Pamela Wells, CCS

Responsible for Auditing the medical coding team on a monthly basis. Educating the team when necessary as well as when trends are found. Focus audits initiated when coding errors rise in a particular area.

Responsible for coding inpatient account within the quality and production standards. Exceeded quality standard with 97.7% accuracy.

Responsible for assigning admission DRGs to inpatient accounts as well as coding inpatient accounts on discharge.

Worked one on one with physicians to review accounts already coded to ensure correct and accurate DRG assignment. Coded inpatient accounts when there was a decrease in coded accounts to be reviewed..

Held many positions during my employment with Conifer. Coder Analyst was the last position held.

Responsible for coding all types of patient accounts.

Accuracy at 100% for over 3 years.

Maintained a production rate of 2.5-3 inpatient accounts per hour.

Assisted in coding audits as well as educating the staff post audit.

Coded Ancillary, ER, Observation, Same Day Surgery and Inpatient accounts within the required quality and productivity standards.

Responsible for coding both inpatient and outpatient accounts within the quality and productivity standards.

Audited accounts coded by the entire coding staff which consisted of 7 employees.

Created quarterly reports for staff quality.

Responsible for maintaining the inpatient/ outpatient bill hold.

Coded accounts when there was a reduction in staff.

Audited inpatient and outpatient account for 6 full time employees.

Created quarterly reports for staff quality.

Coded accounts when there was a reduction in staff.

Responsible for coding for 3 Kindred hospitals in the Tampa Bay area.

Educated and provided an understanding of the DRG system to all the LTAC facilities.

Responsible for coding inpatient and outpatient accounts within the required quality and productivity standards.

Assigned initial DRGs for all inpatient accounts within 24 hours of admission and reassignment when needed within 3 days.

Responsible for auditing all patient accounts for quality.

Worked with Billing Department to resolve denials.

Responsible for inpatient and outpatient accounts a well as meeting quality and production requirements.

Worked at the Mayo Clinic as well as Center of Disease Control while traveling as a coder.

Responsible for coding inpatient and outpatient accounts while meeting quality and production standards.

Left to relocate to Hawaii

Responsible for coding inpatient and outpatient accounts.

Trained Ancillary coder with review for quality.

Covered Assistant HIM director position while on leave.

Assisted HIM staff when needed/

Started off as a vital static clerk and worked through the department into a coding position in 1982.

Accepted position of Legal/Correspondence Clerk taking requests for medical records from an 18 month back log to 7 day turn around.