Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Years Of Experience
Skills Responsibilities
Certification
Timeline
Pamela Allen

Pamela Allen

Shoreline,WA

Summary

Reviewed rejected or denied claims for incorrect authorization, patient eligibility, coordination of benefits, payor payments, patient information and coding errors. Reviewed CMS 1500 0

PB UB04 HCFA FACILITY Claims. Reviewed insurance plan EOP EOB RA for explanation of claims payments patient benefits and plan adjudication. Performed claim correction and edits. Performed corrected claim edits for claim paper or EDI resubmission. Reviewed claims and patient accounts for payor over payments, under payments, offsets and take backs. Reviewed and prepared and processed appeals and grievances for plan adjudication and payment . Performed patient account resolution. Reviewed claims against CMS guidelines for correct pricing coding payments. Use of DRG for length of IP stay and services pricing. Reviewed and corrected for correct insurance payor and coordination of benefits primary and 2ndary payment.

Worked with EMR EHR CRM AVAYA Payment Processing systems. EPIC (all areas) GE IDX MYSYS Centricity ORCA Oracle Cerner VA DEERS Tricare Triwest Cerner Citrix CareRadius IBM PGBA Optum Rx Express Scripts CVS Caremark PBMs MS 360 Centamax and MS Office Suite Facsys medical management software programs. Use Skype for Business Teams Zoom Google Connect for inner office communications, meetings, collaboration, and training. Use of knowledge of CPT HCPCS HCFA ICD 10 NDC codes for claims review and corrections. Use of insurance portals websites and applications for verification of eligibility benefits coverage and COB. Use of Provider One, Optum UHC Link, Availity, One Healthport. CVS Aetna KHP PBC RBS CMS NORIDIAN TRICARE PRIME USFHP Triwest and Change HealthCare portals. Use of knowledge of medical terminology translation transcription and document selection to prepare and submit for appeals grievances and reconsideration for correct payor payments

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Claims Specialist/Analyst

Triwest Healthcare Alliance HMO Call Center
09.2021 - 11.2024
  • Provided customer service under call center metrics to plan IN/OON providers regarding claims (profee CMS1500 facility UB04) plan eligibility, benefits, authorizations, referrals, appeals, submissions, adjudication, grievances, credentialing/contracting requirements through the use of plan VPN portal systems PGBA, MS 360, CareRadius, VA Portal to review, analyze, and explain claim submissions, edits, denials, adjudication, and payments
  • Worked with VPN Remote server platform
  • Worked with Cisco and Citrix VPN CRM payment review and EDI portals websites applications performed calculations and accounting to review for payor payments
  • Use of knowledge if medical compliance and terminology (HIPAA PHI CMS compliance regulations,) Interpretation, translation of insurance Payment Processing codes, CPT, NDC RX ICD 10 codes, EOP EOB RA and medical documentation

Enrollment Coordinator

USFHP Tricare Prime HMO thru Pacific Medical Centers
02.2017 - 08.2021
  • Reviewed for member eligibility, coverage, and benefits
  • Reviewed authorizations and referrals and claims for member inquiries
  • Performed calculation of member premiums, performed CRM payment processing
  • Performed data entry into DEERS enrollment system for DOD enrollment
  • Pac Med Patient Access Coordinator
  • Performed insurance eligibility benefits, coverage verification for all types of insurance
  • Patient registration and appointment scheduling
  • Patient processed referrals and authorizations for all types of medical services
  • Patient Account Specialist
  • Claims review for submission, corrections, edits, denials as needed, worked both UB and Profee claims, performed review and interpretation of EOP/EOB/RA
  • Review and edits of ICD/CPT codes as needed
  • Use of medical terminology when needed for corrections
  • Worked with all types of insurance, portals, applications, and websites
  • Worked with One Healthport, Change HealthCare, Provider One, Optum UHC Link, Availity, Triwest, Tricare Prime, USFHP, etc
  • Worked with EMR/EHR Epic, Centricity, GE, Idx etc

Claims, Patient Accounts Specialist

Polyclinic PFS
06.2016 - 02.2017
  • Worked with all types of claims for all types of insurance (Profee CMS 1500/UB04 facility claims; all types EHIP/Self funded commercial PPO/POS/EPO/HMO, Medicare A/B/D Medicare Replacement/Advantage, Medicaid, PIP COB) reviewed claim denials, payments, edits, corrections, submissions, adjudication for patient account review and reconciliation
  • Reviewed authorizations, referrals for denials
  • Verification patient insurance eligibility, coverage, benefits, limits, deductibles, out of pocket, and responsibility
  • Performed Patient registration and cash application, payment posting review
  • Reviewed claims for all types of medical services
  • Reviewed claim submission, corrections, edits as needed, worked both UB and Profee claims, performed review and interpretation of EOP/EOB/RA
  • Review and edits of ICD/CPT codes as needed
  • Use of medical terminology when needed for corrections
  • Worked with all types of insurance portals, applications, and websites
  • Worked with One Healthport, Change HealthCare, Provider One, Optum UHC Link, Availity, Triwest, Tricare Prime, USFHP, etc
  • Worked with EMR/EHR Epic, Mysis Centricity, GE, Idx etc

Remote, independent contractor

Coremdx Services
06.2004 - 06.2015
  • Worked part time, full time for small 3rd party medical administrative business
  • Worked Patient Accounts, medical billing and claims
  • CMS 1500 Profee UB04 faculty
  • Performed medical billing
  • EDI submissions, corrections, edits, cash applications, payments posting, adjudication, appeals grievances
  • Reviewed and processed authorizations, referrals for all types of medical services to include BHS, radiology, diagnostics, oncology, infusion, drug therapy, NDC etc
  • Verified patient eligibility, coverage, benefits
  • Worked with all types of insurance including commercial EHIP/self funded PPO EPO POS HMO plans, Medicare ABD, Medicare Advantage, Replacement Medicaid, COB
  • Performed Patient registration and appointment scheduling
  • Performed patient care coordination linking patients to medical services under the restrictions of insurance and authorizations
  • Performed review and interpretation of EOP/EOB/RA
  • Review and edits of ICD/CPT codes as needed
  • Use of medical terminology when needed for corrections
  • Worked with all types of insurance, portals, applications, and websites
  • Worked with One Healthport, Change HealthCare, Provider One, Optum UHC Link, Availity, Triwest, Tricare Prime, USFHP, etc
  • Worked with EMR/EHR Epic, MS 360 Centricity, GE, Idx etc

Education

Technical Certificate - Medical Office Management Billing and Coding

South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA
01.2013

AA Degree - Communications

Seattle University, Seattle, WA
01.1993

High School Graduation College Prep Degree -

Presentation High School, San Jose, CA
01.1989

Skills

  • Patient registration
  • Patient check in
  • Patient Appointment Scheduling
  • IP Admitting
  • Insurance eligibility benefits coverage verification
  • Referrals Authorizations processing
  • Enrollment Coordinator
  • Patient Care Services Coordination
  • Claims review
  • Patient account resolution
  • EMR
  • EHR
  • CRM
  • Payment Processing systems
  • EPIC
  • GE IDX
  • MYSYS
  • Centricity
  • ORCA
  • Oracle
  • Cerner
  • VA DEERS
  • Tricare
  • Triwest
  • Citrix
  • CareRadius
  • IBM PGBA
  • Optum Rx
  • Express Scripts
  • CVS Caremark
  • PBMs
  • MS 360
  • Centamax
  • MS Office Suite
  • Facsys
  • Medical management software
  • Skype for Business
  • Teams
  • Zoom
  • Google Connect
  • CPT
  • HCPCS
  • HCFA
  • ICD 10
  • NDC codes
  • Insurance portals
  • Provider One
  • Optum UHC Link
  • Availity
  • One Healthport
  • CVS
  • Aetna
  • KHP
  • PBC
  • RBS
  • CMS
  • NORIDIAN
  • TRICARE PRIME
  • USFHP
  • Change HealthCare
  • Medical terminology
  • Translation
  • Transcription
  • Document selection
  • DRG
  • MS Outlook
  • Google Meet

Years Of Experience

35

Skills Responsibilities

  • Patient registration
  • Patient check in
  • Patient Appointment Scheduling
  • Insurance eligibility benefits coverage verification
  • Referrals Authorizations processing
  • Enrollment Coordinator
  • Patient Care Services Coordination
  • Reviewed rejected or denied claims for incorrect authorization, patient eligibility, coordination of benefits, payor payments, patient information and coding errors.

Certification

ACA Navigator

King County Public Health 2013

Timeline

Sr. Claims Specialist/Analyst - Triwest Healthcare Alliance HMO Call Center
09.2021 - 11.2024
Enrollment Coordinator - USFHP Tricare Prime HMO thru Pacific Medical Centers
02.2017 - 08.2021
Claims, Patient Accounts Specialist - Polyclinic PFS
06.2016 - 02.2017
Remote, independent contractor - Coremdx Services
06.2004 - 06.2015
South Seattle Community College - Technical Certificate, Medical Office Management Billing and Coding
Seattle University - AA Degree, Communications
Presentation High School - High School Graduation College Prep Degree,
Pamela Allen