Malia Salazar
Duncan,OK
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Coder
Duncan Regional Hospital
2018.12 - Current
- Assign appropriate codes ICD-10-CM, -PCS, and CPT codes for hospital visits and procedures according to established guidelines, with experience in emergency department, outpatient labor and delivery, outpatient surgery, and inpatient accounts
- Assign charges to emergency department accounts
- Assigned charges to outpatient labor and delivery accounts
- Communicate with providers to assure proper documentation and coding
- Communicate with billing department and resolve coding discrepancies in timely manner
- Developed a charge sheet for the purpose of assigning Emergency Department E&M levels and establishing Critical Care criteria.
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
2015.05 - 2018.12
- Reviewed concurrent patient charts and communicated with physicians and nursing staff, care management, and coding staff to ensure appropriate reimbursement and clinical severity through accurate documentation and code capture
- Improved overall quality and completeness of clinical documentation
- Supported timely, accurate, and complete documentation of clinical information used for measuring and reporting physician and hospital outcomes
- Educated all members of patient care team on ongoing basis, including incoming and current residents
- Served as ICD-10 Liaison to ease transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10
- Arranged education for all physicians of various specialties and coding staff with outside consultants regarding coding changes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health Information Management and Healthcare Administration
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, OK05.2015
Skills
- Proficient in multiple EHR software, including Meditech and Paragon
- Adept in 3M Encoder
- Knowledgeable of Microsoft Word and Excel
- Critical thinking abilities
- Self-sufficient
- HIPAA Compliance
Credentialing
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Achieved through AHIMA in 03/01/15
Professional Organizations
- American Health Information Management Association, 08/01/13, Present
- Oklahoma Health Information Management Association, 08/01/13, Present, Student Concierge, 2014, 2014 Conference, Concierge Coordinator, 07/01/15, 07/01/16, Education Director-Elect, 07/01/16, 07/01/17, Education Director, 07/01/17, 07/01/18
Timeline
Coder
Duncan Regional Hospital
2018.12 - Current
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
2015.05 - 2018.12
Bachelor of Science - Health Information Management and Healthcare Administration
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
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