Seeking remote coding/Billing work. I can also consider local positions in The New Orleans Area. No travel please! Resume attached.
I have experience in Pediatrics, Inpatient, Outpatient, Pro-fee, surgery, Gastroenterology, Psychiatric, ER/Ambulance, Home Health, Same Day, Podiatry, Internal Medicine.
Contact me at mtmett1@aol.com Thank You!
MICHEAL LINDER
2916 Dove Ave, Marrero, LA 70072 | 504-340-4772 Home 504-909-7584 | mtmette1@aol.com
EDUCATION
Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
MS Clinical Mental Health Counseling Pending
GPA 4.0
Expected Graduate Date December 2015 to Start Three year licensure process
University of New Orleans
BS in Psychology
Minor in Cultural Anthropology
Concentration in Biology 2010
University of New Orleans
Certificate in Medical Coding 2004
AWARDS
Dean?s List University of New Orleans 2000- 2010
Mary Freedom Wisdom Scholar 2002 ? 2002
Girl Scout Gold Award 1993 ? 1993
Young Leader?s Conference Washington DC 1992 ? 1992
LICENSURE
American Academy of Professional Coders
Certified Professional Coder ?CPC 2002
Certified to code for all areas of outpatient and physician coding. Includes: Internal Medicine Podiatry, Opthalmology, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Behavioral Heath, Gastroenterology, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Surgery, and Emergency Medicine. This is not an all inclusive list.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Tamer Acikalin, MD Marrero, Louisiana
Coder, Auditor, Biller 2006 ? Present
Review and code office, outpatient and inpatient facility based claims and denials. Code and bill same day procedures. Work appeals and revenue cycle. Audit the practice for compliance and revenue related issues. Post all payments to practice management system. Maintain current NCCI edits and Medicare LCD?s as it relates to billing, coding and revenue management. Train others in billing regulations. Complete credentialing applications and maintain medical record requests as is directed by Louisiana State Law.
Foot and Ankle Center,LLC Marrero, Louisiana
Coder/Billing and Business Services Manager/Transcriptionist 2005 ? 2006
Code all claims for two podiatrists. This included office visits and surgeries. Manage the billing system. Post payments, research denials, write appeal letters. Post all payments to practice management system. Included Ambulatory surgery center billing and coding as well as inpatient and outpatient facility coding. Work with the physicians and the insurance companies on denials and appeals. Audit the revenue cycle for optimal revenue. Transcribed all office notes through March 2007 on a contract work at home basis.
Dr. Todd Allain, DPM
Podiatry Biller/Coder 2008
All aspects of billing and coding for the practice. Set up billing system. Post payments, adjustments and denials. Work revenue cycle and audited the claims for payment errors. Worked denials and appeals. Includes Ambulatory surgery center coding and billing, outpatient and inpatient surgeries.
Internal Medicine, New Orleans Louisiana
Denial Research Clerk 2005
Audited and worked denials of medical claims in Internal Medicine. 95% were coding errors which were corrected and resubmitted. Corrected claim errors and demographic information. Collected back payments as allowed by statute of limitations. Billing duties when the biller was out which included claim entry and payment posting.
City of New Orleans, Ambulance Contract. New Orleans, Louisiana
Collector 2004
Collection of outstanding balances. Reviewed and recoded claims for accuracy. Set up payment plans or submitted balance to collections. Checked demographics and abstracted data from ambulance trip reports.
A*Med Ambulance. Gretna, Louisiana.
Billing Clerk/Cash Receipts Clerk 2000
Worked directly under the general manager. Data entry of all claims from the Ambulance run report. Post all payments, work denials, payment balances and insurance audits. Helped train EMTs on documentation rules and guidelines. Used proper ICD-9 and CPT codes for billing. Closed out older billing system. Wrote narratives for payment review. Assisted with month end reporting for the revenue cycle.
THC Home Health Care. Gretna, Louisiana
Junior Recertification Clerk 1998
Entered Home Health 485 information into practice management system. Used the medical record to assign ICD-9 codes to the 485 for reimbursement. Data entry of medical information for billing addendums, claims and reports. Also did some transcription of case notes, nursing orders and other items related to the medical record. Maintained all medical records.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Dr. Fikre Wang 2 year contract position
Surgery Coder and Biller Contract position/Work at Home. Included a variety of facility based claims 2009
Outpatient, Same day surgery, inpatient and ASC.
HEDIS Abstractor/Coder 1 year temporary position
Abstracted codes for insurance audits and HEDIS, IP and OP This was a work at home position. 2008
Typist
Typing and Document editing for a local PHD./DSW. Included presentations, college curriculum, book chapters and letters in Social Work, Psychology, Psychiatry and Counseling 2007
LSU LIONS EYE RESEARCH CENTER RESEARCH ASSISTANT 2004
Assist with various research projects. This included Microscopy, lab management, proposals, grants, posters, and
research papers. This also included ICD-9 and CPT coding for various Inpatient and facility based research projects.
STUDENT EMPLOYEE TULANE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES 1996
SKILLS
MEDICAL BILLING SOFTWARE: LYTEC, MEDISOFT AND AMPAC
ICD-9/CPT CODING; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, EOB?S, LCD?S, NCCI, EDITS, ASC AND INSURANCE CONTRACTING
AHIMA AND HIPAA GUIDELINES
LANGUAGES
[English ? native language]
[French ? speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency]
MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Professional Coders
American Health Information Management Association
American Mental Health Counseling Association
American Counseling Association
Golden Key International
Psi Chi- Honor Society in Psychology
Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Honor Society
Phi Eta Sigma
The Girl Scouts of the USA ?Scout and Leader
The Boy Scouts of the USA ? Troop Counselor/Merit Badge Counselor
I have experience in Pediatrics, Inpatient, Outpatient, Pro-fee, surgery, Gastroenterology, Psychiatric, ER/Ambulance, Home Health, Same Day, Podiatry, Internal Medicine.
Contact me at mtmett1@aol.com Thank You!
MICHEAL LINDER
2916 Dove Ave, Marrero, LA 70072 | 504-340-4772 Home 504-909-7584 | mtmette1@aol.com
EDUCATION
Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
MS Clinical Mental Health Counseling Pending
GPA 4.0
Expected Graduate Date December 2015 to Start Three year licensure process
University of New Orleans
BS in Psychology
Minor in Cultural Anthropology
Concentration in Biology 2010
University of New Orleans
Certificate in Medical Coding 2004
AWARDS
Dean?s List University of New Orleans 2000- 2010
Mary Freedom Wisdom Scholar 2002 ? 2002
Girl Scout Gold Award 1993 ? 1993
Young Leader?s Conference Washington DC 1992 ? 1992
LICENSURE
American Academy of Professional Coders
Certified Professional Coder ?CPC 2002
Certified to code for all areas of outpatient and physician coding. Includes: Internal Medicine Podiatry, Opthalmology, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Behavioral Heath, Gastroenterology, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Surgery, and Emergency Medicine. This is not an all inclusive list.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Tamer Acikalin, MD Marrero, Louisiana
Coder, Auditor, Biller 2006 ? Present
Review and code office, outpatient and inpatient facility based claims and denials. Code and bill same day procedures. Work appeals and revenue cycle. Audit the practice for compliance and revenue related issues. Post all payments to practice management system. Maintain current NCCI edits and Medicare LCD?s as it relates to billing, coding and revenue management. Train others in billing regulations. Complete credentialing applications and maintain medical record requests as is directed by Louisiana State Law.
Foot and Ankle Center,LLC Marrero, Louisiana
Coder/Billing and Business Services Manager/Transcriptionist 2005 ? 2006
Code all claims for two podiatrists. This included office visits and surgeries. Manage the billing system. Post payments, research denials, write appeal letters. Post all payments to practice management system. Included Ambulatory surgery center billing and coding as well as inpatient and outpatient facility coding. Work with the physicians and the insurance companies on denials and appeals. Audit the revenue cycle for optimal revenue. Transcribed all office notes through March 2007 on a contract work at home basis.
Dr. Todd Allain, DPM
Podiatry Biller/Coder 2008
All aspects of billing and coding for the practice. Set up billing system. Post payments, adjustments and denials. Work revenue cycle and audited the claims for payment errors. Worked denials and appeals. Includes Ambulatory surgery center coding and billing, outpatient and inpatient surgeries.
Internal Medicine, New Orleans Louisiana
Denial Research Clerk 2005
Audited and worked denials of medical claims in Internal Medicine. 95% were coding errors which were corrected and resubmitted. Corrected claim errors and demographic information. Collected back payments as allowed by statute of limitations. Billing duties when the biller was out which included claim entry and payment posting.
City of New Orleans, Ambulance Contract. New Orleans, Louisiana
Collector 2004
Collection of outstanding balances. Reviewed and recoded claims for accuracy. Set up payment plans or submitted balance to collections. Checked demographics and abstracted data from ambulance trip reports.
A*Med Ambulance. Gretna, Louisiana.
Billing Clerk/Cash Receipts Clerk 2000
Worked directly under the general manager. Data entry of all claims from the Ambulance run report. Post all payments, work denials, payment balances and insurance audits. Helped train EMTs on documentation rules and guidelines. Used proper ICD-9 and CPT codes for billing. Closed out older billing system. Wrote narratives for payment review. Assisted with month end reporting for the revenue cycle.
THC Home Health Care. Gretna, Louisiana
Junior Recertification Clerk 1998
Entered Home Health 485 information into practice management system. Used the medical record to assign ICD-9 codes to the 485 for reimbursement. Data entry of medical information for billing addendums, claims and reports. Also did some transcription of case notes, nursing orders and other items related to the medical record. Maintained all medical records.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Dr. Fikre Wang 2 year contract position
Surgery Coder and Biller Contract position/Work at Home. Included a variety of facility based claims 2009
Outpatient, Same day surgery, inpatient and ASC.
HEDIS Abstractor/Coder 1 year temporary position
Abstracted codes for insurance audits and HEDIS, IP and OP This was a work at home position. 2008
Typist
Typing and Document editing for a local PHD./DSW. Included presentations, college curriculum, book chapters and letters in Social Work, Psychology, Psychiatry and Counseling 2007
LSU LIONS EYE RESEARCH CENTER RESEARCH ASSISTANT 2004
Assist with various research projects. This included Microscopy, lab management, proposals, grants, posters, and
research papers. This also included ICD-9 and CPT coding for various Inpatient and facility based research projects.
STUDENT EMPLOYEE TULANE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES 1996
SKILLS
MEDICAL BILLING SOFTWARE: LYTEC, MEDISOFT AND AMPAC
ICD-9/CPT CODING; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, EOB?S, LCD?S, NCCI, EDITS, ASC AND INSURANCE CONTRACTING
AHIMA AND HIPAA GUIDELINES
LANGUAGES
[English ? native language]
[French ? speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency]
MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Professional Coders
American Health Information Management Association
American Mental Health Counseling Association
American Counseling Association
Golden Key International
Psi Chi- Honor Society in Psychology
Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Honor Society
Phi Eta Sigma
The Girl Scouts of the USA ?Scout and Leader
The Boy Scouts of the USA ? Troop Counselor/Merit Badge Counselor