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Lisett Cruz

Los Angeles,CA

Summary

I want to succeed in a stimulating and challenging work environment, building not only the success of the company, but to also gain experience in advancement opportunities. Dedicated administrative professional skilled in handling multiple projects with high-pressure deadlines. Proficient with accounting systems and related computer software programs.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Medical Biller, Accounts Receivable

Paradigm Treatment Centers
03.2021 - Current
  • Organizing team meetings
  • Meet and complete time sensitive deadlines
  • Medical billing
  • Reconcile and refund families for monies owed
  • Assist with financial auditing
  • Assist with insurance contracts
  • Contact families and collect admission fees
  • Customer service
  • Insurance collections
  • Communicate with insurance providers to resolve denied claims and resubmit.
  • Set up and maintain new electronic billing system.
  • Deliver timely and accurate charge submissions.
  • Orchestrate medical coding, payment posting, accounts receivables and collections.
  • Review patient records, identify medical codes and created invoices for billing purposes.
  • Prevent financial delinquencies by working closely with managers to resolve billing issues before becoming unmanageable.
  • File and update patient information and medical records.
  • Train new employees on multiple medical billing programs and data entry software.
  • Adhered to established standards to safeguard patients' health information.
  • Manage billing calendar and scheduled claims for payments.
  • Gather information from multiple sources to simplify billing and organize accounts.
  • Analyze complex Explanation of Benefits forms to verify correct billing of insurance carriers.
  • Translate and interpret medical billing codes with strong accuracy to enable swift payment from insurance agencies.
  • Prepare accounts with past due balances and transferred those cases to collection agency.
  • Liaised between patients, insurance companies and billing office.

Medical Biller

Los Angeles Ears Nose And Throat
09.2020 - 02.2021
  • Processing payments and posting onto account
  • Surgery billing for multiple doctors and different procedures
  • Insurance collections
  • Communicated with insurance providers to resolve denied claims and resubmitted.
  • Posted payments and collections on regular basis.
  • Filed and updated patient information and medical records.
  • Collected payments and applied to patient accounts.
  • Reviewed patient records, identified medical codes and created invoices for billing purposes.
  • Prepared billing statements for patients and verified correct diagnostic coding.
  • Delivered timely and accurate charge submissions.
  • Analyzed complex Explanation of Benefits forms to verify correct billing of insurance carriers.
  • Prepared accounts with past due balances and transferred those cases to collection agency.
  • Liaised between patients, insurance companies and billing office.
  • Prevented financial delinquencies by working closely with managers to resolve billing issues before becoming unmanageable.

Fianancial Manager

Recoonnect Trauma Treatment Center
11.2019 - 03.2020
  • Analyst
  • Account adjustments , provide excellent customer service
  • Guide clients with attention to detail on the cost of admitting into outpatient program
  • Ensure all financial documents are set in place, to provide smooth process of starting program
  • Respond to e-mails from clients with a priority turn around time
  • Guide clients on percentages and coverages from health insurance companies
  • Schedule team meetings to come up with strategic plannings , of ensuring clients receiving the upmost customer service
  • Update and provide new rates of cost
  • Answer phone calls
  • Quickbooks
  • Compose excel sheets to review monthly revenue
  • Audit accounts
  • Complete deadlines with efficiency and timely manner
  • Work closely with CEO and CFO
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
  • Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands.
  • Applied customer feedback to develop process improvements and support long-term business needs.
  • Prepared and recommended long-range plans for development of department personnel.

Student

Santa Monica College
12.2018 - 11.2019

In school full-time taking classes

Surgery Coordinator

S.Daniel Golshani M.D
05.2018 - 12.2018
  • Claim follow ups
  • Medical billing for surgery center and professional
  • Answer patient billing questions
  • Obtain prior authorizations
  • Insurance verification
  • Run monthly reports, reflecting A/R
  • Front desk
  • Provide excellent customer service
  • Maintained efficient surgery schedule by monitoring daily activities and resolving potential conflicts.
  • Collaborated with patient, referring physician and surgical specialist to coordinate pre- and post-operative care for surgical procedures.

Patient Collections

miVIP Medical Group
07.2016 - 08.2017
  • Contact patients daily to collect insurance payments
  • Communicate with clinics regarding patient balances
  • Follow up on unpaid claims
  • Generate monthly statements, along with attaching collection letters
  • Keep track of payment posting , update patient accounts
  • Prepare demand letters
  • Negotiate payment arrangements
  • Answer billing questions
  • Work A/R
  • Provide excellent customer
  • Delivered exceptional customer service on collection calls and maintained calm and professional demeanor.
  • Negotiated to collect balance in full.
  • Maintained high volume of calls and met demands of busy and productive group.
  • Achieved performance goals on consistent basis.
  • Monitored accounts for compliance with established payment plans and flagged non-compliances.

Office Medical Biller

Arthritis Associates of Southern CA
09.2014 - 04.2016
  • Process claims daily for payment
  • Post insurance payments
  • Collections, insurance verification
  • Answer billing questions
  • Help manage remote offices
  • Complete deadlines
  • Training when needed for other employees
  • Generate reports to track money and claims match
  • Skills used: Medical Terminology, CPT & ICD
  • 10 coding
  • Translator for Spanish speaking patients
  • Provide excellent customer service
  • Communicated with insurance providers to resolve denied claims and resubmitted.
  • Filed and updated patient information and medical records.

Education

Real Estate - Real Estate

Real EstateU
Los Angeles, CA
12.2021

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UEI
Gardena, CA
2012

Skills

  • Precision and Accuracy
  • Time Management
  • Categorizing and Classification
  • Fee and Charge Computation
  • Bill Payment and Recordkeeping
  • Attention to Detail
  • Financial Documentation
  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Customer Relations
  • Customer Contact

Certification

HIPAA certified CPR certified Skills Fluent in English and Spanish, excel , outlook, quickbooks

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Medical Biller, Accounts Receivable

Paradigm Treatment Centers
03.2021 - Current

Medical Biller

Los Angeles Ears Nose And Throat
09.2020 - 02.2021

Fianancial Manager

Recoonnect Trauma Treatment Center
11.2019 - 03.2020

Student

Santa Monica College
12.2018 - 11.2019

Surgery Coordinator

S.Daniel Golshani M.D
05.2018 - 12.2018

Patient Collections

miVIP Medical Group
07.2016 - 08.2017

Office Medical Biller

Arthritis Associates of Southern CA
09.2014 - 04.2016

Real Estate - Real Estate

Real EstateU

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UEI
HIPAA certified CPR certified Skills Fluent in English and Spanish, excel , outlook, quickbooks
Lisett Cruz