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Patrice Richardson

Point,TX

Summary

Certified Hospital Inpatient Coder, seeking Medical Coding position in the Health Administrative field. Provide dedication, commitment, loyalty and perseverance to any company to work for. To grow within a company that supports continuing education to further career and a coder.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Referral Coordinator & Diagnostics

CVS Healthcare/Oak Street Health
Chicago , IL
05.2023 - Current
  • Finding specialists and facilities for where patients will receive their healthcare services
  • Seeking authorization for referrals/diagnostics from health care companies, as determined by authorization rules
  • Performing outbound calls to specialists/facilities to seek verification of information, as determined by program standards
  • Receiving inbound calls from patients, outside providers/facilities, and am members (care team, etc)
  • Responding to internal messages

Certified Hospital Inpatient Coder

Tyler Junior College
03.2023 - 11.2023
  • Preformed Cases containing variety of medical situations. (School)
  • Certified Hospital Inpatient Coding Training - Certified Hospital Inpatient Coder
  • Medical Terminology
  • Anatomy
  • Maintained compliance with industry standards and regulatory guidelines through continuous education on updates to ICD-10-CM/PCS codes and Coding Clinic guidance
  • Enhanced accuracy of medical coding by consistently reviewing and validating medical records for inpatient services

Hospital Patient Account Specialist

Trinity Healthcare
01.2019 - 07.2021
  • Follow up with insurance companies regarding appeals/denials/unpaid claims
  • Follow-up with payers to ensure timely resolution of all outstanding claims, via phone, emails, fax or websites
  • Fill out Insurance claim Forms
  • Identify and resolve issues causing payer payment delays
  • Identify and trend claims issues to proactively reduce denials Prepared reports detailing billing actions, flags and other key information

Benefit Verification Specialist

AmerisourceBergen
10.2020 - 01.2021
  • Sign patient's up on their re-Verification form for medication

DUPIXENT: Asthma

  • Verification Medicare Part D Benefits
  • All Commercial Insurance,
  • Answered fifty to eighty calls per day in an efficient manner
    ● Handled hospital claims,with attached information
    ● Updated and corrected patient information and filed claims
    ● Managed correspondence with patient accounts
    ● Called insurance companies for claims status updates
    ● Collected patient payments Enrollment Form & Prescription,Income from Doctor or Patient.

Customer Service Specialist

Baylor University Medical System
08.2003 - 08.2006

Answered fifty to eighty calls per day in efficient manner

● Handled hospital claims, UB.04 with attached information

● Updated and corrected patient information and filed claims

● Managed correspondence with patient accounts

● Called insurance companies for claims status updates

● Collected patient payments

Education

Certified Hospital InPatient Coder - Coder

Tyler Junior College, Tyler Texas
Tyler, United States
11.2023

High School Diploma -

Newman Smith High School
Carrollton, United States
05.1983

Skills

  • Medical terminology
  • ICD-10 (International Classification of Disease Systems)
  • CPT Coding Guideline
  • HCPCS Coding Guidelines
  • Office support (phones, faxing, filing)
  • Excellent verbal communication
  • Adept multi-tasked
  • Resourceful and reliable worker
  • Excellent problem solver
  • Office management professional
  • Research and data analysis
  • Anatomy/Physiology
  • Self disciplined
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • AAPC Coder software

Affiliations

American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)

Certification

  • AAPC Certified Inpatietn Coder

Timeline

Referral Coordinator & Diagnostics

CVS Healthcare/Oak Street Health
05.2023 - Current

Certified Hospital Inpatient Coder

Tyler Junior College
03.2023 - 11.2023

Benefit Verification Specialist

AmerisourceBergen
10.2020 - 01.2021

Hospital Patient Account Specialist

Trinity Healthcare
01.2019 - 07.2021

Customer Service Specialist

Baylor University Medical System
08.2003 - 08.2006

Certified Hospital InPatient Coder - Coder

Tyler Junior College, Tyler Texas

High School Diploma -

Newman Smith High School
  • AAPC Certified Professional Coder
Patrice Richardson