GRACE BURTON
Coconut Creek,FL
Summary
Confident Medical Coder with more than 20 years experience, adheres to data confidentiality and privacy rules in all workflows and promotes dynamic interpersonal skills.
Experience in handling wide variety of medical coding tasks. Sophisticated and hardworking individual with excellent analytical and multitasking abilities.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
MRA Coder
TESSELLATE, Sunrise
, FL
08.2016 - Current
- Ensure compliance with all applicable Federal, State and County laws and regulations related to coding and documentation guidelines for Risk Adjustment
- Perform Retrospective and Prospective chart review to ensure accurate risk adjustment reporting
- Review patient medical records, patient medical history and physical exam, physician orders, progress notes, consultation reports, diagnostic and operative reports, and discharge summaries in order to verify that diagnosis codes are supported by the documentation
- Apply ICD-10 Guidelines for coding and reporting
- Verify diagnosis codes for chronic medical conditions have been captured and submitted within permitted time frame.
Emergency Department Medical Coder
SCHUMACHER CLINICAL PARTNERS
Hollywood, FL
10.2006 - 11.2016
- Analyzed and interpret documentation from patient medical records and assigned accurate diagnoses and procedures codes
- Consistently ensured proper coding sequencing of diagnoses and procedures
- Maintained productivity and quality standards
- Maintained strict patient and provider confidentiality in compliance with all federal, state, and hospital laws and guidelines for release of information
- Complied with changes in company polices, and third party, including Medicare and Medicaid guidelines.
ED and Anesthesia Medical Coder
SHERIDAN HEALTHCORP
Sunrise, FL
04.2005 - 10.2006
- Performed comprehensive reviews of patient medical records to abstract data and ensure complete data capture
- Carefully reviewed patient medical and surgical records and accurately assigned correct ICD-10 diagnoses and CPT procedure codes, cross walked to appropriate ASA code
- Added modifiers as appropriate
- Assigned correct date, time, and disposition
- Maintained productivity and quality standards.
ED Medical Coder
TEAM HEALTH
Plantation, FL
08.2002 - 03.2005
- Carefully reviewed patient medical records for accuracy and completion as required by insurance companies
- Assigned accurate ICD-9 diagnoses and CPT-4 procedure codes based on specific clinical findings from laboratory, radiology, and pathology reports, as well as clinical studies in support of existing diagnoses
- Exceeded quality and productivity standards.
Education
Diploma in Medical Coding/Billing - Medical Coding/Billing
Atlantic Technical College
Pompano Beach, FL01.2001
BBA - CIS
BARUCH COLLEGE
East New York, NY06.2000
Skills
- Strong knowledge of Medical Coding guidelines and coding techniques related to ICD-10 and CPT
- Knowledge of Medical Terminology, Anatomy, and Physiology
- Excellent written, verbal communication, and attention to details skills
- HIPAA compliance
- Efficient in Microsoft Office Software, Word, and Excel
- EMR Systems
Accomplishments
- August 2006 - Current
- CMPA
- September 2017 - Current
- CRC
- March 2017 - Current
Timeline
MRA Coder
TESSELLATE, Sunrise
08.2016 - Current
Emergency Department Medical Coder
SCHUMACHER CLINICAL PARTNERS
10.2006 - 11.2016
ED and Anesthesia Medical Coder
SHERIDAN HEALTHCORP
04.2005 - 10.2006
ED Medical Coder
TEAM HEALTH
08.2002 - 03.2005
Diploma in Medical Coding/Billing - Medical Coding/Billing
Atlantic Technical College
BBA - CIS
BARUCH COLLEGE
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