Athena
Tamika Beaumont
Medical Biller/Collector
Long Beach,CA
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Physician Collector II
Children's Hospital Of Los Angeles Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA
02.2015 - Current
- Processed billing calls and answered questions from patients and third-party carriers.
- Charge Entry
- Assisted in implementing procedures and policies to facilitate timely payments.
- Processed online and paper appeal submissions and refund requests.
- Corrected, completed and processed claims for multiple payer codes.
- Posted payments and collections on regular basis.
- Communicated with insurance providers to resolve denied claims and resubmitted.
- Verified insurance of patients to determine eligibility.
- Generated reports and analyzed trends to maximize reimbursement and reduce claim denials.
- Prevented financial delinquencies by working closely with managers to resolve billing issues before becoming unmanageable.
- Update patient information and medical records.
- Maintain Aging reports
- Managed over 60 accounts per day.
- Transplant billing/collections
- Dental Billing
Hospital Collection Specialist
ABEO
Pasadena, CA
02.2005 - 02.2015
- Examined patients' insurance coverage, deductibles, insurance carrier payments and remaining balances not covered under policies when applicable.
- Researched CPT and ICD-9 coding discrepancies for compliance and reimbursement accuracy.
- Liaised between patients, insurance companies, and billing office.
- Collected payments and applied to patient accounts.
- Communicated with insurance providers to resolve denied claims and resubmitted.
- Printed and reviewed monthly patient aging report and solicited overdue payments.
- Posted and adjusted payments from insurance companies.
- Prepared billing correspondence and maintained database to organize billing information.
- Electronic and paper claim submission to various payors
- Achieved performance goals on consistent basis
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Medical Billing
Skills
EMR / EHR
undefinedSoftware
Dentrix
KIDS
Timeline
Physician Collector II - Children's Hospital Of Los Angeles Medical Group
02.2015 - Current
Hospital Collection Specialist - ABEO
02.2005 - 02.2015
American Career College - Some College (No Degree), Medical Billing