Julie Ochoa
Summary
Skilled Healthcare professional with years of experience possessing exceptional communication, organizational and technical skills. Hardworking professional applies official coding conventions and rules established by American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Confident Medical Coder adheres to data confidentiality and privacy rules in all workflows and promotes dynamic interpersonal skills.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HIM PB Coding Supervisor
Yuma Regional Medical Center
08.2023 - Current
- Manage and assign medical coding workload for high volume services. Supervise the day-to-day activities of the medical coding staff and coding liaison, based upon provider data.
- Monitor the accuracy and as needed assist with the assignment of the appropriate CPT, ICD-10 diagnosis and procedure codes for professional and outpatient services including ICD-10 codes for ancillary services. Monitor and supervise the completion of CPT coding reviews for various outpatient clinics.
- Oversee the scheduling and front end training and education conducted by the Provider Liaison to clinical staff for issues identified in CPT coding reviews. Resolve problems and answer questions from staff promptly. Maintain and distribute the most current coding information and implement changes
- Responsible for counseling, coaching and corrective action activities. Designee in the absence of the HIM Manager. Work independently and as a team member and leader.
Provider Coding Liaison
Yuma Regional Medical Center
05.2019 - 08.2023
- Performing E/M audits on provider code assignment
- Providing audit finding results appropriately
- Educating providers
- Answer emails/phone calls from PFS and other hospital departments including physicians
- Assign ICD-10-CM and CPT codes to patient accounts
- Query physicians when needed.
- Collaborated with other departments, identifying and addressing areas needing improvement.
Certified Coder I
Yuma Regional Medical Center
03.2018 - 05.2019
- Review electronic medical records and accurately assign CPT procedure and ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding of outpatient records for various specialties including pediatrics, family medicine, behavioral health, and children's rehab services
- Generate queries to physicians to provide clarity of documentation.
Patient Financial Services Specialist
Yuma Regional Medical Center
03.2015 - 03.2018
- Handling of Self Pay accounts, to include reviewing and applying financial assistance and collection agency assignment
- Calculate and adjust patient max out of pocket
- Posting insurance payments in Epic and Star both manually and electronically
- Contact lawyers' offices for settlements
- Point of contact for collection agencies for itemized statements from Star and Epic systems
- Cover cashier duties as needed
- Handle customer inquiries regarding patient account receivables.
Billing Representative
Women's Health Specialists
01.2014 - 03.2015
- Reviewed claims for coding errors before transmitting electronically
- Posted EOBs and insurance checks, verified payment is within contracted allowable
- Worked rejections/denials
- Reviewed and worked aged insurance reports
- Answered patient phone calls
- Responsible for the following insurance carriers: UHC Community Plan, State Ahcccs, Aetna, Arizona Foundation, Cigna and other miscellaneous insurances between A through L.
Front Desk Receptionist
Women's Health Specialists
04.2004 - 01.2014
- Checked in and out patients, verified benefits and eligibility for ultrasounds
- Entered patient information, scheduled appointments for all high risk OB patients for ultrasounds and antenatal testing
- Collected copays and co -insurances
- Balanced payments and drawer at end of shift.
Receptionist
Primecare Central Urgent Care
02.2001 - 05.2003
- Checked in and out patients, verified benefits and eligibility with insurances, answered telephone calls, filed, handled all workman's comp paperwork, entered patient information, balanced payments at end of shift.
Receptionist
Dr. Dorothy Wong
01.2000 - 02.2001
- Answered and transferred telephone calls, entered patient information, collected and posted payments, filed, prepared charts for the next day.
Education
CPC Training Course -
AAPC
08.2016
Introduction to Medical Terminology -
Arizona Western College
07.2013
Job Training Program, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Ten Key, Proofreading, Keyboarding, Medical Billing/Coding, Medical Vocabulary, Medical Filing/Etiquette, Workplace Readiness for the Health Profession - Medical Front Office
Arizona Western College
12.1999
Diploma in general studies -
Cibola High School
05.1997
Skills
- Exceptional Customer Service
- Reliable
- Organizational skills
- Self Motivated
- Accurate Data Entry
- EMR Systems
- Medical Terminology
Certification
08/16, AAPC Certified Professional Coder
Timeline
HIM PB Coding Supervisor
Yuma Regional Medical Center
08.2023 - Current
Provider Coding Liaison
Yuma Regional Medical Center
05.2019 - 08.2023
Certified Coder I
Yuma Regional Medical Center
03.2018 - 05.2019
Patient Financial Services Specialist
Yuma Regional Medical Center
03.2015 - 03.2018
Billing Representative
Women's Health Specialists
01.2014 - 03.2015
Front Desk Receptionist
Women's Health Specialists
04.2004 - 01.2014
Receptionist
Primecare Central Urgent Care
02.2001 - 05.2003
Receptionist
Dr. Dorothy Wong
01.2000 - 02.2001
CPC Training Course -
AAPC
Introduction to Medical Terminology -
Arizona Western College
Job Training Program, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Ten Key, Proofreading, Keyboarding, Medical Billing/Coding, Medical Vocabulary, Medical Filing/Etiquette, Workplace Readiness for the Health Profession - Medical Front Office
Arizona Western College
Diploma in general studies -
Cibola High School