Deborah Mathewson

Detailed oriented professional with experience in a variety of disciplines. As an administrative assistant committed to teamwork with staff and excellent customer service with physicians and patients. Responsible for maintaining quality files and providing report cards for physicians. As a HIM coordinator and quality coordinator abstracted charts for regulatory compliance and maintained high reliability scores.

HIM Coordinator - University Surgical Associates - Chattanooga, Tennessee

(2024-02 - 2026-03)

• Scanned records into patient charts for continuity of care
• Data mined records from area hospitals in order to send medical records to insurance companies for claims
• Registered patients for the surgical practice using demographic information found in area hospital's records
• Processed incoming faxes and sent attorney requests and disability requests to third party for processing
• Tasked surgeons to review records that were necessary for continuity of care
• Maintained the department fax line by distibuting faxes to physicians, nursing staff and release of information staff
• Worked in systems for practice such as Intergy, Aestos, and Athena
• Worked remote and occasionally on site

Direct Care Professional (DSP) - Life Bridges - Cleveland, Tennessee

(2019-09 - 2020-06)

• Provided support to individuals in all daily activities
• Met personal outcomes and goals with individuals
• Completed all documentation accurately and in a timely manner
• Maintained a clean and healthy environment

Support Staff for HEDIS Project - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (through Robert Half Staffing Agency) - Chattanooga, Tennessee

(2019-01 - 2019-05)

• Assisted in obtaining medical records for abstraction purposes
• Assisted in receiving records through faxes and fed ex deliveries to verify completeness
• Maintained communication to physician offices and providers

Administrative Assistant/Quality Coordinator - Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center - Davenport, Florida

(2015-06 - 2018-11)

• Reviewed medical records for compliance purposes and qualtiy indicators
• Concurrent review of Core Measure indicators for daily reporting (i.e. stroke, tobacco use, immunization, and VTE)
• Abstraction of Core Measure charts (i.e. Immunization, Perinatal Care, Newborn, tobacco, VTE, Sepsis and Stroke)
• Created and maintained spreadsheets for performance indicators and patient safety goals hospital wide

Quality Coordinator - Brandon Regional Hospital (HCA) - Brandon, Florida

(2007-09 - 2015-06)

• Lead Quality Coordinator for 4 employees
• Ensured data for Perinatal measures and HBIPs - Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services is upadated for CMS reporting purposes
• Abstracted of Core measure charts (i.e. Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction (including PCI), Pneumonia, Immunization, Perinatal Care, Newborn, Children's asthma HBIPS, VTE, Trauma and Surgical cases) and abstraction of charts for CMS and acceptable reliability scores
• Initiated a new concurrent process and reporting system for Directors and Charge nurses
• Remote access for abstracting charts

Quality Coordinator - Largo Medical Center (HCA) - Largo, Florida

(2011-05 - 2016-01)

• Concurrent review of Core Measure indicators for daily reporting (i.e. Heart Failure, AMI, PN and SCIP)
• Abstraction of Core Measure charts i.e. Heart Failure, AMI, PN, and SCIP and abstraction of charts for internal reliability scores
• Remote access for staff support during weekend hours (PRN position)

Data Coordinator - Parkridge Medical Center - Chattanooga, Tennessee

(2006-06 - 2007-08)

Awarded employee of the quarter - 2nd quarter 2006

• Conducted performance improvement reviews
• Reviewed charts and completed data collection for submission to regulatory agencies
• Supported Infection Control Manager - entered data in ACE system and prepared physician surveillance letters
• Created and maintained spreadsheets for performance improvement indicators
• Prepared reports, graphs, and data analysis for regulatory organization with quarterly reporting to all appropriate committee meetings

BA - Education - Florida Christian College

AS - Health Information Management, Coding Certificate Program - Polk Community College

General Diploma - Eau Gallie High School