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Provided remote coding for Atos clients while consistently meeting productivity and accuracy requirements. Clients include: Southern Illinois University Health Care, & McLaren Health Care.• Assigned E/M levels for Physician services and facility ER E/M levels.• Verified and abstracted all medical data to assign appropriate codes for hospital outpatient records.• Reviewed and audited charges/procedures.• Completed adjustments for corrected charges.• Assigned CPT codes for Infusion and injection charges .• Utilized 3M, TruCode and Optum Enterprise CAC encoder software.• Familiar with Power Chart Citrix and EpicCare EMR systems .• Teaching hospital coding experience (Southern Illinois University Health Care).

(Acquired by Atos in 2017)Provided remote coding for Anthelio Healthcare Solutions clients while consistently meeting productivity and accuracy requirements. Clients include: MD Anderson Cancer Center, Covenant Hospital Levelland & Plainview, and Southern Illinois University Health Care.

Started as onsite ER/Clinic coder and transitioned into Inpatient remote coding role. Coded a wide variety of specialties including Cardiac, OBGYN, Gastroenterology, Orthopedics, Same Day Surgeries, Observation, Urology, and general Inpatient accounts. • Verified and abstracted all medical data to assign appropriate codes for hospital inpatient and outpatient records, adding modifiers as appropriate.• Interpreted medical reports to apply appropriate ICD-9 and CPT-4 codes.• Correctly coded diagnosis and procedures to ensure correct DRG assignment.• Assigned appropriate POA indicators to inpatient accounts.• Accurately entered procedure codes and diagnosis codes into billing software while consistently ensuring proper sequencing.

Bastrop, Tx

• Performed ER and outpatient medical record coding with a high degree of accuracy.• Assigned E/M levels to all ER accounts.

• Completed insurance verification and authorizations for inpatient and outpatient services.