Experience

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  Morris heights health center

  Oct 1987 - Jan 1996

  Mis/billing supervisor

  Data entry of billing encounters, ensured accurate coding of medical charges, registration of new patients, rebilling of medicaid & third insurance denials, developed statisical reports for grant anaylsis, creditialing of medical providers with various insurance companies, supervised cashier and MIS data entry staff directly, trained all data entry personel on OPUS systems. Responsible for end of month reporting and A/R reports. Hiring and training of new staff for ancillary areas as well as cashier and MIS. Assisted in the developement of OPUS programming. Show less

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  Crossgate auto sales

  Aug 1998 - Jul 2004

  Finance manager

  Credit qualified individuals for auto financing. Managed buy here pay here accounts and collections, Credit counseling of at risk clients. Vehicle inventory and sales. Collection and completion of loan applications and documents to secure outside lending sources. Customer service and problem solving.

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  Laditea rose specialty gifts & aromatherapy

  Aug 2001 - now

  Owner

  Aromatherapy & Relaxation SpecialistRetail of natural & aromatherapy productsIn home presentationsConsultantReiki

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  Memorial health

  Jan 2005 - now

  Verify health insurance benefits. Register patients and update demographic information into the patient account system. Obtain Pre certifications for hospital surgeries and admissions. Collection of copays and co-ins. Explanation of insurance benefits to patients. Customer Service.

  • Patient Access Team Lead

    Oct 2005 - now

  • Patient Access Rep II

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2013
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  Serenity solutions

  Sept 2007 - now

  Independant ins agent

  Assisted individuals and families in obtaining health and life ins. Worked cases involving Senior care and final expense.

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  Conifer health solutions

  Oct 2010 - Aug 2020

  Er register/ patient access team lead

  Collection of demographic and insurance information from emergency/trauma patients into EPIC system. Verifying coverage and benefits of insurance. Collection of copay and referrals to financial assistance. Training of ER registration staff, working reports related to error correction, Worked in high paced and stress of trauma one center while providing excellent customer service..

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  Parallon

  Feb 2018 - now

  Patient access team lead