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Fatima Damas

Jacksonville,Florida

Summary

Enthusiastic individual with superior skills in working in both team-based and independent capacities. Bringing strong work ethic and excellent organizational skills to any setting. Excited to begin new challenge with successful team.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Medical Coder

Change Healthcare/McKesson
Jacksonville, FL
03.2009 - 05.2020
  • Coding Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care and Wound Care facilities.
  • Managed a high-volume workload within a deadline-driven environment.
  • Displayed high quality of work and level of accuracy.
  • Acted as liaison between business department, billers and third party payers in resolving billing and reimbursement accuracy.
  • Sought clarification from physicians and other hospital personnel for answers to any needed coding interpretations prior to abstracting records.
  • Reviewed and abstracted relevant clinical data from electronic medical records to select appropriate code for procedures.
  • Interpreted medical reports to apply appropriate ICD-9, CPT-4 and HCPCS codes.

Payment Coordinator

First Coast Primary Care
Jacksonville, FL
09.2007 - 03.2009
  • Prepared daily bank deposits while maintaining records and balancing accounts.
  • Checks and approves the invoice amounts with bank receipts for paper and electronic invoices.
  • Attended and participated in industry events.

Patient Account Representative/Customer Service

Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Saint Louis, MO
04.2007 - 09.2007
  • Processes within the health insurance, claim and payment eligibility.
  • Exhibited and ensured accurate coding, sorting, balancing and payment of invoices/receipts.
  • Reached out to patients once insurance was billed in order to obtain payments due.
  • Processed refunds, disbursements and payments.
  • Checked claims for errors, corrected issues and mailed out in a timely manner.

Medical Assistant

GI Consultants
Saint Louis, MO
02.2005 - 03.2007
  • Earned a reputation for rapidly and calmly resolving customer complaints.
  • Processed statements according to departmental schedule for an assigned group of practices.
  • Reviewed the billing report to ensure that all patients are receiving a statement, responsible for processing paper claims.
  • Conducted patient interviews to gather health history, vital signs and information about current medical issues.
  • Relayed messages from patients to physicians about concerns, condition updates or refill requests to facilitate effective treatment.
  • Organized charts, documents and supplies to maintain team efficiency.
  • Assisted with diagnostic testing by collecting and packaging biological specimens for internal and laboratory analyses.
  • Obtained and recorded patient vital signs; escorted patients to examination rooms and documented medical histories.

Medical Assistant/Billing

Wilson Bourjolly, M.D
Saint Louis, MO
08.1998 - 04.2005
  • Medical billing to all payers.
  • Patient accounts representative.
  • Receives, reviews and verifies accuracy for payment of patients invoice.

Medical Assistant/Billing

NEI of St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO
04.1999 - 02.2005
  • Answered telephones and courteously assisted customers within high-volume, deadline- driven settings.
  • Relayed messages from patients to physicians about concerns, condition updates or refill requests to facilitate effective treatment.
  • Answered appointment calls.
  • Verified type of radiology procedure prior to exams using HIPAA guidelines for two identifiers.

Education

Medical Billing/Coding -

St. Louis College of Health Careers Metro
2006

CNA -

1996

English

St. Louis Community College
1995

Skills

  • Communication Skills
  • Insurance coding (ICD-9 and CPT)
  • Medical billing
  • Knowledgeable in [software]
  • Coding
  • Healthcare claim coding
  • Medical terminology
  • Insurance billing
  • Billing procedures
  • Medical record-keeping
  • Administrative support
  • Invoice generation
  • Customer service
  • Communications
  • ICD-10 coding
  • CPT code modifiers
  • MS Office
  • Efficiency
  • Payment processing
  • Medical filing
  • Statement issuing
  • Billing dispute resolution
  • Adjustment posting

Timeline

Medical Coder

Change Healthcare/McKesson
03.2009 - 05.2020

Payment Coordinator

First Coast Primary Care
09.2007 - 03.2009

Patient Account Representative/Customer Service

Missouri Baptist Medical Center
04.2007 - 09.2007

Medical Assistant

GI Consultants
02.2005 - 03.2007

Medical Assistant/Billing

NEI of St. Louis
04.1999 - 02.2005

Medical Assistant/Billing

Wilson Bourjolly, M.D
08.1998 - 04.2005

Medical Billing/Coding -

St. Louis College of Health Careers Metro

CNA -

English

St. Louis Community College

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