Tamara Lynn
Nashville,TN
Summary
Medical Billing and Coding Specialist providing administrative and patient support in medical office settings. Advanced knowledge of private insurance processes and codes. Talented at correcting and resubmitting claims, preparing patient charts and reviewing health records to identify proper diagnosis codes for billing. Offers background in reviewing, analyzing and managing medical record information to obtain prior authorizations from insurance companies and ensure payment.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sales Associate Specialist
Dollar General Corporation
09.2022 - Current
- Offered each customer top-notch, personal service to boost sales and customer satisfaction.
- Answered questions about store policies and addressed customer concerns.
- Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections, and purchases.
- Monitored sales floor and merchandise displays for presentable condition, taking corrective action such as restocking or reorganizing products.
- Checked pricing, scanned items, applied discounts, and printed receipts to ring up customers.
- Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
Reconsideration Analyst II
Robert Half/ C2C Innovative, Solutions, Inc
02.2021 - 12.2021
- Looked over finalized work, reviewing for errors or duplicate entries before turning in the final product
- Searched websites for information in reference to Medicare
- Part D
- Classified information into spreadsheets, databases, and customer relationship management systems
- Preserved detailed records of tasks, files, and progress
- Reviewed and removed nonessential data as well as combined data from multiple sources
- Examined reports and sheets of data
- Conducted system analysis and implementation to maintain and improve computer systems.
- Identified and resolved problems through root cause analysis and research.
- Queried databases for information needed for report processing.
Administrative Assistant
Barbara A Jones DDS
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
- Conducted insurance verification and preauthorizations and managed patient charts.
- Documented patient medical information, case histories, and insurance details to facilitate smooth appointments and payment processing.
- Greeted patients and provided required paperwork to facilitate services.
- Scheduled patient appointments and placed reminder calls to deliver exceptional customer experience.
- Maintained and updated patient records for accurate, current medical histories.
- Answered incoming calls, routed messages and resolved patient inquiries within target timeframes.
Medical Administrative Assistant II
Family Care Specialists
02.2019 - 12.2020
- Analyzed and Assigned CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10 codes for procedures and diagnoses
- Generated reports and logged patient information for reliable records.
- Performed various administrative tasks such as filing, copying and faxing documents.
- Examined reports and sheets of data
- Answered incoming calls, routed messages and resolved patient inquiries within target timeframes.
- Called patients to confirm scheduled appointments day in advance.
- Conducted insurance verification and preauthorizations and managed patient charts.
- Documented patient medical information, case histories, and insurance details to facilitate smooth appointments and payment processing.
- Organized patient records to research records, extract medical information and review records for completeness and accuracy.
Medical Administrative Assistant II
South Street Family Medical
07.2017 - 07.2019
- Managed health records and applied ICD-10 coding under supervision of the Nurse Administrator
- Processed copayments and insurance payments
- Operated computer, scanner, printer, fax, and office software
- Assign codes to diagnoses and procedures using ICD-10 and CPT
- Maintained and updated patient records for accurate, current medical histories.
- Answered incoming calls, routed messages and resolved patient inquiries within target timeframes.
- Greeted patients and provided required paperwork to facilitate services.
- Scheduled patient appointments and placed reminder calls to deliver exceptional customer experience.
- Verified insurance coverage to prepare for upcoming patient appointments.
- Generated reports and logged patient information for reliable records.
Medical Billing and Coding
Exodus Family Practice
08.2018 - 12.2018
- Participated in 100-hour unpaid externship
- Kept updated with developments in subject area curriculum, technical and career trends and teaching resources and methods.
- Managed health records and applied ICD-10 coding under supervision of the Nurse Administrator
- Ran reports of pending claims and reviewed according to schedule and performance follow-up
- Released pending claims to patient responsibility per
- EOB's and payment advisories
- Submitted electronic claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance providers, under supervision
- Assisted with quality/batch prep reports to ensure accuracy of reviews before they are returned to the file.
Education
Technical Diploma - Medical Billing and Coding
National College (ANU)
Clarksdale MS2019
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
Coahoma Community College
2015
High School Diploma -
Clarksdale High School
Clarksdale, MS05.2011
Certified Professional Coder-CPC - undefined
Coders- AAPC - undefined
American Academy of Professional
Skills
- ICD-10 (International Classification of Disease Systems)
- Coding Error Resolution
- Data Verification
- Diagnostic and Procedural Codes
- HCPCS
- Electronic Filing System Organization
- EHR and EMR
- Claims Processor
- Microsoft Office Systems
- Medical Billing & Coding Software
- HIPPA/ Patient Confidentially
Certification
- Certified Professional Coder-CPC
- American Academy of Professional Coders-AAPC
Timeline
Sales Associate Specialist
Dollar General Corporation
09.2022 - Current
Reconsideration Analyst II
Robert Half/ C2C Innovative, Solutions, Inc
02.2021 - 12.2021
Administrative Assistant
Barbara A Jones DDS
01.2020 - 01.2021
Medical Administrative Assistant II
Family Care Specialists
02.2019 - 12.2020
Medical Billing and Coding
Exodus Family Practice
08.2018 - 12.2018
Medical Administrative Assistant II
South Street Family Medical
07.2017 - 07.2019
Technical Diploma - Medical Billing and Coding
National College (ANU)
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
Coahoma Community College
High School Diploma -
Clarksdale High School
Certified Professional Coder-CPC - undefined
Coders- AAPC - undefined
American Academy of Professional
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