Nicole R Eades
Erie,USA
Summary
Detail-oriented Certified Professional Coder with a passion for outpatient coding. Looking to apply for a full-time position in which I can utilize and expand my knowledge.
Experienced with outpatient coding, delivering precise and compliant medical record documentation. Utilizes analytical skills to ensure accurate coding and billing processes. Knowledge of ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS coding systems, with track record of maintaining high standards in coding accuracy and compliance.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Remote Outpatient Coder
LECOM- Millcreek Community Hospital
Erie, PA
06.2021 - Current
- Assigning ICD 10, CPT, and HCPCS codes based on physician documentation for Observation services and Provider Based Clinic Specialists such as Endocrinology, Cardiology, Cardio thoracic, Cardio Vascular, Ophthalmology, Gynecology, Pulmonology, Nephrology, Neurology, Sports Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Behavioral Health, and more.
- Assigning the appropriate E/M service codes, modifiers, and place of services based on physician documentation, following payer specific rules.
- Abstracting and analyzing the documentations HPI, PMSH, ROS, PE, and MDM to select the appropriate E/M Level.
- Navigation through Meditech and Healthfusion to review charts and documentation for coding purposes.
- Maintaining up-to-date coding knowledge with continuance of education
- Utilization of Optum and 3M encoder.
- Querying Physicians for clarification of documentation when appropriate.
Remote Physician Coder
St. Luke's University Health Network
PA/NJ
11.2020 - 06.2021
- Assigning ICD 10 codes based on physician documentation for telemedicine and cardiology services in a timely manner.
- Assigning the appropriate E/M service codes, modifiers, and place of services based on physician documentation, following payer specific rules.
- Abstracting and analyzing the documentations HPI, PMSH, ROS, PE, and MDM to select the appropriate E/M Level.
- Navigation through Epic to review charts and documentation for coding purposes.
- Maintaining up-to-date coding knowledge with continuance of education
- Utilization of 3M encoder.
Medical Records Coder/Clerk
Sarah A. Reed Senior Living
Erie, PA
08.2020 - 11.2020
- Assigning ICD 10 codes based on documentation to all Admissions, Re-admissions, and discharged residents within a timely manner.
- Work closely with the accounting department, pharmacy, and physicians to ensure accuracy of diagnoses.
- Query physicians for highest specificity
- Creation of Admission Charts and Re-admission charts for Long Term care residents, short term care residents, Skilled Nursing, Hospice, and Dialysis residents.
- Thinning, Analyzing and organizing all charts including filing appropriately.
Certified Medical Coder- Outpatient
LECOM- Millcreek Community Hospital
Erie, PA
12.2018 - 08.2020
- Coding all Outpatient Clinics such as diagnostic Radiology, Labs, Recurring Physical Therapy, Behavioral Health Partial Hospitalization, Wound care, Drop-off Pathology, and much more.
- Coding Emergency Department Services, Diagnoses, procedures, and E/M Leveling Professional and Facility Fees.
- Reviews, analyzes, and assures the final diagnoses and procedures as stated are valid and complete.
- Maintaining up-to-date coding knowledge with continuance of education.
- Accurately code Outpatient procedures for providers to ensure proper reimbursement.
- Contact/Query providers for clarification of documentation.
- Navigation through Medi-tech to code from appropriate documentation and enter diagnoses and procedures into encoder 3M.
Medical Records File Clerk II
10.2016 - 12.2018
- Electronically file all inpatient and outpatient records in a timely manner, including the assembly of paper charts and scanning.
- Analyzation of all inpatient and outpatient records to ensure completion and compliance of all documentation by the appropriate attending physician.
- Securing the necessary physicians and clinical staff signatures for all documentation.
- Responded to multi-phone lines in a timely fashion.
- Abided by HIPAA laws when handling and releasing medical records and documentation requested by outside facilities or patients.
- Entering/Registering data accurately for all infants born at the facility into DAVE (PA Department of Health) for social security and birth certificates.
- Querying all physicians for specificity of diagnoses for a definitive diagnosis and completion of all inpatient and outpatient accounts.
- Preparing all Reviews for Tissue, Mortality, and Tumor board meetings.
- Entry of data to provide access to the team of the Regional Cancer Center for registration of tumors.
Education
Associate - Business Administration, Medical Administration
Jamestown Business College
08-2017
Skills
- Experienced CPC certified through AAPC
- Assigning CPT and ICD 10 coding encoder
- Experience using Citrix to code remotely
- Detail oriented
- Experience face to face with patients
- Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Navigation through many different EMR, EHR’s and Echarts such as EPIC, Meditech, Healthfusion, I-heal, and credible
- Entering all necessary diagnoses and procedures into 3M encoder
- Registration of all newborns at the facility using DAVE (Pennsylvania Department of Health Baby registry for birth certificates and social security)
- Data Entry
- Chart Documentation Analysis
Timeline
Remote Outpatient Coder
LECOM- Millcreek Community Hospital
06.2021 - Current
Remote Physician Coder
St. Luke's University Health Network
11.2020 - 06.2021
Medical Records Coder/Clerk
Sarah A. Reed Senior Living
08.2020 - 11.2020
Certified Medical Coder- Outpatient
LECOM- Millcreek Community Hospital
12.2018 - 08.2020
Medical Records File Clerk II
10.2016 - 12.2018
Associate - Business Administration, Medical Administration
Jamestown Business College