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United States

Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States

Initiates communication with all patients admitted as self-pay. Assess patients for their financial disposition using the Federal Poverty Table in order to assign or deny financial assistance. Establishes payment plans for patients who do not qualify for financial assistance. Responsible for financially clearing patients scheduled for diagnostic or surgical procedures. Counsels and refers patients to have diagnostic procedures performed as stand-alone clinics for discounted self-pay rates… Show more Initiates communication with all patients admitted as self-pay. Assess patients for their financial disposition using the Federal Poverty Table in order to assign or deny financial assistance. Establishes payment plans for patients who do not qualify for financial assistance. Responsible for financially clearing patients scheduled for diagnostic or surgical procedures. Counsels and refers patients to have diagnostic procedures performed as stand-alone clinics for discounted self-pay rates. Referred patient account concerns to patient financial services department. Expresses oversight over patient access services across campuses to ensure insurance eligibility and correct COB errors. Prepare estimates for patients who request one per established NSA standards. Ensures that monthly collection goals are met. Rotate with other Financial Counselors once a month to act as the facility cashier. Show less

United States

Acquired prior authorization for all retinal surgeries. Developed cost-sharing educational documents for patients. Coordinated benefit investigations with various pharmaceutical companies to assess options for assistance. Responsible for coding and billing of retinal surgical accounts. Established meetings with patients for financial assessment to determine their total out-of-pocket cost. Performed investigation of accounts with staggered reimbursement.

Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Responsible for assisting with educating a child with Cerebral Palsy in a one-on-one environment. Ensured safety employing the use of Crisis Prevention and Intervention techniques for autistic students with violent propensities. Responsibly ensured the safety of both teacher and student. Responsible for grooming student when needed.

Wood Dale, Il

Responsible for the timely packing of consumer orders. Ensures that quality product is being sent. Responsible for inventory of warehouse products.

Northbrook, Il

Responsible for charge generation and correction of all accounts receivable invoices. Initiated Medicaid applications for interested parties as well as audited supporting documents supplied. Maintains the petty cash checkbook and all reporting for GL close. Ensures that all receivables are processed and posted to resident accounts. Responsible for the initiation of vacancy forms of discharged patients. Ensures that physical deposits are taken to the bank. Responsible for the assessment of all… Show more Responsible for charge generation and correction of all accounts receivable invoices. Initiated Medicaid applications for interested parties as well as audited supporting documents supplied. Maintains the petty cash checkbook and all reporting for GL close. Ensures that all receivables are processed and posted to resident accounts. Responsible for the initiation of vacancy forms of discharged patients. Ensures that physical deposits are taken to the bank. Responsible for the assessment of all credit accounts and ensures that they are processed to the correct beneficiary. Show less

Des Plaines, Illinois, United States

Responsible for the verification of primary, secondary and tertiary pharmacy insurances provided to the hospital. Ensures that billing for the institution occurs daily, ensuring that all claims deadlines are met. Responsible for calculation of deductibles and maximum out of pocket amounts for accurate copay or coinsurance quotes.

Chicago, Illinois

Responsible for follow up of all Illinois Managed Medicaid accounts within the range of 180 days after billing. Investigates and ensures that all claims are corrected and appealed if necessary for maximum reimbursement. Ensures that Illinois Medicaid reimbursement guidelines are followed and that reimbursement follows the EAPG and APDRG reimbursement rate assessed for the fiscal year. Responsible for appealing to insurance companies for retro-authorizations to cover reimbursement on claims that… Show more Responsible for follow up of all Illinois Managed Medicaid accounts within the range of 180 days after billing. Investigates and ensures that all claims are corrected and appealed if necessary for maximum reimbursement. Ensures that Illinois Medicaid reimbursement guidelines are followed and that reimbursement follows the EAPG and APDRG reimbursement rate assessed for the fiscal year. Responsible for appealing to insurance companies for retro-authorizations to cover reimbursement on claims that lack authorization for various procedures. Show less

Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Directs the overall Business Office activities in accordance federal, state and local standards. Assures that the proper administrative procedures are maintained as directed by the Administrator of the facility. Responsible for the supervision of all general clerks in the facility. Completes the daily census to reflect accurate count of all patients/residents within the facility. Ensures that all room, ancillary and miscellaneous charges recorded in a timely manner. Manages private pay billing… Show more Directs the overall Business Office activities in accordance federal, state and local standards. Assures that the proper administrative procedures are maintained as directed by the Administrator of the facility. Responsible for the supervision of all general clerks in the facility. Completes the daily census to reflect accurate count of all patients/residents within the facility. Ensures that all room, ancillary and miscellaneous charges recorded in a timely manner. Manages private pay billing and ensures that the Centralized Statement is correct for generation of invoices. Responsible for the timely correction of all UB04’s for insurance billing. Assists in the planning, coordination and conducting of continuing education programs and special in-service training sessions relevant to the needs of department personnel. Reviews cash receipt batches posted by the Corporate A/R group for accuracy, proper aging bucket and pay type. Assists HR as backup for payroll processing. Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Assists patients with financial decisions through conducting interviews and providing assistance with any and all avenues of financial assistance available to them. This includes utilizing current knowledge of the insurance marketplace to find insurances that are most advantageous for the patient to participate in. Acts as a liaison between the other departments within the hospital and physician offices to ensure that the healing process is not hindered in any way. Pre-certifies all… Show more Assists patients with financial decisions through conducting interviews and providing assistance with any and all avenues of financial assistance available to them. This includes utilizing current knowledge of the insurance marketplace to find insurances that are most advantageous for the patient to participate in. Acts as a liaison between the other departments within the hospital and physician offices to ensure that the healing process is not hindered in any way. Pre-certifies all orders for MRI, CT, PET Scans and other diagnostic tests. Instrumental in the reconciliation of insurance denials and Work Queues. Applies for all oral prescriptions and injectables for HMO patients to their respective specialty pharmacies. Coordinates financial patient assistance through various foundations, programs, and companies. Collaborates with pharmacies on a weekly basis for medication reimbursement. Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Billed accounts and performed contractual adjustments for payments on medical primary accounts in a hospital setting. This included secondary and tertiary insurances. Reviewed all billed and rejected accounts to determine appropriate action necessary to obtain complete payment which primarily included follow up with The Illinois Department of Public Aid. Prepared billing for third party payers in a manner which expedites remittances to help keep account receivable at a minimum. Assisted in… Show more Billed accounts and performed contractual adjustments for payments on medical primary accounts in a hospital setting. This included secondary and tertiary insurances. Reviewed all billed and rejected accounts to determine appropriate action necessary to obtain complete payment which primarily included follow up with The Illinois Department of Public Aid. Prepared billing for third party payers in a manner which expedites remittances to help keep account receivable at a minimum. Assisted in maintenance of the institution’s monthly goal of $21 million dollars. Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Acted as a student account representative in a school setting for both the institution’s Schaumburg and Chicago campuses. Responsible for adjustment of all student accounts to reflect accurate balances, and the generation of student invoices. Generated and took action on all collection reports. Assisted in retaining a standard of customer services excellence when interacting with students.

Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

Responsible for placement and removal of accounts to and from collection status. Collaborated with outside agencies to resolve bad debt accounts. Responsible for drafting non-liability letters for those patients who satisfy their accounts. Responsible for processing of all bad debt accounts that have been placed on chapter 7 and that have liens processed.

Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

Posted all receipts received through insurance and patient self-pay. Responsible for processing of all credit card information received for payment purposes. Responsible for prompt posting of all payments to meet month end goals of reconciliation.

Bachelor’S Degree, Law And Human Behavior, 3.935 - A

Activities and Societies: Golden Key Honors Society Alpha Sigma Lambda – Depaul Lambda Delta Pi Chapter Graduated from the Individualized.

Certificate, Medical Billing/Coding, B

Application of CPT, ICD-10, and HCPCS coding guidelines to identify diagnoses, procedures, and patient medical records. Identification.