Kimberly Christensen
Silver City
Summary
Professional academic with comprehensive background in higher education, specializing in delivering impactful lectures and engaging students in meaningful discussions. Known for collaborative work with faculty and dedication to achieving student success. Reliable and adaptable, with strong focus on critical thinking and research skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Visiting Professor
Devry University
05.2023 - Current
- Responsibilities: Instruct students on various Medical Billing and Coding courses. Courses taught at this time include ICD-10-CM.
Accounting/Lead Biller
Fort Bayard Medical Center
07.2020 - Current
- Responsibilities – Submitting Medicare A & B, Medicaid, Medicare replacement, and other private insurance Long Term Care and Skilled Nursing Facility claims. Troubleshooting and finding solutions to problems and concerns with resident accounts, perform end of month, run reports, work through audits, conduct presentations to aid in coding/billing understanding. Work with sister facilities regarding billing and coding issues.
Adjunct Instructor
Herzing University
09.2017 - Current
- Responsibilities: Instruct students on various Medical Billing and Coding courses and Medical Administrative Assistant course. Courses taught include: Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classifications of Diseases 10th revision (ICD-10), Healthcare Common Procedural Coding (HCPCS), Anatomy, Medical Terminology
Adjunct Instructor
Colorado Technical University
01.2013 - 01.2023
- Responsibilities: Instruct students in many different aspects of Health Information Management to include: Fundamentals of Reimbursement in Healthcare, Administration in healthcare services, Concepts in Healthcare Organizations, Technological Applications in Health Care Organizations, Software Applications in Health Care, Certification Preparation, and Economics of healthcare.
Contract – Accounting
ITsQuest for FBMC
04.2019 - 07.2020
- Responsibilities – Submitting Medicare A & B, Medicaid, Medicare replacement, and other private insurance Long Term Care and Skilled Nursing Facility claims. Troubleshooting and finding solutions to problems and concerns with resident accounts, perform end of month, run reports, work through audits, conduct presentations to aid in coding/billing understanding.
Billing Manager
Silver Health Care
10.2017 - 04.2019
- Responsibilities: Managing 6 coders and billers. Responsible for credentialing of providers as they are on boarded, tracking the CAQH information, creating fee schedules, managing day to day operations for a multispecialty group, finding new avenues for revenue and reviewing documentation compliance with providers.
Adjunct Instructor
Allen School of Health Sciences
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Responsibilities: Instruct students on various Medical Billing and Coding courses and Medical Administrative Assistant courses. Courses taught include Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classifications of Diseases 9th revision (ICD-9), International Classifications of Diseases 10th revision (ICD-10), Healthcare Common Procedural Coding (HCPCS), Anatomy, and others. Experience on Blackboard LMS. Won Instructor of the Year for 2016
Implementation Consultant
AdvancedMD, Inc
01.2016 - 09.2017
- Responsibilities: Train clients in Electronic Health Records, Start and complete work orders of various types to include building office keys, training, troubleshooting. Presented at annual user conferences for both our software capabilities and general coding knowledge for providers and billing staff
Remote Coder
Cooper Thomas Temp Agency
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Responsibilities – Performed remote medical coding for VA patients for multiple medical specialties. Also performed audits of other coders to ensure accuracy. This was a seasonal position only
Adjunct Instructor
Ultimate Medical Academy
01.2010 - 01.2015
- Responsibilities: Instruct students on various Medical Billing and Coding courses and Medical Administrative Assistant course. Courses taught include: Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classifications of Diseases 9 th revision (ICD-9), Healthcare Common Procedural Coding (HCPCS), Anatomy, Think Build Live Success, Getting Started in the Computerized Medical Office, Step by Step curriculum, and others. Experience on Blackboard LMS.
Practice Management Software Trainer
Stowe Group for NaviNet
01.2011 - 12.2012
- Massachusetts Responsibilities: Instruct medical offices on set up of a new 5010 compliant software. Most of these clients have been using the equivalent of an online CMS1500 form and were being transitioned to a new practice management software the met CMS's requirements for 5010 compliance. I trained a multitude of specialties from chiropractic offices, OB/GYN, Family Practice, as well as other specialties.
Training and Documentation Specialist for medical software
digiChart, Inc
10.2007 - 02.2011
- Responsibilities: Train clients in Electronic Health Records, Start and complete work orders of various types to include building office keys, training, troubleshooting. Presented at annual user conferences for both our software capabilities and general coding knowledge for providers and billing staff
Education
Doctorate Degree - Health Administration - Leadership
Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, CO02.2022
Master’s Degree - Health Administration
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ01.2012
Bachelor's Degree - Health Administration
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ01.2006
Vocational School Certificate - Certified Professional Coder
City College of Moore
Moore, OK01.2002
Skills
- Student engagement
- Collaborative learning
- Mentoring students
- Course preparation
- Teaching experience
- Expertise in subject matter
- Online teaching
- Course design
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
- Student-centered learning
- Online class discussion
Certification
- Certified Professional coding Instructor, AAPC, Completion Date: 08/2008, Expiration Date: 2022-10-31
- Certified Professional Coder, AAPC, Completion Date: 08/2002, Expiration Date: 2022-10-31
Awards
Teacher of the year for Allen School of Health Sciences June 2016
Work Availability
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Affiliations
- AAPC
Timeline
Visiting Professor
Devry University
05.2023 - Current
Accounting/Lead Biller
Fort Bayard Medical Center
07.2020 - Current
Contract – Accounting
ITsQuest for FBMC
04.2019 - 07.2020
Billing Manager
Silver Health Care
10.2017 - 04.2019
Adjunct Instructor
Herzing University
09.2017 - Current
Implementation Consultant
AdvancedMD, Inc
01.2016 - 09.2017
Adjunct Instructor
Allen School of Health Sciences
01.2014 - 01.2018
Remote Coder
Cooper Thomas Temp Agency
01.2014 - 01.2015
Adjunct Instructor
Colorado Technical University
01.2013 - 01.2023
Practice Management Software Trainer
Stowe Group for NaviNet
01.2011 - 12.2012
Adjunct Instructor
Ultimate Medical Academy
01.2010 - 01.2015
Training and Documentation Specialist for medical software
digiChart, Inc
10.2007 - 02.2011
Master’s Degree - Health Administration
University of Phoenix
Bachelor's Degree - Health Administration
University of Phoenix
Vocational School Certificate - Certified Professional Coder
City College of Moore
Doctorate Degree - Health Administration - Leadership
Colorado Technical University
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