Tiffany Newhoff

• Cardiology and Pulmonology Coding, including bronchoscopies, heart catherizations, pacemakers, defibrillators, all cardio testing and E/M leveling. Currently coding for seven providers.

• Partnered with Physicians and Management to resolve documentation and coding concerns.

Provided corrections and suggestions for denials and appeals to the outsourced team.

• Denials corrections and appeals suggestions given to the outsourced team in order to optimize reimbursement.

• Team player, enjoy helping others when overloaded.

• Manage and maintain a 24,000 sq.ft. private residence in Amelia Island, including a 10,000 gallon koi pond and 1 acre of land. Schedule and oversee all maintenance and construction projects.
• Personal Assistant to Homeowner and family. Responsibilities include, but not limited to: professional cleaning, assisting with finances, pets, purchasing, vehicle maintenance, personal and household emergencies.
• Self-employed business owner for one full time client. Adept at multitasking, organizing, and prioritizing tasks by order of importance in a high value, high responsibility environment.

• Auditing E/M levels using both 1997 guidelines and 2021 E/M guideline changes.
• I coded all visits and procedures from physician and clinical documentation for the following specialties: Emergency Medicine, ER Facility, and Urgent Care. This included but not limited to: I&I, fracture care, lacerations, labs, radiology, ekgs, hcpcs supplies and meds, critical care, CPR, intubation, IV placement, etc.
• High productivity and quality environment with a standard of 95% QA and 20-30 charts per hour depending on the facility "scope of practice complexity" and the average amount of documentation per chart.
• Contact: Wendy Highsmith, Manager (904)400-5222

• Gastroenterology Coding, which included E/M level auditing for all hospital consults, admits, and follow ups. All procedures, such as colonoscopies, upper gi endoscopies, ERCP's, EUS's, double balloon small bowel endoscopies, and myriad of other procedures within the GI world.
• Insurance Appeals and Denials while in the Insurance A/R Department when I originally started and prior to obtaining my coding certification.
• Working directly with physicians on documentation issues, queries, etc.
• Suggested the use of dual monitors within our department and it increased productivity, drastically reduced the use of paper, and lessened the need for overtime.
• Contact: Sherry Hunter, Supervisor (904)485-0219

• Coding and Billing for several Outpatient Cardiology Practices at a third-party billing company.
• Responsibilities included verifying and correcting demographics provided along with superbills and procedure reports for heart caths, TEE's, stress test, EKG's, echocardiograms, etc. Submitting claims electronically, running and working A/R reports, appeals, and denials. Full Revenue Cycle.
• Contact: (904)281-0944

• Primary Care Coding and Full Revenue Cycle Billing for a small 3 physician practice. Applying ICD-9 codes from hand-written diagnoses and data entry of CPT/HCPCS from superbills.
• Working A/R reports, denials, appeals, collections, explaining balances to patients, setting up payment plans, etc. Full Revenue Cycle.
• Assisting the front office as needed and filing medical records.
• Contact: Judy Burkett, Manager (904)557-6357