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LaRhonda Taylor

Multi-Skilled Laborer
Country Club Hills,IL

Summary

To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Medical Record Technicain

VA Medical Center
Danville, IL
03.2018 - 11.2021

• Assigned and followed ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS guidelines for Primary Care, Audiology, Urology, Podiatry, Mental Health, Optometry, Lab, Radiology, Pulmonary function, Sleep Study, PT, OT, and ST encounters

  • Reviewed patient charts to better understand health histories, diagnoses and treatments.
  • Verified signatures and checked medical charts for accuracy and completion.
  • Used CCM to assign procedure and diagnostic codes to patient records for billing purposes.
  • Added modifiers as appropriate, coded narrative diagnoses and verified diagnoses
  • Coded outpatient charts at rate of 10 per hour or 70 per day.
  • Adhered to strict HIPAA guidelines to protect patient privacy.

Office Assistant

KL Elite Trucking (Part-Time)
Chicago, IL
08.2016 - 02.2018
  • Coordinated pickups and deliveries
  • Coordinated repairs to vehicles to maintain fleet operations.
  • Provided clerical support, addressing routine and special requirements
  • Kept office supplies well organized and sufficiently stocked, placing orders promptly to replenish materials before depleted
  • Produced high-quality communications for internal and external use

HCC Coder

Alegis Care
Chicago, IL
12.2014 - 03.2016
  • Interacted with physicians and other healthcare staff to ask questions regarding patient services.
  • Reviewed outpatient records and interpreted documentation to identify and assign appropriate HCC diagnoses
  • Reviewed patient charts to better understand health histories, diagnoses and treatments.
  • Adhered to strict HIPAA guidelines to protect patient privacy.
  • Maintained 95% Coding accuracy

Medical Receptionist (Part-Time)

AppleOne Employment Agency
Chicago, IL
03.2014 - 12.2014
  • Adhered to strict HIPAA guidelines to protect patient privacy.
  • Scheduled patient appointments in respective doctors' calendars and followed up with reminder phone calls.
  • Carried out front office duties utilizing data entry skills in framework of medical database.
  • Obtained payments from patients and scanned identification and insurance cards.
  • Coordinated patient scheduling, check-in, check-out and payments for billing.
  • Responded to correspondence from insurance companies to verify patient's coverage.

Audit Control Assistant

Little Company Of Mary Hospital
Chicago, IL
11.2012 - 03.2014

• Assigned appropriate ICD-9-CM, CPT and HCPCS codes for family medicine, OB/GYN, Maternal Fetal Medicine, GI, Orthopedic, and General Surgery Encounters

  • Adhered to strict HIPAA guidelines to protect patient privacy.
  • Coordinated patient scheduling, check-in, check-out and payments for billing.
  • Checked patient insurance, demographic and health history to keep information current.
  • Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.


Education

Certificate - Certified Coding Specialist

South Suburban College
South Holland, IL
06.2017

Associate of Applied Science - Health Information Management

Northwestern College
Bridgeview, IL
06.2010

High School Diploma -

Rich Central High School
Olympia Fields, IL
05.2006

Skills

  • ICD-10 (International Classification of Disease Systems)
  • Administrative Duties
  • Critical Thinking
  • EMR Systems
  • Coding Error Resolution
  • HIPAA Guidelines
  • Query Escalation
  • Office Management
  • Calendar and Appointment Management
  • Payment Scheduling and Collection
  • Effective Communication
  • Customer Experience

Certification

  • RHIT - Registered Health Information Technician-0013987
  • CCS - Certified Coding Specialist-214891
  • CCS-P - Certified Coding Specialist - Physician - Based-214938

Timeline

Medical Record Technicain

VA Medical Center
03.2018 - 11.2021

Office Assistant

KL Elite Trucking (Part-Time)
08.2016 - 02.2018

HCC Coder

Alegis Care
12.2014 - 03.2016

Medical Receptionist (Part-Time)

AppleOne Employment Agency
03.2014 - 12.2014

Audit Control Assistant

Little Company Of Mary Hospital
11.2012 - 03.2014

Certificate - Certified Coding Specialist

South Suburban College

Associate of Applied Science - Health Information Management

Northwestern College

High School Diploma -

Rich Central High School
LaRhonda TaylorMulti-Skilled Laborer