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LEQUANA M. STEELE

Lithonia,GA

Summary

I am seeking a full-time position in Health Information Technology

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Patient Account Rep II

Emory Healthcare
Atlanta, GA
07.2011 - Current
  •  Perform timely and accurate posting of manual and electronic cash receipts, denials and adjustments to patient accounts
  •  Insurance verification
  • Generate various reports to identify outstanding credit balances and prepare overpayment packages as necessary
  • Post available electronic remittance advices
  • Accurately post daily manual cash batches
  • Post contractual adjustments in cash batches as allowed per policy
  • Post guarantor payments as received in manual cash batches
  • Balance all manual and electronic posted cash batches by generating the cash balancing summary report and reviewing for any variances

Financial Asset Management Systems
Tucker, Georgia
07.2010 - 06.2011
  • Making calls using an automatic dialer system.
  • Collecting on past due accounts and providing customers with account information.
  • Negotiating payments to meet the customer needs.
  • Providing excellent customer service, and updating account.

Front Office Assistant

Family Medical Center of GA
Riverdale, GA
08.2004 - 06.2010
  • Greet patients as they arrive and provide appropriate information
  • Answer telephone and provide information regarding medical procedures
  • Schedule, reschedule and cancel patients’ appointments
  • Provide medical billing and ICD-9 and CPT coding duties
  • Take and record patients’ vitals
  • Provide education to patients regarding medical procedures
  • Prepare patients for medical procedures
  • Obtain patients’ information and record it in the database
  • Pull patients’ records for doctors’ review

02.2002 - 06.2004
  • Provide excellent customer service Knowledge of coding procedures Collect on past due accounts Negotiate payment arrangements Document customer accounts with notes.

Education

Associate of Science - Health Information Technology

DeVry University
2008

RHIT In Progress -

Skills

Dedicated health information technician (HIT) without any coding experience But 5 plus years of experience as a Patient Account Representative as well as an additional 10 years in Customer Service Completed full-time HIT program in 2008 Qualifications include:

  •  Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification AAS degree in Health Information Technology
  • Expertise in ICD-9-CM and CPT coding,
  • Knowledge of licensing, reimbursement and accreditation standards and medical records
  • Beginner ICD-9 and CPT Coding
  • Medical Records Knowledge
  • Microsoft Office
  • HIPAA Rules and Regulations
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Medical Terminology
  • Insurance Reimbursement/ Collections
  • Managed Care Regulations/JCAHO Guidelines
  •  Quick Learner

Certification

RHIT  Preparation

Timeline

Patient Account Rep II

Emory Healthcare
07.2011 - Current

Financial Asset Management Systems
07.2010 - 06.2011

Front Office Assistant

Family Medical Center of GA
08.2004 - 06.2010

02.2002 - 06.2004

Associate of Science - Health Information Technology

DeVry University

RHIT In Progress -

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