medical Records Maintenance
- Medical Release of Information ROI Processes
- Interpersonal Communication
Certification
Certified Professional Coder (CPC)- AAPC
Affiliations
- Volunteer at One Community Church-Kids Ministry
- Volunteer with Richardson ISD mentor program
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Virtual Registrar
HCA Healthcare
10.2021 - Current
HIM Tech/Credentialing Specialist
Encompass Health Rehab Hospital
09.2021 - 02.2022
Medicare Eligibility /Audit & QI Coordinator
Encompass Home Health
03.2019 - 09.2021
Health Information Manager/Credentialing Specialist
Brookdale Mountain View
07.2016 - 10.2018
Medical Records Specialist
Rocky Mountain Cancer Center
08.2015 - 07.2016
Medical Records Specialist
Clinica Family Health
09.2013 - 06.2015
Patient Access Specialist
Exempla Healthcare
07.2012 - 07.2013
Medical Records Specialist
Mountain Vista Health Care
02.2010 - 05.2012
Associate of Applied Science - Health Information Technology
Arapahoe Community College