Lissette Cockren
Pembroke Pines,FL
Summary
Detail oriented Medical Billing Specialist providing 25 years of experience in handling wide variety of medical coding and billing tasks. Hardworking team player with expertize completing various clerical tasks and offering staff support. Responsible, punctual and productive professional when working with little to no supervision.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Lead Medical Biller
Path Medical
Fort Lauderdale, FL
07.2018 - Current
- Prepare, review and transmit claims using billing software, including electronic and paper claim processing
- Perform corrections for patient registration information, patient demographics and insurance information
- Work claims and claim denials to ensure maximum reimbursement for services provided
- Evaluated accuracy of provider charges, including dates of service, procedures, level of care and diagnoses
- Identified errors and re-filed denied or rejected claims quickly to prevent payment delays
- Trained new employees on multiple medical billing programs and data entry software.
- Verified proper ICD-10 and CPT coding on claims.
- Communicated with insurance providers to resolve denied claims and resubmitted.
- Delivered timely and accurate charge submissions.
- Updated patient records with accurate, current insurance policy information.
Medical Coding Specialist
Sheridan/Envision
Sunrise, FL
03.2015 - 04.2018
- Worked in office and remotely coding emergency room, inpatient and outpatient charts for several hospitals
- Demonstrated knowledge and ability to assign ICD-10 and CPT codes to highest specificity
- Consistently passed quarterly audits
- Exceeded production goals daily
- Work claims and claim denials to ensure maximum reimbursement for services provided
- Guarded against fraud and abuse by verifying coded data accurately reflected services provided.
- Entered charges into billing system
- Reviewed outpatient records and interpreted documentation to identify all diagnoses and procedures.
- Communicated with insurance providers to resolve any denied claims and resubmit.
- Prevented financial delinquencies by working closely with managers to resolve billing issues before becoming unmanageable.
- Complied with all HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations to protect patients' medical records and information.
- Resourcefully used various coding books, procedure manuals and on-line encoders.
- Interacted with physicians and other healthcare staff to ask questions regarding patient services.
- Processed insurance company denials by auditing patient files, researching procedures and diagnostic codes to determine proper reimbursement.
Medical Coding Specialist
Radiology Associates of Hollywood
Pembroke Pines, FL
04.1995 - 03.2015
- Performed billing and coding procedures for emergency room, inpatient and outpatient services
- Interacted with physicians and other healthcare staff to ask questions regarding patient services and ensure chart accuracy
- Processed insurance company denials by auditing patient files, researching procedures and diagnostic codes to determine proper reimbursement
- Maintained accuracy, completeness and security for medical records and health information
- Precisely completed appropriate claims paperwork, documentation and system entry
- Processed insurance company denials by auditing patient files, researching procedures and diagnostic codes to determine proper reimbursement.
- Resourcefully used various coding books, procedure manuals and on-line encoders.
- Reviewed patient charts to better understand health histories, diagnoses and treatments.
Education
High School Diploma -
Miami Norland Senior High School
Miami, FLSkills
- Medical Terminology
- CPT and ICD-10 Coding
- Customer service support
- Medical Records Management
- Billing Inquiries
- Medical claims submission
Timeline
Team Lead Medical Biller
Path Medical
07.2018 - Current
Medical Coding Specialist
Sheridan/Envision
03.2015 - 04.2018
Medical Coding Specialist
Radiology Associates of Hollywood
04.1995 - 03.2015
High School Diploma -
Miami Norland Senior High School
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