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Natassia Grushkin
Certified Medical Coder
Monterey,CA
Summary
Medical Billing and Coding Specialist with over ten years providing administrative and patient support in hospital and medical office settings. Advanced knowledge of private and overnment insurance processes and codes.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Coder II
Watsonville Community Hospital
11.2022 - Current
- Apply official coding conventions and rules from American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assign diagnostic codes
- Resourcefully use various coding books, procedure manuals and on-line encoders
- Correctly code and bill medical claims for various Outpatient departments such as Radiology and Laboratory
- Review patient charts to better understand health histories, diagnoses and treatments
- Interact with physicians and other healthcare staff to inquire about patient services
- Monitor changes in coding regulations to provide recommendations for compliance
- Perform on-site coding audits to determine accuracy and compliance with coding guidelines
- Follow up with medical staff regarding missing information in patient records
- Verify accuracy of patient information in medical records
- Helped initiate change in work flow for departments that required compliance enforcement and education
Outpatient Coding Team Member
Sutter Shared Services
03.2021 - 11.2022
- Work experience included processing 100+ volume of charges daily
- Worked closely with physicians to obtain proper documentation
- Engaged with other teams within Revenue Cycle department to help identify workflow and edit issues
- Reviewed diagnosis and procedural codes for billing accuracy and assigning correct diagnoses based on guidelines
- Increased amount of account coverage verifications to be updated for claims
- Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results
Coding Analyst
Primary Care | Sutter Health
07.2017 - 01.2021
- Job duties included EPIC charge review processing of Lab, Pathology, Radiology, E&M and OB/GYN charges
- Ensured clean claims and accuracy of all facility and physicians’ charges
- Worked assigned queues for data entry and processing of charges
- Queried physicians for accurate documentation and proper billing
- Collaborated with other departments within Revenue Cycle to ensure that proper billing standards were conducted
- Ran daily numbers and reports for department
- Independently met quotas and individual goals
- Processed over 100 charges daily
- Worked claim edits for denial follow ups
Education
Certificate - COBGC
AAPC
Online2023
CPC Certification - Medical Coding
AAPC
San Jose, CA06.2016
Administrative Medical Assistant -
West Valley College
Saratoga, CA08.2013
Skills
- CPT Code Knowledge
- HCPCS and Modifier Proficiency
- EHR Documentation Review and Abstracting
- ICD-10 Diagnostic Code Aptitude
- Attention to Detail
- Excellent Communication
- Data Entry
- EPIC, Cadence, Resolute, 3M, Optum, e-Clinical Works experience
Accomplishments
- Held office as Member Development Officer for the San Jose, CA AAPC Chapter for two years.
- I am an active member with the AAPC and maintain my membership with continuing education annually.
- Obtained COBGC Coding Certification in 2023
- I am currently studying for my CRC and CDEO Certifications as well as my RHIT Associates or Bachelors Degree with Santa Barbara City College in preparation for the AHIMA CCS and RHIT Certification exams.
Affiliations
- AAPC
- AHIMA
- RCC
Certification
- AAPC CPC
- AAPC COBGC
- West Valley College Certified Administrative Medical Assistant
Quote
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Tony Robbins
Timeline
Coder II
Watsonville Community Hospital
11.2022 - Current
Outpatient Coding Team Member
Sutter Shared Services
03.2021 - 11.2022
Coding Analyst
Primary Care | Sutter Health
07.2017 - 01.2021
Certificate - COBGC
AAPC
CPC Certification - Medical Coding
AAPC
Administrative Medical Assistant -
West Valley College
Work Availability
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeContract WorkPart TimeWork Location
RemoteHybridImportant To Me
Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursWork from home optionPaid time offHealthcare benefitsPersonal development programsTeam Building / Company RetreatsPaid sick leave401k matchSoftware
EPIC
EClinical Works
Clinview
Optum Encoder
3M Encoder
Resolute
Cadence
EHR
Epiphany
Medhost
Windows
Google Docs
Google Email
Microsoft Teams
Zoom
Outlook
Online Search Engines
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary
Japanese
Elementary
Interests
Hiking
Music
The Beach
Dogs
Movies
TV
Spending time with friends and family
GYM
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