Karen Asher

Summary: Experienced in monitoring and maintaining effective billing and collection practices for eleven growing physical therapy clinics. Skilled in communication, reporting, and supporting insurance and patient information processes.

Key Skills:

• Billing and Collection Management: Efficiently manage billing and collection practices, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Communication and Reporting: Provide clear and effective communication with accountants and directors regarding billing processes and efficiencies.
• Support and Coordination: Assist front office supervisors, therapists, account receivable, and billing specialists with daily operations.
• Financial Management: Balance weekly cash logs, close month-end processes, compile month-end reports, and review staff timesheets.
• Account Receivable: Handle low pays, no pays, reconsiderations/appeals, and refunds.
• Payment Posting: Accurately post payments and manage patient accounts, including statements, collection letters, patient phone calls, and attorney logs.
• Software Proficiency: Proficient in Caretracker, Rev Flow, Web PT, and Zirmed.

Summary: Experienced in managing medical billing processes, including coding, charge entry, payment posting, and collections for surgical practices.

Key Skills:

• Medical coding and charge entry
• Claims submission and follow-up
• Payment posting and account reconciliation
• Patient and insurance billing
• Collections and legal liaison
• Software proficiency (Intergy)

• I managed collections of charges, ensuring clean claims are sent electronically and by paper. I post payments, maintain records, correct denied claims, and compile data to balance accounts monthly. My primary duties include charge entry, billing, payment posting, insurance follow-up, and record maintenance using Caretracker, Web PT, SRS, and Ebridge.

• Managed accounts receivable for multiple outpatient surgical facilities, ensuring timely claim processing, maintaining records, and correcting denied claims. Utilized Vision, Advantex, All Meds, and HST software to prioritize accounts and document activities.

• Managed accounts receivable for multiple physical therapy clinics, handling charge collections, maintaining records, and correcting denied claims. Specialized in Workers Compensation and customer service, using Centricity, Raintree, and Nex Gen software.

• Managed coding and billing for multiple surgical centers, maintaining records, and correcting denied claims. Head Biller for over 10 surgical specialties, handling charge entry, payment posting, and account receivable reports using Vision and Advantex software.

• Medical Biller for three top plastic surgeons, responsible for posting payments, managing accounts receivable, verifying insurance, scheduling appointments, generating monthly reports, and handling collections. Proficient in Nextech and Medtech software.