1. DEANA CAFFEY
7223 E MORRIS ST • WICHITA, Kansas 67207 • United States
(316) 841-7714 • dcaffey58@yahoo.com
Summaryof Qualifications
I am proficient in Microsoft office
I have 25 years’ experience in Revenue Cycle and Revenue Integrity
I have 10 years’ experience working as CDM Coordinator
I have received the Exemplary Employee award two times and nominated four times, with my previous
employer
I have been involved in three hospital system implementations; InVision, Soarian, and Cerner.
Professional Experience
Ascension Health/Via Christi Health Systems, Wichita, Kansas
Charge Description Master Coordinator/Revenue Integrity May 2008 - Present
I am proficient in Craneware, nThrive (formerly Medassets) CDM Master, and Cost to Charge Analytics.
I work closely with ancillary departments to ensure their knowledge in compliance for the services they
perform
I ensure the hospital charges are compliant and up to day with CDM approved CPT and HCPCs coding.
I lead CDM and Department meetings to prepare for yearly CPT/HCPC updates.
I chair the monthly CDM Committee meeting which members review accomplishments, issues, and
concerns with the CDM
I work closely with Managed Care to ensure our CDM is compliant with all payers required
CPT/HCPCs and revenue codes.
I work closely with The Resource Group and Data Stewards concerning the input and management of
compliant supplies.
Alegent Health, Omaha Nebraska/Revenue Cycle January 2000 – February 2006
Government Billing Specialist Supervisor
My duties included supervising 14 full time employees
I supervised the billing and follow up of Government payers, Medicare and Medicaid
I created weekly excel pivot tables from aging reports for my billing staff
I created reachable goals for each of the billing and follow up positions
My team consistently obtained the goal set and were rewarded quarterly with a cash bonus
Charge Description Master Coordinator/Revenue Integrity February2006- May 2008
I worked closely with departments to ensure compliance in service performed
I maintained six acute hospital charge description masters
I worked in Medassets, CDM Manager to ensure best practice
2. I added, modified, and inactivated CDM updated in CDM Manager and performed a daily export into
Vision to upload all changes into billing system
Southwest Medical Center, Liberal Kansas June 1991-January 2000
Patient Financial Service Supervisor/Revenue Cycle
Shared Supervisory duties of Financial Counseling, Billing and Follow up, and Cash posting
Supervised 22 full time employees
Education
University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona April 2012 – February 2016
Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration/Health Care Management
GPA of 3.54
I earned my Associates of Arts in Health Care Administration/Medical Records April 2014.
I plan to attend a local college to obtain my Certification in Professional Coding-Payers Within the next
year
Additional Information
I have worked in health care for 25 years in three different health care organizations. I am proficient in
Medicare billing and have supervised 14 people in government billing and follow up. I have an attention
to detail and can lead fairly. I enjoy working with diverse people and enjoy learning of other cultures.
I am proficient in the knowledge of HIPAA, PHI, and Compliance in the revenue cycle and revenue
integrity settings.
I have demonstrated experience in all billing, follow-up, collections, EFTs and cash posting.
I have experience working in regulatory framework and knowledge of the general healthcare regulatory
environment.