EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION:
July 2009
Passed Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) national examination
August 2007 – May 2009
Associates of Applied Science Degree in Health Information Technology
Itawamba Community College, Tupelo, Mississippi
August 2005
Passed Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT) national examination
August 1984 – May 1986
Associates of Arts Degree in Office Management
Itawamba Community College, Fulton, Mississippi
August 1982 – May 1983
Attended University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
May 1982
Graduated with Honors in 3 years
Pine Hills Academy, Gloster, Mississippi
EXPERIENCE:
September 2010 to present
Itawamba Community College, Tupelo, Mississippi
Adjunct Instructor – Health Information Technology
Responsibilities include college instruction courses in Pathophysiology, Health Records, Computers in HealthCare, and Electronic Medical Records in the community college setting.
August 2010 to present
Aim Healthcare/Medicare Advantage, Franklin, Tennessee
Remote Coding Consultant
Responsibilities include assigning HCC and ICD-9-CM codes to medical documentation for outpatient clinics and emergency room visits for patients with Medicare Advantage coverage.
September 2009 to July 2010
LexiCode Corporation, Ballentine, South Carolina
Remote Coding Consultant
Responsibilities include assigning ICD-9-CM and CPT codes using 3M to medical documentation for outpatient clinics, as well as emergency department at a large trauma hospital in Georgia.
February 2009 to June 2009
North Mississippi State Hospital, Tupelo, Mississippi
Transcription Trainer – (contract/prn work)
Responsibilities included training 3 medical record personnel in transcription; doing quality assessments; providing continuing education; and working with Health Information Manager/Census Director.
May 1990 – December 2008
North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, Mississippi
Medical Transcriptionist and Transcription Trainer
Responsibilities included training new transcription employees; training of new physicians/residents on digital dictation system; assisting other departments with transcription needs; performing quality assessments daily/monthly on 17 transcriptionists; providing continuing education for 17 transcriptionists; transcribing medical reports for acute care hospital; teaching medical terminology and transcription class; obtaining statistics for daily/monthly transcription turn-around-time; and working with Information Systems.
Taught Transcription class while Transcription Trainer, which was a joint project between North Mississippi Medical Center and Itawamba Community College. Responsibilities included teaching Medical Terminology, Transcription guidelines, formatting, etc., as well as testing transcriptionists and providing quality assessment on transcribed dictation.
January 2009 – April 2009
Professional Practice Experience II
North Mississippi Neurosurgical Clinic, Tupelo Mississippi
North Mississippi Medical Center Tumor Registry, Tupelo, Mississippi
North Mississippi Medical Center Home Health, Tupelo, Mississippi
North Mississippi State Hospital, Tupelo, Mississippi
Asera Care Hospice, Tupelo, Mississippi
Daniel Nursing Home, Fulton, Mississippi
Under guidance of department staff, performed basic coding functions, transcription, calculation of statistical data, filing of medical records, and observation of functions within the Health Information Department of these clinical settings.
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