Amie Oquist seeks a position utilizing her experience in medical billing, collections, and administration. She has over 20 years of experience in various medical office roles, most recently as a billing and collections coordinator where she reduced accounts receivable by 85% by appealing previously denied claims. Prior positions include office administration, credentialing, insurance verification, and referral coordination for several medical practices and hospitals in Florida.

1. Amie R. Oquist
2217 SW Picture Terrace
Port St. Lucie, FL 34953
(772) 349-3503
Objective:
To acquire a position in an organization where my knowledge and experience can be put in full use.
March 2015- Present
Dr. Moises Siperstein
10377 S US Hwy 1, Ste. 102
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
772-337-7811
Position: Medical Billing and Collections.
Duties: Billing office, hospital, and skilled nursing charges. Posting insurance and patient payments. I was
responsible for cleaning up accounts receivable over 16months old from a billing company. I was able to clean up
the A/R and maintain less than 8% in over 31 days. Working the insurance denials and appeals on claims.
Verification of insurance for each patient and determining the patient’s responsibility for each date of service.
Collections for patients accounts and setting up payment plans for patients. Patient statements. Answering the
phones and assisting the front office with appointments and check in/out of patients when staff was absent.
Ordering office supplies.
Accomplishments: Taking over the billing from a billing company, I was able to bring the A/R down by 85% by
actually appealing denials they let pile up.
January 2014-March 2015
Dr. Ricardo Bedoya
4600 Military Trail, Ste.110
Jupiter, FL 33458
561-630-0303
Position: Office Administrator/ Billing Coordinator
Duties: Billing office claims, management of A/R, denials, appeals, patient statements, and collections. Posting
insurance and patient payments. Credentialing and insurance contracting. Answering the phones; insurance
verifications, referral requests, medical records, and authorizations for diagnostic procedures. Management
for employees, hiring and firing employees, tracking employees time slips, payroll, and PTO logs. Monitoring
office expenses and accounts payables. Ordering office supplies and medical supplies. Cover for all employees
during vacations.
January 2008- February 2014
Palm Beach Neurology
4631 N Congress Ave, Suite 200
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
561-845-0505

2. Position: Billing Coordinator/ Accounts Receivable
Duties: Billing of MRI charges, doctors office charges. Transmission of claims and posting payments. Working
the insurance A/R, denials, and filing appeals. Collection of patient balances. Posting insurance and patient
payments. Insurance verifications for each patient. Month end reporting, spreadsheets for accounting
department and research department. Credentialing applications. Ordering office and medical supplies.
February 2005- January 2008
Palm Beach Cardiovascular Clinic
600 University Blvd., Suite 205
Jupiter, FL 33458
561-627-2210
Position: Billing Coordinator
Duties: Billing office and hospital charges. Working A/R, appeals, denials, and patient collections. Insurance
verifications, obtaining referrals and authorizations.
February 2000- February 2005
Palm Beach Cardiology Center
3365 Burns Road, Suite 101
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
561-775-1061
Position: Billing Coordinator
Duties: Billing of office and hospital charges. Tracking system for doctors office diagnostic testing for doctor
bonuses. Obtaining referrals for office visits, testing, and hospital procedures. Filing in for the front office
scheduling, answering phones.
October 1999- February 2000
St Lucie Medical Center
1800 SE Tiffany Ave
Port St Lucie, FL 34952
772-335-4000
Position: Insurance Verifications
Duties: Verification of insurance for all inpatient and outpatient procedures. Contacting patients for their co-
insurance and deductibles prior to service date. Obtaining authorizations for all patient care. Setting up
payment arrangements for patients.
(This position was obtained by a transfer thru Humana who owned Primary Care Medical Associates. I
transferred to St Lucie Medical Center because I moved from Lake Worth to Port St Lucie.)
August 1996-October 1999
Primary Care Medical Associates
8188 Jog Road, Suite 204
Boynton Beach, FL 33437
561-737-9227
Position: Rececptionist- transferred to Referral Coordinator
Duties: Checking in patients, answering phones, scheduling appointments, filing charts, collecting copays.
Referrals and authorizations for 9 PCP to specialist, diagnostic testing, DME, in and out patient care.