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Karen Linnehan

R1 RCM
Sparta,WI

Work Preference

Job Search Status:

Open to work

Desired start date:

Immediately

Desired Job Title

Cash Posting Specialist Payment Posting Specialist Cash Application Specialist

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

RemoteOn-Site

Location:

Sparta, WI, USSparta, WI

Open to relocation:

No

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursWork from home optionPaid time offHealthcare benefits401k match4-day work week
17
years of professional experience

Detail-oriented Cash Posting Specialist with proven skills in payment processing and problem-solving. Consistently achieves high accuracy and productivity while maintaining confidentiality and managing multiple accounts.

Work History

Cash Posting Specialist

3 Years 8 Months
R1 RCM | 01.2022 - 09.2025
  • Investigated discrepancies in payment records to improve accuracy and resolution times.
  • Maintained strict confidentiality of patient data and financial information, adhering to HIPAA regulations and company policies.
  • Managed workload effectively between multiple payer types, resulting in consistent productivity levels across all assigned accounts.
  • Completion of assigned WQ's in a timely manner
  • Timely and accurately posted a high volume of patients and insurance payments, credit card payments, recoups, adjustments via paper remittances, electronic files, and lockbox.
  • Utilize websites to pull remittance advices
  • Monitor deposit logs for unapplied payments
  • Research and resolve posting variances, missing payments,
  • Collaborate with team members and supervisors to resolve posting issues
  • Ability to work in a team environment and independently
  • Reconcile payment posting files with deposits prior to posting
  • Verifies batch totals, edits, reconciles and updates payment batches
  • Use Excel to track payment activity, analyze account details related to cash applications and outstanding balances.

Payment Posting Specialist

12 Years 5 Months
Gundersen Health System | 12.2008 - 05.2021
  • Received, processed, and reconciled payments from multiple sources, including electronic funds transfer (EFTs), 835 remittance files, paper checks, credit card transactions, paper remittance.
  • Reads and interprets EOB's
  • Accurately posted denial, adjustments, recoups
  • Navigate payer websites to obtain EOBs for missing payments
  • Worked effectively with insurance companies such as Medicare, Medicaid, VA, Champva, and commercial insurance
  • Reconciled bank deposit daily. Used bank deposit to verify all deposited amounts are in the clearing house or on a paper remit to be posted.
  • Processed incoming mail and sorted into established categories for proper processing
  • Scanned manual posted batches
  • Ensures completion of end of month closing activities
  • Provide day-to-day support to the team as well as management
  • Perform Daily balancing ensuring all payments, deposits, and batch totals align with financial documents

Education

No Degree - Health Information Technology

Western Technical College | La Crosse WI

Skills

Cash Reconciliation
ICD/CPT knowledge
Microsoft Office (Word
Excel
Outlook)
EPIC
GPMS software
Bank deposit preparation
Time management
Attention to detail
Problem-solving abilities
Multitasking Abilities
EOB interpretation
Accuracy and speed
Payment processing
Medical terminology

Timeline

Cash Posting Specialist

R1 RCM
01.2022 - 09.2025Read More

Payment Posting Specialist

Gundersen Health System
12.2008 - 05.2021Read More

Western Technical College

No Degree from Health Information Technology
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Karen Linnehan