Experienced Collector bringing a competitive mentality and desire to exceed expectations. Knowledgeable about account reviews, follow-up procedures and problem solving.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Collector
PRIME HEALTH CARE CENTINELA HOSPITAL
Inglewood, CA
02.2018 - Current
Prepare and submit cumulative payer report for stop loss reimbursement
Monitor and resolve high dollar non-government accounts
Review accounts for proper payment and adjustments
Identity and address payment discrepancies. Per Medi-Cal fee schedule
Submit necessary appeals regarding underpayments, DOFR, retro-authorization, medical necessity, etc.
Collector
MEDASSETS/ NTHRIVE
El Segundo, CA
11.2014 - 02.2018
Analyzing and Applying terms to account.
Identifying and reconciling payment variances on AR
Update plan codes and financial classes to the app private payers to net accounts to the correct expected reimbursement.
Prepare and submit appeals on all underpayments and retro reviews within the assigned aging report.
Verifying eligibility and authorizations
Review various reports to identify denials, correct claims, and suggest action plans to eliminate future denials to determine appropriateness.
Dental Assistant
Hermosa Smile
Hermosa Beach, CA
12.2001 - 11.2014
Organize a high volume of charts by pertinent dates in order to complete older dates first and list each chart the department received that day for digital upload
Retrieve work from appointed hospital system and distribute it amongst staff
Verify patient’s information and date of service is correct on various facility forms.
Relocate electronic images that are incorrectly filed within another document.
Replace electronic images that have unacceptable image quality or have been updated.
Code various forms, appointed code names that were given by the hospital facility