Shelly Sawyer
Elgin
Summary
Detail-oriented Professional Coder with extensive experience at Mayo Clinic, excelling in medical coding and HIPAA compliance. Proven track record in accurately coding and billing medical claims, utilizing ICD-10 and CPT guidelines. Adept at maintaining patient record security while supporting healthcare teams with organized documentation and regulatory adherence.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Professional Coder
Mayo Clinic
02.2001 - Current
- Maintain a high coding standards by adhering to industry best practices and staying current with emerging technologies.
- Resourcefully use various coding books, procedure manuals, and on-line encoders.
- Apply official coding conventions and rules from American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assign diagnostic codes.
- Review patient charts to better understand health histories, diagnoses, and treatments.
- Correctly code and bill medical claims for various hospital and nursing facilities.
- Review, analyze, and manage coding of diagnostic and treatment procedures contained in outpatient medical records.
- Monitor changes in coding regulations for compliance.
- Review outpatient records and interpret documentation to identify diagnoses and procedures.
Medical Records Clerk
Mayo Clinic
08.1998 - 02.2001
- Ensured HIPAA compliance by adhering to strict confidentiality guidelines when handling sensitive patient information.
- Maintained confidentiality of all medical records and sensitive information to comply with HIPAA regulations.
- Processed medical records requests from outside providers according to facility, state, and federal law.
- Maintained patient records systems by archiving, and indexing important documents and files.
- Assisted in preparation of medical records to release to other medical facilities requesting for patient history and information.
- Supported medical staff by providing organized and accurate medical records.
- Maintained patient records in compliance with security regulations.
Education
Associate of Science - Health Information Management
Rochester Community And Technical College
Rochester, MNSkills
- ICD-10 coding
- 3M encoder
- Epic systems
- Medical terminology
- HIPAA compliance
- Data entry
- Regulatory guidelines
- Medical coding
- Insurance coding (ICD-10 and CPT)
- Medical record security
- Medical billing code accuracy
- Protected health information
Certification
- RHIT - Registered Health Information Technician
Timeline
Professional Coder
Mayo Clinic
02.2001 - Current
Medical Records Clerk
Mayo Clinic
08.1998 - 02.2001
Associate of Science - Health Information Management
Rochester Community And Technical College
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