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Eunice Cueto

HOLLYWOOD,FL

Summary

PROFESIONAL SUMMARY Senior Case Recovery/Collector Specialist and Administrator bringing 20 years’ experience as Revenue-driven professional with proven expertise in different aspects of the Healthcare Industry. Exemplary skill in resolving billing disputes, Claims Management, CMS auditor on grievance and appeals, providing excellent customer service, and applying payments. Recognized for effective leadership with consistent achievement of objectives.

Overview

2024
2024
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Phy Insurance, Specialist III

Navient/Xtend Health, Yukon Hospital
11.2021 - Current
  • Responsible for cash recovery for Yukon hospital according to company, client, and federal guidelines.
  • Resolve and coordination of Workers Compensation Claims, Case Management .
  • Investigation and process of claims reports and medical records supporting documentation.
  • Verify member eligibility and benefits, determine provider contracting status, review of documentation EOB Benefits, medical records, and insurance plan documentation
  • Account Reconciliation, Payments and Adjustments.
  • Understanding of claim needs and ability to accurately perform needed billing activities (Evaluation/Correction of billing edits, claim transmission, EOB coding review, rejections, and other claim functions)
  • Advanced understanding of commercial and Medicaid payers. MCD Perdiem.
  • Knowledge of Medicare guidelines and able to accurately perform corrections according to CMS guidelines
  • Excels in productivity standards as outlined by business line with minimum of 100% work quality scoring and accuracy on all accounts worked.

RCM Specialist

Envision Health
03.2021 - 10.2021
  • RCM Account Receivable II, Review, research, and resolve complex claims processing issues, including Service
  • Requests, Provider Disputes, Member billing issues in timely filing manner
  • Coordinated Workers Compensation Claims Case Management with physicians and other health care professionals
  • Investigated and processed claims reports and medical records supporting documentation
  • Pain Management Auto/Liability Cases processing
  • Make outbound calls/emails to resolve outstanding balances
  • Prepare and maintain records of accounts receivables, including receipts
  • Manage customer accounts, such as updating contacts, processing payments
  • Appeals process first level and 2nd level to Medicare and Commercial Insurance Carriers
  • Pain Management Billing and Collections
  • Processing of over 30 cases daily while maintaining and exceeding production quota monthly over 100%.

Licensed Health Universal Agent/Broker

CIGNA
1 1 - 12.2020
  • Review, research, and resolve complex claims processing issues, including Service
  • Requests, Provider Disputes, member billing issues in timely manner
  • Respond to complaints, grievances and appeals in consistent fashion, created effective solutions
  • Adhering to all regulatory, accreditation and internal processing timelines and guidelines
  • Processed Appeals with high level of efficiency, coordinating required documentation well as issuing written decisions letters to appropriate parties
  • Pre-Authorizations Request/Approvals from hospitals, providers, customers and vendors via fax, phone, and portal according to time frames expedited or standard
  • Achieved and consistently exceeded revenue quota through product and service production during routine calls
  • Cultivated customer loyalty, promoted repeat customers, and improved sales
  • Answered in-person email and telephone inquiries from customers
  • Set up account files and educated members on details and use.

CMS/Medicare Senior Recovery/Collector/Auditor Specialist

PERFORMANT CORP/MEDICARE
03.2019 - 10.2019
  • Senior Billing and Recovery Case Specialist for CMS(Medicare)/Legal Audit Government
  • Coordinated Workers Compensation Claims Case Management with physicians and other health care professionals
  • Investigated and processed claims report and supporting documentation
  • Processed Appeals with high level of efficiency, coordinating required documentation and preparing well as issuing written decisions letters to appropriate parties
  • Review, research, and resolve complex claims processing issues, including Service Requests, Provider Disputes, member billing issues, adjustment projects and non- complex grievance and appeals, according to legal using established criteria of Medicare and independent insurance guidelines and policies
  • Audit designated percentage of all daily processing production for assigned staff members (including errors from claims pricing, adjudication, adjustments, member bill issues, and mail)
  • Provide feedback to appropriate. Claims Processing Supervisor or Claims Production Manager for processing staff to correct and/or adjust errors
  • Conduct practitioner/provider group credentialing audits for initial, annual, and interim assessments in accordance commercial insurance and CMS regulatory requirements
  • Verify member eligibility and benefits, determine provider contracting status, review of documentation EOB Benefits, medical records, and insurance plan documentation
  • Posted electronic payment remittance (EPR), electronic funds transfer (EFT), resolve difficult issues working independently to case, by generating system/written decision letters according to case resolution
  • Processing of over 30 cases daily while maintaining and exceeding production quota monthly over 100%
  • Responded to customers request for products, services, and company information.
  • Achieved performance goals on consistent basis.
  • Collected on delinquent accounts to reduce overdue balances. Maintained consistently high success rate of collecting on overdue accounts.
  • Regularly monitored accounts to identify overdue balances and potential areas of risk.

Client/Account Relationship Manager

BC/BS OF FLA/TTEC
09.2017 - 12.2018

Verified insurance coverage by telephone and online to guarantee proper reimbursement of benefits and estimate patients' financial responsibilities

  • Performed needs analysis to obtain information required to make appropriate health insurance product recommendations
  • Scanned, received, and sent faxes to appropriate departments, including insurance claims, co-pay assistance information and patient documentation
  • Achieved and consistently exceeded revenue quota through product and service production during routine calls
  • Resolved grievances and created effective solutions
  • Cultivated customer loyalty, promoted repeat customers, and improved sales
  • Reviewed stop-loss reporting to customer accounts and complied with policies and procedures for release of information.
  • Production Quota Products
  • Checks, Demands, Defenses, Payments
  • Denial’s investigation, Authorizations
  • Exceeded annual revenue goals by 100% through improving client relationships and education

Senior Billing/Collector Specialist

WALGREENS Pharmaceuticals/OPTIONCARE
07.2016 - 12.2016
  • Independently managed Billing (DME & Per Diem) paper CMS1500 and electronic primary, secondary and tertiary claims submissions
  • Obtained pre-certifications, authorizations and referral process from health plans, hospitals, providers, customers and vendors via fax, phone, and portals for specialty care or treatments, and additional clinical testing
  • Wrote letters of medical necessity, followed up on cases in medical review and handled denials/appeals from independent insurance co and Medicare
  • Submits completed prior authorization forms to appropriate Utilization Management department
  • Negotiate and enforce collections to recover funds on delinquent accounts. Settle years of open balances in patients accounts with successful collections of open balances
  • Payment posting ensuring patients accounts are complete and ready for billing charge entry.
  • Assists patients in scheduling of appointments with specialist or facility to which patient has been referred and scheduling transportation, if necessary
  • Prepared code review for DME bill collection
  • Created audit reports for cost control and better business processes
  • Achieved revenue goals by managing collections and accounts receivables, referral process and insurance billing
  • Filed and tracked insurance claims and communicated claims status to patients.

Administrator Billing/Collections/Grievance and Appeals

E & R Med Billing Service
04.1995 - 03.2016
  • Managed multiple accounts in monthly collections, which two of them were Ophthalmology and Gastrointestinal Surgical Centers.
  • Slashed payroll/benefits administration in collection amount for each account of $100,000.00 monthly, while ensuring continuation and enhancement of services
  • Monitor fee schedules and insurance payments to ensure fully allowed reimbursement
  • Conduct weekly meetings with RCM team to provide guidance and feedback regarding claims processing
  • Obtained pre-certifications, authorizations and referral process from health plans, hospitals, providers, customers and vendors via fax, phone, and portals for specialty care or treatments, and additional clinical testing
  • Wrote letters of medical necessity, followed up on cases in medical review and handled denials/appeals from independent insurance co and Medicare
  • Submits completed prior authorization forms to appropriate Utilization Management department
  • Review, research, and resolve complex claims processing issues, including Service Requests, Provider Disputes, member billing issues, adjustment projects and non- complex grievance and appeals, according to legal using established criteria of Medicare and independent insurance guidelines and policies
  • Audit designated percentage of all daily processing production for assigned staff members (including errors from claims pricing, adjudication, adjustments, member bill issues, and mail)
  • Routine meetings by building solid relationships with business partners and specialist by fostering teamwork and collaboration regarding Financial, Collections and Health. Products.

Education

240 Health License - Health Administration

Florida Insurance Institute
Miami, Fl, Florida
07.2015

Associate Degree - Business Administration

Salinas University
07.1989

Skills

  • KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
  • Bilingual professional with ability to work independently in challenging Environment
  • Pain Management Cases, Workers Compensation and Auto PIP Medicaid Perdiem
  • Analytical skills Strong claims processing, Audit and legal/regulatory knowledge Reimbursement for Commercial Insurance and CMS Guidelines
  • Aging reports analysis Account Reconciliation Provider Contracts Pre-Authorization Certification
  • Billing, EOB, Inquiries/Codes reviewing and knowledge of CPT coding, HCPCS, RVS, ICD-10, CMS1500/UB04 forms
  • Payment Collections Levels of Grievance and Appeals
  • Experience working with Medicare’s DDE/FISS system, commercial Ins and Medicaid
  • Enrollment Pharmaceuticals Electronic funds transfer
  • Notary Public Sales Call center
  • Proficient in: Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and Systems: CMS-(BCRS, EHR, ECW, ENT, Higlas, Availity, Emdeon/Change Health), Medisoft EPIC, Cerner, Prism
  • RCM Account Management Insurance Practices Regulatory Compliance Understanding Documentation Skills Medicare Compliance

Certification

Certifications:

240 HEALTH LICENSE

440 CSR LICENSE

HOSPITAL/FACILITY CODER

UB-1500 FORMS

Rev Cycle Pro

AHIP

MAPD PRODUCTS

MEDICARE/MEDICAID

LONG TERM CARE

NOTARY PUBLIC


Timeline

Phy Insurance, Specialist III

Navient/Xtend Health, Yukon Hospital
11.2021 - Current

RCM Specialist

Envision Health
03.2021 - 10.2021

CMS/Medicare Senior Recovery/Collector/Auditor Specialist

PERFORMANT CORP/MEDICARE
03.2019 - 10.2019

Client/Account Relationship Manager

BC/BS OF FLA/TTEC
09.2017 - 12.2018

Senior Billing/Collector Specialist

WALGREENS Pharmaceuticals/OPTIONCARE
07.2016 - 12.2016

Administrator Billing/Collections/Grievance and Appeals

E & R Med Billing Service
04.1995 - 03.2016

240 Health License - Health Administration

Florida Insurance Institute

Associate Degree - Business Administration

Salinas University

Licensed Health Universal Agent/Broker

CIGNA
1 1 - 12.2020
Eunice Cueto