TEMEIASHIA SHEPHERD

Recorded and filed patient data and medical records.Carefully reviewed medical records for accuracy and completion as required by insurance companies.Strictly followed all federal and state guidelines for release of information.Arranged and assisted with hospital admissions.Retrieved physician correspondence from dictation service and made edits when necessary.Reviewed diagnostic and procedural terminology for consistency.Ensured compliance with medical/legal requirements, JCAHO standards and regulations.Verified and abstracted all medical data to Demonstrated knowledge of HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations by appropriately handling patient information.Evaluated the accuracy of provider charges, including dates of service, procedures, level of care, locations, diagnoses, patient identification and provider signature.Carefully prepared, reviewed and submitted patient statements.Prepared and attached all required claims documentation including referrals, treatment plans or other required correspondence to reduce incidence of denials. Prepped, Scanned and indexed records for paperless review.

• Maintained patient confidence by keeping patient records information confidential.
• Maintained patient records in compliance with security regulations.
• Reviewed charts and flagged incomplete or inaccurate information.
• Processed medical records requests from outside providers according to facility, state and federal law.
• Uploaded physician progress notes, history and physicals into electronic medical records.
• Created new medical records and retrieved existing medical records by gathering appropriate record folders and contents and assigning and recording new record numbers.
• Obtained necessary signatures on information release forms to obtain medical and treatment records from other service providers.
• Gathered patient information by collecting demographic information from variety of sources.
• Delivered charts to assigned areas of hospital by following established routing procedures.
• Maintained historical reference by abstracting and coding clinical data such as diseases, operations, procedures and therapies with standard classification systems.
• Trained Number direct reports on department procedures and policies to maximize department productivity.
• Oversaw Number-month project to revamp filing system and improve department productivity.
• Maintained accuracy, completeness and security for medical records and health information.
• Input data into computer programs and filing systems.
• Reviewed medical records for completeness and filed records in alphabetic and numeric order.
• Communicated effectively with staff, patients and insurance companies by email and telephone.
• Maintained database for storage and retrieval of medical records.
• Followed exact procedures for handling transfers and other releases of medical records.
• Accurately pulled patient records for upcoming appointments and procedures, typically within Number-hour period.
• Secured medical records against loss or unauthorized access.
• Utilized Software to manage and confirm patient data, such as insurance, demographic and medical history information.
• Compiled electronic patient records covering conditions, treatments and diagnoses.
• Processed patient admission and discharge documentation.
• Prepared and processed forms for government healthcare programs.
• Handled high-volume data entry of demographics, disease etiology and extent and associated procedures or treatments.
• Identified new methods to optimize medical records management.

Resolved and clarified issues with patient medications and collaborated with local pharmacies.Communicated with medical transcriptionists regarding patient medical records. Recorded data into a medical manager system. Retrieved and submitted records from a storage facility. Entered new developing prescription drugs into database. Prepared records and packaging for FDA approvals.

Filing and pulling charts for next day appointments. Preparing records for destruction. Ensured compliance with medical/legal requirements, JCAHO and HIPPA standards. Appointment handling and scheduling

Assisting Physicians with special needs patients .Confirmed patient information, and verified insurance. Evaluated accuracy of provider care, including dates of service, procedures, level of care, locations, diagnoses, patient identification and provider signature. Opening and closing cases. Filing and data entry

Data Entry and assembling records. Dictation, transcription and lab filing. Assist in Discharge and admissions list. PBAR/Medisoft