Stephanie Eaton

• Optimized communication between clinical staff and coders through regular meetings, fostering mutual understanding of respective roles
• Increased revenue for the facility by identifying and correcting undercoded and or errors for services during chart reviews.
• Reduced claim denials by ensuring accurate assignment of appropriate ICD-10 codes to diagnoses and CPT codes to procedures.
• Developed comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology necessary for accurate code assignment.
• Maintained strict confidentiality with sensitive patient data in accordance with HIPAA regulations, safeguarding personal health information.
• Participated in continuing education opportunities to maintain professional growth and stay current with best practices in outpatient coding.
• Managed assigned workload efficiently, consistently meeting deadlines without compromising quality of work.
• Assisted billing department in resolving coding-related issues, expediting payment processing for prompt reimbursement.
• Correctly coded and billed medical claims for various hospital and nursing facilities.
• Reviewed outpatient records and interpreted documentation to identify diagnoses and procedures.
• Communicated with insurance companies to research and resolved coding discrepancies. Handled all denied claims for Emergency Department and also various surgical specialists
• Utilized active listening, interpersonal, and telephone etiquette skills when communicating with others.

• Maintained high coding standards by adhering to industry best practices and staying current with emerging technologies.
• Resourcefully used various coding books, procedure manuals, and on-line encoders.
• Applied official coding conventions and rules from American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assign diagnostic codes.
• Reviewed patient charts to better understand health histories, diagnoses, and treatments.

Also charged infusion and procedures and diagnosis codes and coded and submitted for billing to payers.

Knowledgeable on infusion and injections of complex chemotherapy drugs and the hierarchy needed for billing correctly

• Contributed to the growth of the organization by consistently meeting or exceeding productivity targets while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Time management skills were utilized effectively to balance competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Enhanced accuracy by implementing thorough medical record reviews and diagnostic coding.
• Collaborated with healthcare providers to ensure accurate documentation of patient diagnoses and treatments
• Coded and did facility charges for the Emergency department to insure coding and billing was correct based on coding guidelines
• Knowledge of psychiatric inpatient facility coding
• Knowledge of some observation facility coding
• Worked in various roles from charge capture to coding facility and some pre fee coding