Jeanette McDow
1119 Park VistaDr. #503 Arlington,Texas 76012 Cell:(713) 301-0823 Email: nettiemcdow@gmail.com
Education
Strayer University Currently Enrolled
Associates Degree in Applied Sciences
Academy of Healthcare Professions Sept 2001-June 2002
Certificateof Completion Obtained for Medical Billingand Coding
Experience
Senior Care Centers Dallas, Texas
Insurance Billing Specialist of Revenue Cycling July 2014-present
 Create, edit, process and bill claim from AHT for long term care
 Follow up on all insurance claims for 50 facilities
 Resolves all electronic claims rejection and EOB denials
 Performed all aspects of outstanding A/Rincluding appeals
 Oversees the implementation of revenue cycling process.
 Primary point of contact for the facilities regarding account balances and follow-up
 Post all payments for Ins., Medicaid as required, move co-pays,ded., and adjustments per the EOB’s
 Analyze and resolved revenue cycle issues associated with all professional accounts
receivable while insuring annual cash flow and appropriate collection ratios .
 Meets and exceeded all goals and operation objectives, while making corrective improvements
where needed.
 Provides business insight regarding all aspects of the revenue cycle to the Hospital Administrator.
 Ensuring excellence in the delivery of the revenue cycle with focus on improved operational efficiencies,
patient satisfaction and cash flow collection procedures.
 Responsible for the daily operation of all insurance staff members
 Primary point of contact for the hospitalwith all staff and employed cons ultants on revenue cycle issues
 Orients new staff
 Establishes procedures and protocols to ensure patient complaints are resolved.
 Participates in the performance improvement process.
 Other managerial duties and special projects as assigned.
UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas Texas:
BillingCoordinator February 2013-June 2014
 Post moderate to complex charges for physician services:reviewencounters
 Ensure correct data entry of codes; ensure charges are entered/processed in accordancewith the
required targets.
 Perform Bath reconciliation of all charges entered
 Work and correct moderate to complex edits related to charges entry as assigned
 Identifies and reports error trends in edit reports
 Review accuracy of billingdocumentation in accordancewith the departmental policies.
 May post chargecorrection and perform reconciliations.
 Mentors less experience staff and my assistbillingmanager with trainingof new employees.
 Perform other related duties.
Medical Claims Analyst April 2010-Feburary2013
 Review and process insuranceclaims through the billingsystem (EPIC), includingMedicaid and Medicare,
third party payers
 Resolve electronic claims rejectionsand EOB’s denial in a timely manner
 Review and resolved correspondence from all organizations
 Responsiblefor contactingpatient and /or third party payers to resolved outstandingbalances
Jeanette McDow
1119 Park VistaDr. #503 Arlington,Texas 76012 Cell:(713) 301-0823 Email: nettiemcdow@gmail.com
 Identifies problems and inconsistencies by usingmanagement reports; summarizes findings and make
recommendations to resolvebillingissues.
 Achieve and/or exceed daily collection accountproductivity goals
 Function as liaison between clinical department and third party payers
 Perform other duties as assigned
 Super-user: Trainingnew employees on epic and in workques and workflows
Eligibility Services (ESI) Dallas, Texas:
Medicare/Managed Care Collector June 2009- April 2010
 Medical Billingfor Medicareand MedicareHMO’s and all managed care
 Performed all aspects of outstandingA/R follow-up includingappeals
 Responsiblefor setting payment arrangements with patients who have outstandingbalances
 Ensure all charges areposted on patient’s accounts
 Ensure insurancecompanies arebilled in a timely fashion
 Prepare and process any necessary adjustments/codingchanges on accounts through the system based
upon follow-up procedures
 Upon receipt of insurancepayment, bill secondary insuranceand/or patient
 Contact patients to obtain insuranceinformation needed to process claims such asCOBinformation,
accidentdetails,preexistingquestionnaire,etc
 Prepare adjustments such as refunds, contractual differences and write-offs for approval and processing
Corner Stone Healthcare Group Dallas, Texas Sept 2008- Feb 2009
Medicare/Medicaid Collector
 Medical Billingand Collectionsfor Medicare,Medicaid,VA, Commercial Insurances,PrivatePay,and
contractaccounts
 Obtained Verification of patient demographics and billinginformation
 Strong workingknowledge of ICD-9, HCPC, CPT codingand charge master
 Data Entry of all correspondenceand applyingcharges and/or corrections in thesystem
 Appeal Submission and performed all aspects of outstandingA/R follow-up
 Responsiblefor performing resolution-oriented billingand follow-up to achieve cash recovery and A/R
goals.Performed task required to ensure the timely accuratesubmission and followup of insurance
claims.
 Updated and reviewed high dollar logon a weekly basis,to insurereimbursement was received in a timely
manner
MedStar EMS Fort Worth, Texas: Sept 2002-Sept 2008
Patient Account Representative
 Medical Billingand Collectionsfor Medicare,Medicaid,VA, Commercial Insurances,PrivatePay,and
contractaccounts
 Obtained Verification of patient demographics and billinginformation
 Strong workingknowledge of ICD-9, HCPC, CPT codingand charge master
 Performed all aspects of outstandingA/R follow-up includingappeals
 Responsiblefor performing resolution-oriented billingand follow-up to achieve cash recovery and A/R
goals.Performed task required to ensure the timely accuratesubmission and followup of insurance
claims.
 Documented billingactivity in thepatient accountingsystems
 Updated and reviewed high dollar logon a weekly basis,to insurereimbursement was received in a timely
manner
 Efficient knowledge of TMHP, Net-Billingsystem for EMS
 Liaison for patient, payer, and/or facility inquiries
Jeanette McDow
1119 Park VistaDr. #503 Arlington,Texas 76012 Cell:(713) 301-0823 Email: nettiemcdow@gmail.com

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  • 1.
    Jeanette McDow 1119 ParkVistaDr. #503 Arlington,Texas 76012 Cell:(713) 301-0823 Email: nettiemcdow@gmail.com Education Strayer University Currently Enrolled Associates Degree in Applied Sciences Academy of Healthcare Professions Sept 2001-June 2002 Certificateof Completion Obtained for Medical Billingand Coding Experience Senior Care Centers Dallas, Texas Insurance Billing Specialist of Revenue Cycling July 2014-present  Create, edit, process and bill claim from AHT for long term care  Follow up on all insurance claims for 50 facilities  Resolves all electronic claims rejection and EOB denials  Performed all aspects of outstanding A/Rincluding appeals  Oversees the implementation of revenue cycling process.  Primary point of contact for the facilities regarding account balances and follow-up  Post all payments for Ins., Medicaid as required, move co-pays,ded., and adjustments per the EOB’s  Analyze and resolved revenue cycle issues associated with all professional accounts receivable while insuring annual cash flow and appropriate collection ratios .  Meets and exceeded all goals and operation objectives, while making corrective improvements where needed.  Provides business insight regarding all aspects of the revenue cycle to the Hospital Administrator.  Ensuring excellence in the delivery of the revenue cycle with focus on improved operational efficiencies, patient satisfaction and cash flow collection procedures.  Responsible for the daily operation of all insurance staff members  Primary point of contact for the hospitalwith all staff and employed cons ultants on revenue cycle issues  Orients new staff  Establishes procedures and protocols to ensure patient complaints are resolved.  Participates in the performance improvement process.  Other managerial duties and special projects as assigned. UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas Texas: BillingCoordinator February 2013-June 2014  Post moderate to complex charges for physician services:reviewencounters  Ensure correct data entry of codes; ensure charges are entered/processed in accordancewith the required targets.  Perform Bath reconciliation of all charges entered  Work and correct moderate to complex edits related to charges entry as assigned  Identifies and reports error trends in edit reports  Review accuracy of billingdocumentation in accordancewith the departmental policies.  May post chargecorrection and perform reconciliations.  Mentors less experience staff and my assistbillingmanager with trainingof new employees.  Perform other related duties. Medical Claims Analyst April 2010-Feburary2013  Review and process insuranceclaims through the billingsystem (EPIC), includingMedicaid and Medicare, third party payers  Resolve electronic claims rejectionsand EOB’s denial in a timely manner  Review and resolved correspondence from all organizations  Responsiblefor contactingpatient and /or third party payers to resolved outstandingbalances
  • 2.
    Jeanette McDow 1119 ParkVistaDr. #503 Arlington,Texas 76012 Cell:(713) 301-0823 Email: nettiemcdow@gmail.com  Identifies problems and inconsistencies by usingmanagement reports; summarizes findings and make recommendations to resolvebillingissues.  Achieve and/or exceed daily collection accountproductivity goals  Function as liaison between clinical department and third party payers  Perform other duties as assigned  Super-user: Trainingnew employees on epic and in workques and workflows Eligibility Services (ESI) Dallas, Texas: Medicare/Managed Care Collector June 2009- April 2010  Medical Billingfor Medicareand MedicareHMO’s and all managed care  Performed all aspects of outstandingA/R follow-up includingappeals  Responsiblefor setting payment arrangements with patients who have outstandingbalances  Ensure all charges areposted on patient’s accounts  Ensure insurancecompanies arebilled in a timely fashion  Prepare and process any necessary adjustments/codingchanges on accounts through the system based upon follow-up procedures  Upon receipt of insurancepayment, bill secondary insuranceand/or patient  Contact patients to obtain insuranceinformation needed to process claims such asCOBinformation, accidentdetails,preexistingquestionnaire,etc  Prepare adjustments such as refunds, contractual differences and write-offs for approval and processing Corner Stone Healthcare Group Dallas, Texas Sept 2008- Feb 2009 Medicare/Medicaid Collector  Medical Billingand Collectionsfor Medicare,Medicaid,VA, Commercial Insurances,PrivatePay,and contractaccounts  Obtained Verification of patient demographics and billinginformation  Strong workingknowledge of ICD-9, HCPC, CPT codingand charge master  Data Entry of all correspondenceand applyingcharges and/or corrections in thesystem  Appeal Submission and performed all aspects of outstandingA/R follow-up  Responsiblefor performing resolution-oriented billingand follow-up to achieve cash recovery and A/R goals.Performed task required to ensure the timely accuratesubmission and followup of insurance claims.  Updated and reviewed high dollar logon a weekly basis,to insurereimbursement was received in a timely manner MedStar EMS Fort Worth, Texas: Sept 2002-Sept 2008 Patient Account Representative  Medical Billingand Collectionsfor Medicare,Medicaid,VA, Commercial Insurances,PrivatePay,and contractaccounts  Obtained Verification of patient demographics and billinginformation  Strong workingknowledge of ICD-9, HCPC, CPT codingand charge master  Performed all aspects of outstandingA/R follow-up includingappeals  Responsiblefor performing resolution-oriented billingand follow-up to achieve cash recovery and A/R goals.Performed task required to ensure the timely accuratesubmission and followup of insurance claims.  Documented billingactivity in thepatient accountingsystems  Updated and reviewed high dollar logon a weekly basis,to insurereimbursement was received in a timely manner  Efficient knowledge of TMHP, Net-Billingsystem for EMS  Liaison for patient, payer, and/or facility inquiries
  • 3.
    Jeanette McDow 1119 ParkVistaDr. #503 Arlington,Texas 76012 Cell:(713) 301-0823 Email: nettiemcdow@gmail.com