A/R Billing Collections at Ara Kelekian DPM, Inc. (2010-02 – Present)
- Podiatry/DME-Collections of all payer types, including Medicare, PPO/HMO, Commercial, Medi-cal managed care, Workers Comp.
- Insurance follow up including claim corrections, correspondence, appeals/grievances/reconsiderations, patient accounting, COB.
- Front office duties to include, insurance benefits verification and eligibility process. Collecting co-pays, checking in patients, authorizations.
- Medical record requests, Subpoenas for workers comp cases and disability claims.
Collector at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (2023-09 – 2024-07)
- Inpatient Collector Commercial/Managed care
Biller/Collector at Kindred Hospital Los Angeles CBO (2022-06 – 2023-02)
- Inpatient LTC-Long Term Care Acute Facility Billing and Collections
- Complete account analysis/Account management.
- Worked payer pools and rolling reports.
- PDR-Provider Resolution Dispute completion and follow up.
- Prepped legal packets for legal team.
- Claim payment follow up, including adjustments/Reporting. COB, Medicare exhaust.
Patient Accounting at Children's Hospital of Orange County (2021-10 – 2022-06)
- Inpatient/Outpatient, Emergency facility, Specialty, and Primary Care. Self-Pay collections.
- High volume Incoming/Outbound patient calls/customer support center.
- Account review-Payment transfers/Balance transfers, Payment tracers.
- ATB report; alpha split. Account review.
- Worked aging reports.
ED Registration Representative at PIH Whittier (2019-10 – 2022-06)
- Verification of eligibility and benefits.
- Collection of co pays and deductibles. (Bedside).
- Obtain signatures on all legal documents.
Insurance Follow up Representative at PHNS, Inc. (2008-08 – 2010-09)
- Inpatient/Outpatient Insurance follow up/Collections.
- Commercial, PPO/HMO.
- Account review. Correspondence, appeals, rebills.
Insurance Follow up Representative at Marina Medical Billing Service Inc. (2000-07 – 2008-08)
- Emergency Medicine Physician Billing Insurance follow up.
- All payer types-Government, PPO/HMO, Work comp, EMS, Self -Pay.
- Correspondence, appeals, Inbound/Outbound calls.
Biller/Collector at Tenet Health Systems (1996-03 – 2000-07)
- Inpatient/Outpatient Biller/Collector.
- Follow up/Collections.
- MEP- Medi-Cal eligibility Program.
- CIFs/First level appeals, Second level appeals.
- Correspondence.
