Holly Ramsey, RHIT, CCS
Pleasant Shade,TN
Summary
Competent and experienced Same Day Surgery Coder with 22 years of experience in handling wide variety of outpatient facility and Same day surgery coding tasks. Dedicated and hardworking individual with excellent analytical and multitasking abilities. Detail-oriented performer with extensive medical terminology and anatomy knowledge. Expertise in accurately inputting CPT procedure and ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes into billing software to generate invoices. Seeking a fulltime position in a remote outpatient coding environment.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Coding Specialist
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
08.2006 - Current
- Certified medical coder responsible for Same Day Surgery and Observation Facility coding, assigning ICD-10-CM, CPT and HCPCS codes following CMS and private payer guidelines.
- Consistently ensured proper coding and sequencing of diagnoses and procedures.
- Abstract and assigned appropriate ICD-10-CM, CPT-4, and HCPCS codes including Modifiers to properly distinguish procedure for APC and other purposes required by coding clinic and CPT guidelines.
- Responsible for researching errors or missing documentation from medical record in order to provide accurate coding processes.
- Ensure coded data accurately reflects services provided based on medical record documentation.
- Demonstrated solid CPT skills in variety of surgery specialties and addressed NCCI edits and applied appropriate modifiers as needed.
- Assigned additional diagnosis codes based on specific clinical findings (laboratory, radiology, pathology, etc.)
- Consistently met performance and quality requirements.
- Demonstrated knowledge of HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations by appropriately handling patient information.
- Interpreted medical reports to apply appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT codes.
- Carefully coded diseases and injury diagnoses, acuity of care and procedures in outpatient setting.
- Provided coding and documentation advice and information to clinical staff.
- Extensive knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy.
- Reviewed, analyzed and managed coding of diagnostic and treatment procedures contained in outpatient medical records
Coding Specialist
DocuCoders, LLC
08.2011 - 05.2015
- Reviewed outpatient records and interpreted documentation to identify diagnoses and procedures
- Consistently ensured proper coding and sequencing of diagnoses and procedures.
- Abstract and assigned appropriate ICD-10-CM, CPT-4, and HCPCS codes including Modifiers to properly distinguish procedure for APC and other purposes required by coding clinic and CPT guidelines.
- Reviewed, analyzed and managed coding of diagnostic and treatment procedures contained in outpatient medical records
Coding Specialist
Hendersonville Medical Center
11.2004 - 08.2006
- Assisted with coding for multiple clients
- Reviewed outpatient records and interpreted documentation to identify diagnoses and procedures
- Consistently ensured proper coding and sequencing of diagnoses and procedures.
- Abstract and assigned appropriate ICD-10-CM, CPT-4, and HCPCS codes including Modifiers to properly distinguish procedure for APC and other purposes required by coding clinic and CPT guidelines.
- Outpatient coding
Coding Specialist
St. Thomas Hospital
07.2002 - 11.2004
- Reviewed outpatient records and interpreted documentation to identify diagnoses and procedures
- Applied official coding conventions and rules from American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assign diagnostic codes.
- Inpatient coding
- Outpatient coding
- Same Day Surgery coding
- Observation coding
Education
CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) -
AHIMA
Tennessee11.2009
RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) -
AHIMA
Tennessee10.2000
Associate of Applied Science -
Volunteer State Community College
05.2000
High School Diploma -
Macon County High School
05.1997
Skills
- Strong work ethic and planning skills
- ICD-10-CM coding
- CPT and HCPCS coding
- EMR Systems
- 3M Encoder
- Medical Terminology and Anatomy
- Attention to Detail
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Coding Error Resolution
- Patient Data Abstracts
- Adaptability
- Time Management
Timeline
Coding Specialist
DocuCoders, LLC
08.2011 - 05.2015
Coding Specialist
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
08.2006 - Current
Coding Specialist
Hendersonville Medical Center
11.2004 - 08.2006
Coding Specialist
St. Thomas Hospital
07.2002 - 11.2004
CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) -
AHIMA
RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) -
AHIMA
Associate of Applied Science -
Volunteer State Community College
High School Diploma -
Macon County High School
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