Karunya Janampally Devanandam
Milwaukee,WI
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. I am pursuing Master’s in Business Administration and Management with over 4 years of experience as an Associate Medical Coder. My background in healthcare IT and medical coding equips me with a unique perspective on operational efficiency, compliance, and healthcare management, which I aim to enhance through advanced business and leadership skills.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Medical Coder
Optum
Hyderabad, Telangana
04.2019 - 08.2023
- Coded diagnoses and procedures from patient medical records using ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 codes.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA regulations.
- Validated accuracy of diagnosis codes as well as modifiers used on claims before final submission to payer and insurance companies.
- Maintained updated knowledge of coding requirements, which included continuing education and certification renewal.
- Applied coding rules established by American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for assignment of procedural codes.
- Read through patient health data, histories, physician diagnoses and treatments to gain understanding for coding purposes.
- Assigned additional diagnosis codes based on specific clinical findings (laboratory, radiology and, pathology reports as well as clinical studies) in support of existing diagnoses.
- Reviewed patient medical records for accuracy, completeness and compliance with coding regulations.
- Performed quality assurance checks on coded data.
- Utilized coding software and tools efficiently to expedite the coding process.
- Worked on many projects, including Medicare, Medicaid, Aetna, AI, ACA, and NPI.
Education
MBA - Business Administartion And Information Technology
Concordia University Wisconsin
Mequon, WI12-2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Shadan College of Nursing
Hyderabad, India12-2018
Skills
- Insurance Verification
- Training and mentoring
- Performance Improvement
- Medical Terminology
- Ethical standards
- Workflow Management
- HIPAA Compliance
- Clinical Documentation
- Medical record security
- Patient data identification
- Document Management
Certification
- AAPC (certified professional coder)
Languages
English
Professional
Hindi
Professional
Telugu
Professional
Timeline
Associate Medical Coder
Optum
04.2019 - 08.2023
MBA - Business Administartion And Information Technology
Concordia University Wisconsin
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Shadan College of Nursing
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