Yalanda Beard
1154 Evergreen Rd. Dublin,Georgia
Summary
Competent certified professional coder providing six years of experience in handling wide variety of medical coding and billing tasks, including advanced knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy & physiology. Sophisticated and hardworking individual with excellent analytical and multitasking abilities. Capable of coordinating with insurance companies and expediting claims processes. Expertise in accurately inputting procedure and diagnosis codes into billing software to generate invoices.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Outpatient Medical Coder
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
09.2019 - Current
- Assigns coder to documented patient care encounters (inpatient or outpatient) covering the full range of health care services
- Corrects any identified data errors or data errors or inconsistencies in a timely manner
- Reports incorrect documentation or codes in the electronic patient health record. Utilizes the facility computer system and software applications to correctly code,abstract, and transmit data to national VA database
- Working with 3M encoder
- Performs within a team environment, supports peers in meeting goals and deadlines
- Maintain 95% accuracy
Registar (PRN)
Fairview Park Hospital (Parallon)
05.2019 - Current
- Ensure charts are completed and accurate
- Verify all insurance and obtain pre-certification/authorization
- Work with physician offices and ancillary departments, providing information when necessary or forwarding relevant documents
- Assign correct ICD-10 and CPT codes to appropriate admission
Certified Professional Coder
Optum (Remote)
04.2019 - 09.2019
- Maintained accuracy, completeness and security for medical records and health information
- Reports incorrect documentation or codes in electronic patient health record
- Insures provider documentation is complete and supports diagnoses and procedures coded
- Reviewed and abstracted correct codes for correct encounter in EMR system
- Utilized various applications on day to day basic
- Maintained a 95% accuracy rate
Certificated Medical Assistant/Certified Professional Coder
Medical Center LLP
09.2009 - 04.2019
- Reviewed patient encounter documentation to abstract medical, and surgical codes
- Communicated with insurance companies to research and resolved coding discrepancies.
- Insures provider documentation is complete and supports diagnoses and procedures coded
- Utilized EMR computer system and software applications to correctly code, abstract, record, and transmit data
- Worked with physicians for clarification and conflicting documentation
Education
Associate of Arts - Medical Insurance Coding And Billing/Medical Asst.
Oconee Fall Line Technical College
Sandersville, GA09.2009
Skills
- Medical billing and coding
- Medical record assessment
- Medical terminology understanding
- Data entry
- EMR / EHR
- ICD-10-CM
- CPT
- Team Player
Certification
- Certified Professional Coder (AAPC)
- Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (AAPC)
- Certified Professional Auditor (AAPC)
Professional References
Lacertia Jordan, LPN
478-232-3637
Tammy Powell, LPN
478-290-4085
Angie Tanner, CPC
478-290-3822
Timeline
Outpatient Medical Coder
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
09.2019 - Current
Registar (PRN)
Fairview Park Hospital (Parallon)
05.2019 - Current
Certified Professional Coder
Optum (Remote)
04.2019 - 09.2019
Certificated Medical Assistant/Certified Professional Coder
Medical Center LLP
09.2009 - 04.2019
Associate of Arts - Medical Insurance Coding And Billing/Medical Asst.
Oconee Fall Line Technical College
- Certified Professional Coder (AAPC)
- Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (AAPC)
- Certified Professional Auditor (AAPC)
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