Expert Details
Medical Billing
ID: 734982
California, USA
Expert owns and operates a highly successful Medical Billing and Audit Company located in CA, specializing in learning your software.
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 2014 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Owner, CEO, and Founder | Department: owner |
Responsibilities:Only billing service to earn preferred partner status with San Bernardino County Medical SocietyOnly billing service authorized in the state of CA to perform CEU's for doctors. Comprehensive knowledge, experience in all aspects of insurance billing, claims, and collections. Recommended billing service by and to CCA members Recommended and endorsed by ICAC |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2011 to 2013 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Director of Billing and Collections | Department: Billing |
Responsibilities:Oversaw, trained, mentored, scheduled, and led 24 staff including managers, supervisors, team leads, collectors, billers, eligibility verifiers, trainers, auditors, customer service reps, and contracting professionals; collections included, but were not limited to, from patients, private insurance, HMO PPO, POS, Medicare, Medicaid, Medi-Cal, auto insurance, PIP, liens, and attorneys. Maintained up-to-date, communicated, and enforced complex mandates and laws across multiple states |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2009 to 2011 | Employer: Prime Healthcare Management | Title: Manager-Business Office Operations | Department: Billing/ Coding Business Office |
Responsibilities:Business Office ManagerPromoted to Business Office Manager within 5 months of employ. Incorporated full managed care training and collections. Ensured best practices in supporting benefits administration and customer service initiatives related to healthcare concerns and questions associated with claims and insurance plans. Collaborated with legal counsel in the interpretation of medical records. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2007 to 2009 | Employer: Perot Systems Government Services | Title: IDX Systems Analyst | Department: I.T. Benefit System Support |
Responsibilities:Maintained integrity and performed audits of GE/IDX System and HMO benefit tables and ESI health plan eligibility documentation.• Facilitated and chaired monthly meetings with upper-level management with regards to system contract and benefit interpretation and applications. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2004 to 2007 | Employer: Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | Title: Claims Supervisor | Department: Capitation |
Responsibilities:Accountable for the staffing, training, mentoring and performance of elite claim analyst staff in managing inpatient and outpatient hospital, ambulance, skilled nursing facility and professional/ancillary claims. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2003 to 2004 | Employer: Desert Physicians Management | Title: Revenue Recovery Manager | Department: Revenue Recovery |
Responsibilities:Privately held medical care facility operating under St Mary Choice Medical Group.Responsible for revenue recognition and recovery efforts with third party lien recovery (TPL), hospital risk reconciliation, shared risk and pharmacy risk pool reconciliation. • Conducted weekly hospital operational and claims audits, resulting in the discovery and recovery of previously unknown and undiscovered monies. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2002 to 2003 | Employer: Arcadian Management Services | Title: Manager, Revenue Recovery | Department: Revenue Recovery |
Responsibilities:Arcadian Management Services, Inc., a health care services company, provides administrative infrastructure and management services to health care provider groups, hospitals, and health plans.Created Revenue Recovery Department, introducing previously non-existent cost containment mechanisms and methodologies including tenacious audit and shared risk review and recovery policies and procedures. Created and delivered ongoing training and education to Claim Audit Staff. • Recovered over $250k in non-capitated services through the implementation of third party lien recovery operations. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2000 to 2002 | Employer: USC University Affiliates IPA | Title: Contractual Analyst/Auditor | Department: Revenue Recovery |
Responsibilities:Actively participated as liaison and central point of contact in contract interpretations and adherence to DHS and CMS regulations. Defined optimal staffing needs and training requirements.• Formulated the policies and procedures for newly created department corresponding to shared risk, stop loss, risk pools, insured services, and benefit interpretations. • Conducted extensive, high-level claims audits, recovering $1.2+ million in lost revenue and cost savings |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1997 to 2000 | Employer: Promed Health Care Administrators | Title: Revenue Recovery/Supervisor I.T./Report Writer Specialist | Department: Revenue Recovery |
Responsibilities:ProMed Health Care Administrators is a California-based Health Care Service Plan and Management Services corporation, providing comprehensive managed care services to Independent Practice Associations (IPAs) and Medical Groups.Implemented department governing shared risk, stop loss, risk pools, insured services, first and third party liens, and benefit interpretations. • Achieved an overall cost savings and revenue recovery of $1.4 million. • Promoted from Financial Analyst and Information Services/Technology Supervisor positions. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1995 to 1997 | Employer: Med-Partners / Pacific Physician Services | Title: Supervisor of HMO Recovery, Customer Service, & Mail room Operations | Department: Audit/Revenue Recovery |
Responsibilities:Redlands, CA |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1992 to 1995 | Employer: St. Bernardine Medical Center IPA/Inland Health Organization | Title: Claims Manager, Eligibility Manager, Customer Service Manager | Department: Claims |
Responsibilities:San Bernardino, CA |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1988 to 1992 | Employer: Aetna Health Plans of Southern California | Title: Senior Claims Adjudicator/Auditor/Trainer/Lead | Department: Claims |
Responsibilities:Santa Ana/San Bernardino, CA |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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California Chiropractic Association (CCA) International Chiropractic Association of Calirfornia (ICAC) American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) American Medical Billing Association (AMBA) Health Billing and Management Association (HBMA) Medical Group Management Assocation (MGMA) San Bernardino County Medical Society (SBCMS) Los Angeles Couty Podiatric Medical Soceity (LACPMS) Business Network Internation (BNI) Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce |
Licenses / Certifications |
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Medical Reimbursement Specialist ABSLL Certified Medical Reimbursement Specialist Certified Professional Coder- Plan Certified Professional Coder- Instructor Certified Chiropractic Professional Coder Certified Chiropractic Reimbursement Specialist AMBA Chiropractic 101 Billing AMBA False Claim Act Compliance Certified Professional Biller Liles Parker PPLC Audit Entities and Mitigating Risk of Audits Certificate of Recognition- Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce Certificate of Recognition- County of San Bernardino Accurate Medical Billing and Audit |
Professional Appointments |
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Northwest College- "Proper usage of modifiers" International Chiropractic Association of California- "Continuing Education Units- Proper and Ethical Billing", 16 seminars California Chiropractic Association- San Gabriel CHapter "Proper Chiropractic Billing- Strapping" California Chiropractic Association- Riverside Chapter "History of Insurance and Medicare Billing" International Chiropractic Association of California- Annual Conference/ Convention "Is what the insurances doing even legal?" Southern California University of Health Sciences- "The ICD-10 train is coming will you be on it or under it?" International Chiropractic Association of California- "Are you tired of the tricks the insurances play?" "How to fight and win against insurance companies" " How to Appeal. Where to Appeal. When to Appeal." |