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What path did you take to your current career?

I began my career in Health Information/Medical Records in a home health office. My position was as a home health aide but they needed someone to "clean up" the patients files/records. I volunteered and proceeded to get the job done. I was kept in this position and no longer saw patients. I truly enjoyed the work that I did and that led me to what I do today.... read more

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Work history

Baptist Medical Center - Princeton November 2006 to the present
RHIT/Utilization Review, Case Management

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How would you describe your time at Baptist Medical Center - Pr...?

Perform duties as liaison between Case Managers,
Social Workers and Nursing Staff to reconcile issues
with insurance providers; perform data entry; review inpatient
stays to determine if stay was medically necessary and
if there was under-utilization or over-utilization
of services during
patient's stay;
notify insurance providers of inpatient stays by providing
demographics and clinical data by means of online, phone
or faxing information; resolving issues regarding denial
of inpatient stays and changes in provider coverage for inpatients.
Utilize ICD-9 Coding.
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Alacare Home Health and Hospice July 2005 to November 2005
VOUNTEER in HIM Department

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How would you describe your time at Alacare Home Health and Hos...?

Volunteered in Cullman and Decatur, AL offices in HIM
Department. Filed medical records, loose reports, nurse and
home health aide visit notes. Filed physician orders into
proper medical records and other documents as requested
Answered phone as needed.
HIM Consulting April 2004 to December 2004
Self Employed HIM Consultant

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How would you describe your time at HIM Consulting?

Consulted in areas of physicians documentation,
compliance, medical record analysis/auditing and forms
control. Assisted in filing system decision-making process
And in office set-up issues. Performed medical record
reviews and trained employees in correct methods of record review.
Parkway Medical Center May 1995 to February 2000
RHIT/Records Analyst

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How would you describe your time at Parkway Medical Center?

Performed medical record reviews for documentation,
completeness, compliance issues and for regulatory agency
requests. Reviewed medical records for physicians, clinicians,
nursing and other medical staff documentation and assured
Completeness by presenting medical record to appropriate
staff
member to complete. Participated in JCAHO Survey
Committee for HIM Department. Maintained medical records
for the Cancer Registry. Performed medical records analysis
for QA, RM, UR and QI on a daily basis. Performed duties as liaison
for Business Office and for Risk Management, Quality Assurance,
Utilization Review and Quality Improvement Departments.
Supervised new employees and students. Performed employee evaluations
and student evaluations for College required tasks.
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Education

Wallace State College August 1993 to June 1995
Health Information Technology

How would you describe your time at Wallace State College?

Associates Degree in Health Information Technology, June 1995
Wallace State College April 1977 to September 1981
Criminalistics

How would you describe your time at Wallace State College?

Associates Degree in Law Enforcement: Criminalistics, September 1981

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