DEJA DENEGAL
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Respectful Medical Records Specialist with superior attention to detail and skill in evaluating and correcting health records. I am a conscientious individual with expertise scanning and indexing medical records to appropriate chart. Excellent work ethic and exemplary time management skills, demonstrated 9 years of industry expertise.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Records Director
New Genesis Facility Management
08.2023 - Current
- Daily Routine Audits
- Attend Stand up, PDPM, Triple Check, and Clinical Meetings
- Maintained relationships with medical providers, suppliers and reporters.
- Reviewed recordkeeping procedures for patients and doctors.
- Collaborated closely with physicians and nursing staff to improve quality of patient records documentation.
- Collected, organized and entered patient data into medical systems.
- Studied and researched various medical terms as well as software and coding systems.
- Retrieved medical data for physicians and patients.
- Secured confidential patient information from unauthorized access.
- Performed regular quality and validation assessments on patient data to verify accuracy.
- Generated medical reports on patient admissions, treatment and discharge for disbursement to various departments.
- Catalogued patient data in clinical databases and registries according to regulatory practices.
Medical Records Director
University Park Nursing & Rehabilitation
03.2019 - 08.2023
- Daily Routine Audits
- Attended Stand Up, PDPM, Triple Check, and Clinical Meetings
- Maintained relationships with medical providers, suppliers and reporters.
- Reviewed recordkeeping procedures for patients and doctors.
- Collaborated closely with physicians and nursing staff to improve quality of patient records documentation.
- Collected, organized and entered patient data into medical systems.
- Studied and researched various medical terms as well as software and coding systems.
- Retrieved medical data for physicians and patients.
- Secured confidential patient information from unauthorized access.
- Performed regular quality and validation assessments on patient data to verify accuracy.
- Generated medical reports on patient admissions, treatment and discharge for disbursement to various departments.
- Catalogued patient data in clinical databases and registries according to regulatory practices.
Medical Records Director
Country Villa Rehabilitation Center
09.2018 - 03.2019
- Daily Routine Audits
- Attended Stand Up, PDPM, Triple Check, and Clinical Meetings
- Maintained relationships with medical providers, suppliers and reporters.
- Reviewed recordkeeping procedures for patients and doctors.
- Collaborated closely with physicians and nursing staff to improve quality of patient records documentation.
- Collected, organized and entered patient data into medical systems.
- Studied and researched various medical terms as well as software and coding systems.
- Retrieved medical data for physicians and patients.
- Secured confidential patient information from unauthorized access.
- Performed regular quality and validation assessments on patient data to verify accuracy.
- Generated medical reports on patient admissions, treatment and discharge for disbursement to various departments.
- Catalogued patient data in clinical databases and registries according to regulatory practices.
Medical Records Assistant
Beachwood Post-Acute & Rehab
06.2016 - 10.2017
- Transcribed and entered patient medical information into electronic medical records systems.
- Reduced errors in medical coding by carefully verifying diagnostic codes against patients'' charts.
- Performed thorough quality checks on incoming records, ensuring proper filing and organization within the system.
- Identified new methods to optimize medical records management.
- Daily Routine Audits
- Filing
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Health Information Management
AHIMA Organization
Los Angeles, United States06.2023
Associate of Science - Health Information Management
East Los Angeles Occupational Center
Los Angeles, CA06.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast Journalism
California State University - Northridge, United States
Northridge, United States06.2015
High School Diploma -
Inglewood High School
Inglewood, CA05.2011
Skills
- Managed a Team of 2-3 Assistants
- Certified Medical Coder
- Information Analysis
- Clerical Functions
- Data Entry
- Information Sourcing
- Attention to Detail
- Patient Medical Records Maintenance
- Time Management
- Patient Data Abstracts
- Certified Professional Coder
- Word Processing Software
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Information Classification
- Office Health Records Preparation
- Health Record Index Maintenance
- Medical History Recording
- Patient Data Coding
- Compliance Verification
- Medical Release of Information ROI
- Paperwork Processing
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- Medical Transcription
- ICD-9 Coding
- Records Review
- Charting and Clinical Documentation
- Coding Error Resolution
- Medical Terminology
- Patient Rights
- Records Scanning
- Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Records
- Protected Health Information
- Medical Information Acquisition
- Computerized Indexing Systems
- Patient Health Information Access
- Patient Information Verification
- Report Transcription
- Records Accuracy
- Electronic Filing System Organization
- Electronic Health Record Applications
- Doctor Communication
- Medical Information Computerization
- ICD-10 Coding
Certification
- RHIT - Registered Health Information Technician
Timeline
Medical Records Director
New Genesis Facility Management
08.2023 - Current
Medical Records Director
University Park Nursing & Rehabilitation
03.2019 - 08.2023
Medical Records Director
Country Villa Rehabilitation Center
09.2018 - 03.2019
Medical Records Assistant
Beachwood Post-Acute & Rehab
06.2016 - 10.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Health Information Management
AHIMA Organization
Associate of Science - Health Information Management
East Los Angeles Occupational Center
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast Journalism
California State University - Northridge, United States
High School Diploma -
Inglewood High School
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