Tina Sanders
Palmer
Summary
Professional medical coding expert prepared for this role. Demonstrates strong analytical skills, accuracy in coding, and deep knowledge of medical terminologies and coding systems. Focuses on collaboration and achieving results, adaptable to changing needs. Known for reliability, integrity, and ability to manage complex coding projects effectively.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Medical Coder
R1 Rcm
01.2021 - Current
- I currently code; Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Radiology, MRI, CT, Mammography, Ultrasound, Laboratory, Obstetrics, Rheumatology, Behavioral Health Outpatient, Inpatient and Residency, Behavioral Health Urgent Care, Hospitalist, ER, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Urgent Care, Worker's Compensation, Home Visits, Internal Medicine Residency, Infectious Disease Outpatient, Inpatient, and Residency.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development by attending relevant conferences.
- Identify and report potential compliance issues to supervisor
- Identify inconsistencies or discrepancies among medical documentation involved in coding encounters
- Knowledge of medical coding processes, procedures, regulations, guidelines, and principles to complete routine and non-routine medical record examination and coding task
- Maintained consistent daily production of greater than 75-120 reviews per day
- Worked on Special Projects including reviewing progress notes for missed revenue and CPT assessment
- Fostered a positive work environment that promoted open dialogue among colleagues about best practices in coding techniques.
- Led coding accuracy initiatives, enhancing compliance with regulatory standards.
- Mentored junior coders, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing.
- Streamlined coding processes, improving workflow efficiency and reducing turnaround time.
- Collaborated with clinical teams to ensure precise documentation for billing purposes.
- Analyzed coding trends, implementing best practices to minimize errors and discrepancies.
- Facilitated communication between departments to resolve coding-related issues promptly and effectively.
Medical Coder
Providence Health and Services
09.2015 - 01.2021
- I currently code; Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Radiology, MRI, CT, Mammography, Ultrasound, Laboratory, Obstetrics, Rheumatology, Behavioral Health and Behavioral Health Urgent Care, In-patient, Observation, ER, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Urgent Care, Worker's Compensation, Home Visits.
- Identify and report potential compliance issues to supervisor
- Identify inconsistencies or discrepancies among medical documentation involved in coding encounters
- Knowledge of medical coding processes, procedures, regulations, guidelines, and principles to complete routine and non-routine medical record examination and coding task
- Maintained consistent daily production of greater than 60-120 reviews per day
- Worked on Special Projects including reviewing progress notes for missed revenue and CPT Assessment
- Attended weekly AAPC webinar trainings
Medical Coder and Biller
R&R Billing
08.2013 - 09.2015
- Gained experience in coding; Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory, Obstetrics, In-patient, Observation, ER, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Worker's Compensation, Home Visits.
- Collected payment for healthcare services provided
- Handle information about patient treatment, diagnosis, and related procedures to ensure proper coding
- Excellent data entry skills
- Scanned paper charts into system
- Worked as courier to retrieve medical records from physicians office
Medical Records Clerk
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
10.2012 - 08.2013
- Efficient at gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information for completeness and correctness when fulfilling medical record requests
- Was responsible for handling medical record requests for callers, patients and families, insurance companies, other agencies and physician offices
- I was commended for great attention to detail
- Filed patient charts
Education
Associate in Associates of Applied Science - Health Information Technology
Charter College
Wasilla, AK10.2012
Skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- CPT Coding (12 years)
- EMR Systems (13 years)
- ICD Coding (12 years)
- ICD-10 (10 years)
- Medical Billing (3 years)
- Medical Coding (10 years)
- Medical Records (Less than 1 year)
- HIPAA (13 years)
- Epic (10 years)
- Medical Office Experience (13 years)
- Auditing (10 years)
- Insurance Verification (2 years)
- Data Entry (3 years)
- Hospital Experience (7 years)
- Anatomy Knowledge (13 years)
- Behavioral Health (7 years)
- Medical Terminology (12 years)
- Workers' Compensation (10 years)
- Critical Care Experience (5 years)
- Phone Etiquette (10 years)
- Medical Imaging coding (7 years)
Affiliations
AAPC Decemeber 2014 to Present
Certification
- CPC - Certified Professional Coder - December 2014 to present
- CEMC - Certified Evaluation and Management Coder - October 2019 to present
Additional Information
- 13+ years delivering effective customer service.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment in a positive and professional manner.
- 16+ years operating office machines including computer, copy and fax machine.
- Proficient in several different coding systems, including CPT, ICD-10, HCPCS. Record data electronically for collection, storage, analysis, recovery, and reporting.
- Acting as a resource for staff who have questions about coding.
- Code patient services, enter into EHR's NUEMED and EPIC software, and submit claims to insurance.
- Utilize classification software to assign clinical codes for reimbursement and data analysis.
Timeline
Senior Medical Coder
R1 Rcm
01.2021 - Current
Medical Coder
Providence Health and Services
09.2015 - 01.2021
Medical Coder and Biller
R&R Billing
08.2013 - 09.2015
Medical Records Clerk
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
10.2012 - 08.2013
Associate in Associates of Applied Science - Health Information Technology
Charter College