Karen Tapia
Sacramento,CA
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Proven performance in medical coding proficiency. I never want to stop learning as my fascination for pathology & anatomy allows me to truly impact my work. Organized file management and deep understanding of patient protections. Enhances office operations by staying on top of patient and staff needs. Experience with electronic recordkeeping and insurance documentation.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Office Rep Float I
Dignity Health Medical Foundation
Sacramento
10.2023 - Current
- Able to adapt to different medical departments' daily clinic operations
- Work in collaboration with clinical staff to achieve goal of patient care fulfillment
- Proper communication with patients and providers
- Maintained patient records in accordance with HIPAA regulations and other applicable laws.
- Conducted patient intake interviews to collect medical information and insurance details.
- Scheduled and followed up on patient appointments, collected and processed patient payments and maintained patient files.
- Took messages from patients and promptly relayed to appropriate staff.
- Protected patients by observing strict HIPAA guidelines.
- Processed patient payments and scanned identification and insurance cards.
- Applied knowledge of medical terminology and insurance processes to support office administration productivity.
- Assisted in scheduling patient appointments, verifying insurance coverage and collecting co-payments or balances due.
Health Information Management Extern
Valley Children's Hospital
Madera
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Attended staff meetings, taking copious notes and brainstorming ideas to solve clinical issues
- Interacted with clinical informatics staff and physicians to better understand treatment options for diseases and acute conditions
- Followed established departmental guidelines and safety procedures
- Developed strong interpersonal and communication skills by collaborating with all types of personalities in various situations
- Regularly communicated with management to provide feedback and updates
- Completed research, compiled data, and assisted in timely reporting
- Worked in team environment to maintain high levels of productivity.
Education
Health Information Technology A.S. -
Cosumnes River College
05.2024
Coding Specialist Certification -
Cosumnes River College
05.2023
Skills
- Medical Terminology proficiency
- Bilingual
- Human Anatomy & Physiology
- ICD10CM, ICD10PCS, HCPCS conventions & requirements
- NCCI Edits
- Medical Records Abstracting
- CPT Coding
- HIPAA compliance
- HCAI Data Submission
- AthenaIDX Systems
- Cerner EHR Systems
- 3M Encoder
- Epic systems experience
- Excel, MS Word, Access Database
- Medical/Medicare coding and reporting guidelines
- Insurance Verification
Certification
AHIMA - Certified Coding Specialist(CCS)
AHIMA- Certified Coding Specialist- Physician (CCS-P) Examination scheduled 03/24
References
- Roberta Baranda, Director, Health Information Management, CHIA Past President, RBaranda@valleychildrens.org
- Kristen Borth, MS, RHIA, Cosumnes River College HIT Faculty Director, BorthK@crc.losrios.edu
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Medical Office Rep Float I
Dignity Health Medical Foundation
10.2023 - Current
Health Information Management Extern
Valley Children's Hospital
01.2023 - 05.2023
Health Information Technology A.S. -
Cosumnes River College
Coding Specialist Certification -
Cosumnes River College
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