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Stephanie Hall

Stephanie Hall

Louisville,KY

Summary

Ambitious Medical Biller and Coder with more than 25 years of experience in debt collection and collections processing. Successful in following up on past due accounts and recouping unpaid balances. Outstanding negotiator skillful in creating manageable repayment plans to reduce debt. Efficient billing professional with 25 years of experience. Productive and diligent with passion for resolving discrepancies through attention to detail and creative problem-solving. Passionate about perpetuating company values through impeccable work ethic and drive.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Freelancer

Upwork
01.2022 - Current
  • Provided Medical Billing and Provider Credentialing Services for any healthcare provider, Office, Hospital, etc
  • I am licensed and Insured, and guarantee my work! When doing Medical Billing, I audit billing, submit claims, follow up on collections, provide weekly billing spreadsheets, and make sure you get paid
  • The credentialing side: keeping CAQH updated and attested, keep track of all license and malpractice expiration dates, and I credential the provider/providers with as many payers as they choose, I can also negotiate contracts with the insurance companies, and anything else needed.
  • Compiled and tracked outstanding balances owed to medical facilities.
  • Corrected, completed and processed claims for multiple payer codes.
  • Assisted in reconciling deposit and patient collections.
  • Processed online and paper appeal submissions and refund requests.
  • Logged charges and payments within .
  • Handled account payments and provided information regarding outstanding balances.
  • Monitored outstanding invoices and performed collections duties.
  • Executed billing tasks and recorded information in company databases.
  • Used data entry skills to accurately document and input statements.
  • Verified accuracy of accounts payable payments, resulting in 95% reduction in payment errors and check reissues.

Certified Notary Public

Self-employeed
Louisville, KY
06.2020 - Current
  • Types of Notarizations included:
  • Power of Attorney
  • Vital Records Request
  • Affidavits
  • Jurats
  • Oaths & Affirmations
  • Executed and verified the online notarizations of official documents provided from contracting companies such as;
  • Lenders
  • Title Companies
  • Banks
  • Individuals
  • Informed the signers ofthe obligations set out by thedocuments, and properlycompleted and notarized the documents
  • Certified National Notary signing agent and Member of the N N A

Provider Credentialing Specialist

Finding Headway, Public
11.2021 - 04.2022
  • Checked provider documents that were submitted
  • Made sure CAQH was up to date and documents had been uploaded
  • Made any notes for documents missing or incorrect
  • Created tasks for the provider to let them know that their document was not accepted
  • Uploaded documents to another platform to complete provider credentialing

Billing/Collections Specialist

CC Injury Cole Chiropractic
Louisville, KY
08.2021 - 01.2022
  • Submitted all billing on patient accounts
  • Followed up on status of payments
  • Audited Claims
  • Updated CPT and ICD-10 Codes
  • Created/Updated Fee Schedule’s
  • Worked Claim Denials
  • Entered Insurance payments
  • Worked Collections
  • Negotiated outstanding patient balances with Attorney’s and Insurance Companies
  • Created Billing and Collection Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel
  • Created Documents for Office and Employee use
  • Verified Patient Insurance

A/R Clean-Up

  • Sent Medical Records as requested
  • Made referrals for patients to see outside providers
  • Used PayDC EMR system for patient information and Billing
  • Requested Medical Records for continuation of care from other Providers

Patient Account Representative II

Medassist, A Firstsource Company
02.2021 - 05.2021
  • Make outbound calls to patients regarding the balance on their account
  • Take inbound calls from patients who are inquiring or paying on their account
  • Use EHR systems such as Meditech, Paragon, Patient Matters, I-Leverage, and
  • LiveVox

E D Revenue Integrity Specialist

University of Louisville Hospital
07.2020 - 02.2021
  • Looked at ER Department records and Physician documents to determine the level of the ER visit to get the hospital paid
  • Used different E MR sites, Rev Cycle, Meditech, Power Chart, First Net, Sovera,
  • Cerner, Citrix Cerner, etc
  • Worked with seven hospitals leveling charts to get the ER visit paid in full
  • Corrected any missing or incorrect provider documentation
  • Documented Injection and Infusion Coding
  • Leveled ER charts based on the documentation in the EM R to determine the level between 1-5 to get the hospitals paid for diagnostic tests, and the grade of the
  • ER visit
  • Used m y knowledge as a Coder to get the hospitals paid correctly.

Billing/Collections Manager

CC Injury Cole Chiropractic
05.2020 - 07.2020
  • Greeted patients
  • Answered phones
  • Took payments
  • Verified insurance
  • Scan/Copy insurance cards and patient paperwork
  • Scheduled appointments and New Patient Appointments
  • Submitted all Billing using PayDC EMR/Billing Software
  • Performed Claim Audits
  • Contacted Insurance Companies to check on the status of payment
  • Verified patient Insurance coverage
  • Negotiated patient accounts with Attorneys and Insurance companies to get payment
  • Used Microsoft Word and Excel to create Billing and Collections Spread Sheets
  • Used different provider sites for Insurance and Billing verification
  • Performed Provider Credentialing of Doctor with health insurance companies

Office Manager/Medical Billing Specialist

Advanced Practice Associates
03.2019 - 07.2020
  • Verified patients Insurance
  • Scheduled appointments for Patients and VA patients
  • Did allbillingand coding using LHI and Kareo
  • Audited billing
  • Contacted health insurance to check on payment
  • Used sites such as Availity, Optum, Navinet, Passport, Kymmis, Aetna Better
  • Health, Wellcare, Cigna, Passport Advantage, Provider Medicaid Portal to monitor
  • Medicaid numbers, CMS/Medicare Provider Portal,
  • NPPES, and several others to check on claims
  • Handled allcredentialing of APRNs with health insurance companies and perform many other tasks.

Medical Biller/Receptionist

CHIROPRACTIC SOLUTIONS
12.2019 - 05.2020
  • Greeted patients
  • Answer phones
  • Took patient Co-payments
  • Verified insurance coverage
  • Scan/Copy Important patient documents
  • Scheduled appointments
  • Used E MR system’s Medic Fusion, Waystar, and Zirmed
  • Audited billing
  • Followed up on outstanding balances, rejections, and denials
  • Worked allA/R follow ups and collections
  • Contacted health insurance companies to check on the status of payment, as well as verify patient coverage
  • Used sites such as Availity, Optum, Navinet, Passport, Kymmis, Aetna Better
  • Health, Wellcare, and several others to check on claims, as well as verified insurance coverage
  • Handled allcredentialing of the Chiropractor
  • Sent medical records
  • Negotiated bills

Medical Assistant/Receptionist

All Around HealthCare
05.2019 - 12.2019
  • Greeted patients
  • Answer phones
  • Took co-pays and other payments
  • Verified insurance coverage
  • Scan/copy insurance cards and patient paperwork
  • Scheduled appointments
  • Used the EM R system E C W (Eclinical works)
  • Audit billing
  • Followed up with insurance to check on payment
  • Used sites such as Availity, Optum, Navinet, Passport, Kym mis, Aetna Better
  • Health, Wellcare, and several others to check on claims, as well as verify insurance coverage
  • Handled allcredentialing of Office Administrator/Medical Billing and Coding

Specialist Office Administrator/Medical Billing Specialist

Renew Counseling, LLC
09.2018 - 11.2019
  • Greeted patients
  • Answer phones
  • Handled co-pays and other payments
  • Verified insurance
  • Scan/copy insurance cards and patient paperwork
  • Scheduled appointments
  • Did allbilling and coding using Therapy Notes and Kareo
  • Audited billing
  • Contacted health insurance to check on payment
  • Worked collections
  • Recoupments
  • Worked Denied claims
  • Recovered over $100,000.00 in payments due to rejections/denials
  • Created AR reports
  • Managed allfinances
  • Handled allpayroll for contracted Therapists
  • Submitted claims to payers and worked closely with Provider Rep.
  • Used sites such as Availity, Optum,
  • Navinet, PaySpan, Kymmis, Beacon, Wellcare,
  • Provider Medicaid Portal to monitor Medicaid numbers, CMS/Medicare Provider
  • Portal,NPPES
  • Handled allcredentialingofTherapistswith health insurance companies and perform many other tasks.

Medical Billing/Office Manager

West View Chiropractic
05.2017 - 10.2018
  • Scheduled patients, placed patients on therapies such as, mechanical traction,
  • Electrical Stimulation, Neuromuscular
  • Reeducation, handled patient treatment plans,filledout and submitted allreferralsto outside facilities
  • Did allBilling,claim submitting and coding with Pay D C and EZ Biz, Filing,made phone callstoinsurance companies, and
  • Attorneys' offices
  • Negotiated with Insurance companies and Attorney’s offices on bills and patient balances
  • Handled allCollections, AR Reports, Employee Payroll, worked denials, Put
  • Medical Records together to send out, handled alloffice paperwork
  • Took care of alloffice finances
  • Made executive decisions on marketing, employment, policies, etc.

Chiropractic Assistant/Office/Billing Manager

CC Injury Cole Chiropractic
09.2016 - 04.2017
  • Worked with patients
  • Put patients on therapies
  • Referred patients to other facilities
  • Completed allBilling with PayDc
  • Handled collections
  • AR report
  • Denials
  • Worked claims
  • Verified allinsurance
  • Filing
  • Medical Records Requests

Chiropractic Assistant/Assistant Manager

West View Chiropractic
12.2014 - 09.2016
  • Worked with patients
  • Put patients on therapies
  • Referred patients out to other facilities
  • Did alloffice filing
  • Made phone calls to both insurance companies as well as other doctors' offices
  • Filled out patient demographic forms, and referrals.

Education

High school diploma -

Butler Traditional High School
05.1998

Associate - Medical Billing an d Coding

Sullivan University
Louisville
04.2019

Skills

  • CPT Coding
  • ICD-9
  • Medical Coding
  • Medical Records
  • Medical Billing
  • ICD-10
  • Anatomy Knowledge
  • Credentialing
  • Coder
  • Insurance Verification
  • Collections
  • Supervisor
  • EM R Systems
  • Office Administration
  • Office Manager Experience
  • Computer Skills
  • CMS-1500 Forms
  • UB04 Forms
  • Medical Terminology
  • Medical Imaging Experience
  • Medical Office Experience
  • ICD Coding
  • Transcription
  • Epic
  • EClinicalWorks
  • Triage
  • Clerical Experience
  • HIPAA
  • Medical Collection
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Experience Administering Injections
  • Medical Receptionist
  • Quality Assurance
  • Contracts (10 years)
  • Medical Scheduling
  • Cerner
  • QuickBooks
  • Phone Etiquette
  • Accounting
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Physiology Knowledge
  • Nursing
  • Computer networking
  • Time management
  • Microsoft Office
  • Documentation review
  • Auditing
  • Laboratory Experience
  • Customer Service (10
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
  • Administrative Management
  • Client Inquiries
  • Payroll Processing
  • Advanced Excel Spreadsheet Functions
  • Customer Relationships
  • Company Standards
  • Customer Support Needs Assessment
  • Document Scanning
  • Customer Care
  • Schedule Preparation
  • Staff Recruiting
  • Bank Deposits
  • Workflow Processes
  • Outbound Calls
  • Customer Experience
  • Special Projects
  • Personnel Management
  • Calendar Maintenance

Certification

+ years) Microsoft Excel (10+ years) Filing (10+ years) Hospital Experience Patient Care Organizational Skills Accounting (10+ years) Financial accounting (10+ years) Languages English -Expert Certifications and Licenses Certified Coding Associate AHIMA Medical Billing Certification Certified Coding Specialist Medical Coding Certification

Affiliations

AHIMA

Additional Information

I am a CCA, Certified Coding Associate as well as a HIM professional. I have over 25 years experience in Medical Billing and Coding, Collections, Provider Credentialing, and Revenue Cycle Management.

Languages

English
Full Professional

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

Freelancer

Upwork
01.2022 - Current

Provider Credentialing Specialist

Finding Headway, Public
11.2021 - 04.2022

Billing/Collections Specialist

CC Injury Cole Chiropractic
08.2021 - 01.2022

Patient Account Representative II

Medassist, A Firstsource Company
02.2021 - 05.2021

E D Revenue Integrity Specialist

University of Louisville Hospital
07.2020 - 02.2021

Certified Notary Public

Self-employeed
06.2020 - Current

Billing/Collections Manager

CC Injury Cole Chiropractic
05.2020 - 07.2020

Medical Biller/Receptionist

CHIROPRACTIC SOLUTIONS
12.2019 - 05.2020

Medical Assistant/Receptionist

All Around HealthCare
05.2019 - 12.2019

Office Manager/Medical Billing Specialist

Advanced Practice Associates
03.2019 - 07.2020

Specialist Office Administrator/Medical Billing Specialist

Renew Counseling, LLC
09.2018 - 11.2019

Medical Billing/Office Manager

West View Chiropractic
05.2017 - 10.2018

Chiropractic Assistant/Office/Billing Manager

CC Injury Cole Chiropractic
09.2016 - 04.2017

Chiropractic Assistant/Assistant Manager

West View Chiropractic
12.2014 - 09.2016

High school diploma -

Butler Traditional High School

Associate - Medical Billing an d Coding

Sullivan University
Stephanie Hall