Sherre Williams
Bronx,N.Y.
Summary
Results driven Medical Biller with over 22 years of hands-on experience in account management, revenue generation and medical billing and coding. Accomplished in developing strategies to improve workflows and processes and actualizing procedures to enhance revenue generation. Demonstrated leadership skills guide teams towards success, optimize performance and sustain organizational success. Organized Medical Biller boasts 22-year career performing difficult multitasking and claims-processing tasks. Works quickly with insurance companies to resolve problematic disputes and handle patient inquiries. Brings can-do attitude to collaborating with medical professionals, insurance providers and clients to handle invoicing within high-traffic office environment.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Biller Specialist / Supervisor
Montefiore Medical Center-Westchester Heart Specialists
09.2002 - Current
- Check and follow up on unpaid claims with insurance companies
- Credentialing doctors for insurance companies providing documented evidence of doctor’s licensure, education, training, and experience
- Handle worker’s compensation and no-fault claims
- Skilled Nursing home billing
- Balance co- payment for patient accounts
- Document all insurance checks and claims
- Ensure all insurance claim reimbursements were within contractual agreement
- Provided daily summations of end of the day balances
- Verify of patient’s insurance and demographics
- Answer all billing inquiries from agencies and patients
- Composing appeals to insurance companies
- Extracted and verified information from medical record, operative notes, invoice, consultation notes, progress notes and discharge notes to ensure accuracy and compliance with computer system and e-chart.
- Provided training and support to new staff members regarding billing processes.
- Issued work schedules, duty assignments and deadlines for office or administrative staff.
Billing Consultant
Dr. Harold N. Klestzick, DO Westchester Square Hospital
Bronx, New York
01.2011 - 06.2013
- Followed up on all old reports and claims and insured that all outstanding invoices were paid and up to date
- Created appeals to insurance companies, verified records, and rebilled unpaid claims
- Worked with team members and leadership to identify and develop process improvements.
- Created workflows
- Documented all insurance checks and claims
- Made follow up calls to insurance companies and verified that all parties and payees received correct funds.
- Reviewed existing processes and identified areas for improvement.
Administrative Assistant Supervisor
Dr. Gail Furman, PHD, Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist
New York, New York
01.2000 - 12.2001
- Scheduled appointments for all patients, patient data input, general office duties
- Scheduled various social events
- Scheduled Travel arrangement
- Taking notes
- Ensure confidentiality with high profile patients /clients.
- Acted as liaison between internal personnel and external contacts such as vendors or suppliers.
Assist in the Management and Distribution of the Covid-19 Vaccine Program
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York
- Provided Community Education on the Effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines
- Scheduled Appointment for Covid-19 Vaccine Patients
- Screen Patient for Covid-19 vaccine
- Preformed follow-up phone calls for patients who received vaccine
- Ensure appointment site has ample vaccine for distribution
- Internship Covid-19 Project Leader.
- Tracked patient responses following administration of vaccines or other medications.
Education
Master of Arts - Health Education & Promotion
CUNY-Lehman College
06.2021
Bachelor of Science - Health Service Administration
CUNY-Lehman College
06.2017
Associate - Early Childhood Education
CUNY-Bronx Community College
06.2009
Skills
- EPIC
- Electronic Health Record System (EHR)
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Minor conversational Spanish
- Commercial and Private Insurance
- Claims Review
- Multitasking and Organization
- Claims Processing
- Account Reconciliation
- Billing and Collection Procedures
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Worker's Compensation Knowledge
- Insurance Billing
- Proficiency in [Software]
- Medicaid and Medicare Knowledge
- Billing Codes
- Accounts Receivable
- Insurance Claims Processing
- Customer Service
- Reimbursements
- Collections Management
- Submission of Medical Claims
- Invoice Processing
- Account Management
- Insurance Verification
- Electronic Claims
- Claim Review
- Critical Thinking
- Patient Billing
- Insurance Collections
- Account Follow-Up
- CMS-1500 Billing Forms
- CPT Code Modifiers
- Payment Posting
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Billing Consultant
Dr. Harold N. Klestzick, DO Westchester Square Hospital
01.2011 - 06.2013
Medical Biller Specialist / Supervisor
Montefiore Medical Center-Westchester Heart Specialists
09.2002 - Current
Administrative Assistant Supervisor
Dr. Gail Furman, PHD, Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist
01.2000 - 12.2001
Assist in the Management and Distribution of the Covid-19 Vaccine Program
Montefiore Medical Center
Master of Arts - Health Education & Promotion
CUNY-Lehman College
Bachelor of Science - Health Service Administration
CUNY-Lehman College
Associate - Early Childhood Education
CUNY-Bronx Community College
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