1992 to present:

Sole founder, owner and operator of Electronic Insurance Billing, a full-spectrum medical insurance billing service that has served 14 clients over the last 16 years. Specialties included but not limited to: Family Practice, Geriatrics, Gastroenterology, Osteopathic treatment, Chiropractor treatment, Plastic surgery, Psychiatry and DME.

Duties included meeting with and setting up procedures for new clients, CPT coding, ICD-9 and HCPCS coding of claims, submitting claims electronically and on paper to appropriate insurance companies, posting appropriate payments, patient balance billing and collections, providing and reviewing ageing reports and follow-up on unpaid claims, corresponding with insurance companies, negotiating provider contracts and conducting regular scheduled communications with clients to keep them updated on their accounts.

1989 to 1992 Homemaker

1984 to 1989: US Administrators, Calabasas, CA

Started as a claims examiner. Trained in CPT, ICD-9 and HCPCS coding. Processed claims for GE/RCA insured employees and performed customer service duties. Promoted to Claims Supervisor in 1986. Supervised work of 20 claims examiners, ensuring accuracy and achieving bonus status for turnaround time by reducing a 90 day turnaround time to an 8 day turnaround time. Also earned several personal achievement awards. Performed daily supervisory duties including auditing claims for coding accuracy and medical necessity. Offered a Claims Manager position prior to my relocating to Northern California.

Prior to 1984: Worked for various doctors, dentists performing both front and back end office duties. Also worked for Northridge Hospital admitting office and ER.

References available upon request.