SYLVIA Rodriguez
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Dedicated medical billing specialist with 20 years experience in medical collections. Focusing on ensuring timely filing and payments, while managing patient accounts while maintaining patient confidentiality. Ability to maintain strong relationships. Looking to establish longevity with a company that promotes positive, challenging and professional work culture. and wants to hire an employee with a work ethic that aims to make a difference everyday.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Billing Specialist/Collections
Schaller Garvin and Associates
Phoenix, AZ
11.2016 - Current
* Patient Collector- taking incoming calls answering patient questions, making payment arrangements and obtaining correct insurance information for claim filing.
* Denial Specialist- working all insurance denials. Follow up on insurance requests, reviewing medical records against coding. Filing corrected claims, reconsiderations and appeals when necessary.
* Posting payments and adjustments, focusing on maximum reimbursement and minimal adjustments.
* Placing calls to patients and insurance to obtain updated insurance information to ensure timely filing and clean claims.
Medical Billing Specialist/Collections
Associated Billing Services Inc.
Phoenix, AZ
02.2005 - 04.2014
*Patient Collector- taking incoming calls answering patient questions, making payment arrangements and obtaining correct insurance information for claim filing.
* Denial Specialist- worked all insurance denials. Followed up on insurance requests, reviewing medical records against coding. Filing corrected claims, reconsiderations and appeals when necessary.
* Posting payments and adjustments, focusing on maximum reimbursement and minimal adjustments.
*Placing calls to patients and insurance to obtain updated insurance information to ensure timely filing and clean claims.
Education
High School Diploma -
Carl Hayden High School
Phoenix, AZ05.1992
Skills
- Invision, Medinfo, WebPractice, Healthpac, EclinicalWorks, Ebridge, Parallels, Urochart, Waystar, Emedix, Elations, Efax, Microsoft Word
- Front office / back office customer service(3 yrs)
- Accounts receivable (20 plus yrs)
- Medical collection
- Writing skills
- Financial auditing
- Management (1 yr)
- Pediatrics front office (3 yrs)
- Medicare
- EMR systems
- Data entry
- Communications skills
AWARDS
Employee of the Month
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Medical Billing Specialist/Collections
Schaller Garvin and Associates
11.2016 - Current
Medical Billing Specialist/Collections
Associated Billing Services Inc.
02.2005 - 04.2014
High School Diploma -
Carl Hayden High School