Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Certification
Timeline
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LAVONNE CHAMBERS

Bedford,Ohio

Summary

Knowledgeable Billing Manager with solid background in managing billing operations and ensuring accuracy and efficiency. Successfully led teams to streamline processes and improve billing cycles. Demonstrated expertise in financial analysis and problem-solving.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Billing Manager

Eyecare Partners
01.2012 - Current
  • Manage a team of Billing Specialists and collaborate with the Management team and supported departments to accurately capture reimbursement opportunities, while providing extraordinary customer service
  • Manage department, including problem solving, administering procedures to increase efficiencies, and implementing new systems to ensure accountability
  • Oversees daily revenue cycle operations, including billing, collections, claims, and payments
  • Manage billing, collections, claims processing, and payment posting
  • Monitor and optimize key metrics (e.g., AR days, collection rates)
  • Lead and train the revenue cycle team
  • Ensure compliance with healthcare billing standards and regulations
  • EFT/ERA set-up
  • Ensure claims are correctly submitted and denials are appealed and resubmitted within the timeframe for filing consideration
  • Manage the investigation and resolution of billing discrepancies and errors
  • Supervise billing and collections processes to guarantee optimization in work-flow
  • Review unpaid patient balances and establish payment arrangements
  • Assist with billing, AR, payment posting, collections and other department functions as needed
  • Generate standard reports, and reviews each for accuracy and consistency with the billing system(s)
  • Monitor monthly payment collections by payer to eliminate potential payer issues
  • Maintains and ensures compliance to regulatory standards
  • Abide by HIPAA standards and requirements

Medical Billing / A R Specialist

New Directions
01.2010 - 11.2011
  • Responsible for weekly billing of UB04 facility billing for third party payers via the claims clearing house and paper as needed
  • Reviewed and processed all professional claims on HCFA 1500 claims via paper and clearing house for third party payers
  • Review and follow up on all insurance correspondence received which include authorizations, denials and $0 pay claims
  • Maintained client accounts and mailed client statements
  • Prepared required documentation of delinquent client’s accounts in order to forward to the collection company
  • Assisted the clinical staff with referrals to ensure all services were authorized and pre-carted as needed

Medical Biller/Patient Account Representative

Human Arc
08.2007 - 11.2009
  • Responsible for weekly billing of HCFA 1500 for third party payers via the claims clearing house and paper as needed
  • Responsible for processing and posting all payments received from various insurance companies
  • Intermediate understanding of Explanation of Benefits form (EOB), Managed Care Contracts
  • Review and follow up on all insurance correspondence received which include authorizations, denials and $0 pay claims
  • Handles all request regarding account and remittance balancing
  • Followed up with insurance companies for claim status

Unit Leader-patient accounts

Receivable Outsourcing
12.2004 - 06.2007
  • Responsible for various assignments with a concentration of monitoring the follow up staff to ensure that claims are processed according to the benefit plan of various insurance companies
  • Responsible for all financial functions related to subscriber and provider distribution of funds from the various insurance companies
  • Handles all request regarding account and remittance balancing
  • Monitoring of the billing staff to ensure all claims are submitted accurately and timely
  • Maintain aging reports of the follow-up staff and billing staff to ensure that all processing is being handled timely
  • Updates productivity and quality of all staff monthly
  • Train all new hires for follow-up and billing positions

Claims Supervisor

Central Reserve Life
12.2000 - 01.2004
  • Responsible for examiners who investigate and process claims submitted
  • Motivate personnel to maintain production and quality standards
  • Monitored each employees claim production and accuracy
  • Provided monthly reports to employees to give direction and to help improve in needed areas

Adjustment Supervisor

QualChoice Health Plan
01.1995 - 05.2000
  • Responsible for various assignments with a concentration in the claims adjustment areas requiring understanding of group plans and company policies and procedures
  • Responsible for all financial functions related to subscriber and provider distribution of funds
  • Handles all request regarding account and remittance balancing
  • Provides appropriate direction of all refund checks and company checks, applying them to various accounts and provider files

Adjustment Analyst/Customer Service Rep.

QualChoice Health Plan
02.1991 - 01.1995
  • Responded to request from customer service, marketing and provider relations regarding claims adjudication
  • Recovered funds through provider returns while maintaining quality and production standards
  • Assisted with claims processing in other areas when needed
  • Approved and denied payments according to benefit contracts

Medical Biller

Medical Mutual
03.1983 - 01.1991
  • Responsible for weekly billing of HCFA 1500 for third party payers via the claims clearing house and paper as needed
  • Responsible for processing and posting all payments received from various insurance companies
  • Review and follow up on all insurance correspondence received which include authorizations, denials and $0 pay claims
  • Handles all request regarding account and remittance balancing
  • Followed up with insurance companies for claim status

Education

High School Diploma -

Shaw High School
E. Cleveland OHIO
06-1982

Skills

  • Accounts receivable management
  • Collections experience
  • Training and mentoring
  • ICD 10 & CPT Coding

References

References furnished upon request

Certification

Certificate completion for OSHA,Ethics & Code of Conduct, Preventing Harassment & Discrimination, Information Security, Combating Fraud, and HIPAA.


Timeline

Billing Manager

Eyecare Partners
01.2012 - Current

Medical Billing / A R Specialist

New Directions
01.2010 - 11.2011

Medical Biller/Patient Account Representative

Human Arc
08.2007 - 11.2009

Unit Leader-patient accounts

Receivable Outsourcing
12.2004 - 06.2007

Claims Supervisor

Central Reserve Life
12.2000 - 01.2004

Adjustment Supervisor

QualChoice Health Plan
01.1995 - 05.2000

Adjustment Analyst/Customer Service Rep.

QualChoice Health Plan
02.1991 - 01.1995

Medical Biller

Medical Mutual
03.1983 - 01.1991

Certificate completion for OSHA,Ethics & Code of Conduct, Preventing Harassment & Discrimination, Information Security, Combating Fraud, and HIPAA.


High School Diploma -

Shaw High School
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