GOAL: Medical administration including coding, billing, audit, compliance, analysis, and training.
Expertise in medical coding, billing, auditing, compliance and medical records administration with 3.0 years of medical coding experience as CPC and CANPC. 15.5 months of experience in anesthesia and pain management coding as CANPC. Presently employed full-time. In addition, deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, disease processes, surgery and medicine with 3 years in-patient hospital experience in medical care.

SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND:
Medical coding (ICD-9-CM, CPT, HCPCS), proficient coding with ICD-10-CM including Ophthalmology and Cardiology. Certified AAPC Anesthesia/pain Management Coder. Expecting AAPC certifications in CCC Cardiology coding, CPMA medical auditing, CPPM practice management, and CCVTC cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, and CPHRM Healthcare risk management. Regular for presentations in CANPC and cardiology for AAPC. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and disease management, expertise in use of medical coding software, professional conduct HIPAA and joint commission, medical records analysis and management, extensive clinical research and training experience, training in all areas of medicine and patient care. Well-versed in correct grammar and spelling, and have strong work ethics, leadership, and self-management discipline.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Certificate, Q1638701-Documenting Pharmacogenomic Testing with CPT codes (100.0000%), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Chicago, IL, 3/2017
Completed, Optum General surgery workbook, Optum360, LLC, USA, 3/2017
Certificate, ICD-10-CM cardiology specialty code set training, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, 9/2016
Completed, ICD-10-CM Instructional manual, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, 10/2016
Completed, CPC certification study guide, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, 7/2016
Enrolled, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Coder (CCVTC) certification program, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT 7/2016
Took exam, Certified Professional Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM), American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM), Olathe, KS, 7/2016
Completed, ASHRM revised CPHRM exam preparation guide (2016), American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM), Olathe, KS, 4/2016
Certificate, General Surgery and anesthesia coding, Greenville Technical Institute, Greenville, SC, 2/2016
Certificate, Cardiology coding, Greenville Technical Institute, Greenville, SC, 1/2106
MOOC certificate of attendance Health Data Analytics with MS Excel, St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN, December, 2015
Certificate of Achievement, Coding-Baseline-ICD-10 Inpatient Diagnostic, Precyse University, USA December 4, 2015
Certified Anesthesia and Pain Management Coder (CANPC), American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, August 2015
Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2015
Passed CANPC exam, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, August, 2015
Passed COC exam, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, June, 2015
Certificate, General Surgery survival guide, Supercoder, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2016
Certified Professional Coder (CPC), American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, March, 2015
Passed CPC Exam, originally earning CPC-A, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, October, 2013
Certified Coding Specialist-physician based (CCS-P) and passed exam, American Health Information Management Association, Chicago, IL, May, 2015
Certificate of ICD-10-CM proficiency, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, January, 2014
Certificate of ICD-10-PCS proficiency, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, January, 2015
Certificate, CPMA Medical Auditing, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, December, 2015
Certificate, CPPM Practice Management, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, January, 2016
Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA), National Healthcareer Association (NHA), Leawood, KS, November, 2014
Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS), National Healthcareer Association, Leawood, KS, November, 2014
Certificate, Anesthesia and pain management survival guide, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2014
Certificate, Cardiology survival guide, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2014
Graduate, Triple Certificate, Administrative medical specialist, medical coding and billing+medical terminology (360 Hours), University of Georgia, Athens, GA 3/15
Graduate, certificate, Medical Coding Specialist, (87% B average) (600 Hours), U.S. Career Institute, Fort Collins, CO, 2012-2013
Licentiate (M.S.) degree, Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, October 2006
M.D. degree, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, May 1997
B.S., High honors in Molecular Biology, Summa Cum Laude, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 6/1993
High school diploma, valedictorian, Parkview High School, Lilburn, GA, 6/1989

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Coding roundtable webinar presenter, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Chicago, IL, USA, 3/2017-present
Preparing medical coding webinar based on coding material.
Medical coding trainee in AHA Coding Clinic, American Hospital Association, Chicago, IL, USA, 7/2016 to present (gained equivalent of one year experience and 6.0 months of anesthesia and pain management experience)
Performed medical coding on over 1000 cases on all types of medical coding cases from medicine, surgery, and anesthesia including specialties from AHA Coding Clinic. Currently performing coding on medical cases in General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Endocrine, Rheumatology, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Anesthesiology, Pain management, Trauma surgery, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, OB-GYN, Radiology, and Pathology published in quarterly issues of AHA Coding Clinic.
Enrolled in AHA ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding handbook from 12/2016-present.
Remote Medical Coder and Auditor, Altegra Health, USA, 1/2016 to present (gained equivalent of one year two months experience)
Performing coding of medical records for clinics, doctors offices and hospitals including allergy, immunology, internal medicine, cardiology, dermatology, ophthalmology, urology, neurology, pain management, pulmonology, pediatrics, OB/GYN, surgery, emergency medicine, radiology. Completed coder refresh training through Altegra Health and compliance training through Change University
Remote medical coder, HGS USA, LLC, Peoria, IL, 9/2015 to 2/2016
Did medical coding at 50 hospitals in USA. Coded electronic health records for inpatient and outpatient. Assignments from Hinsdale clinic services; Florida Waterman; Florida Hospital; and Tampa Hospital. Abstracted medical coding. Managed medical records. Used coding software Cerner, Dolbey, 3M Encoder Systems, Powerchart, and Sunport.
Medical coding trainee, CPC-A ICD-10 Practicum, American Academy of Professional Coders, 11/2015-7/2016
Did coding utilizing ICD-10-CM codes for diagnosis. Performing coding on 600 medical records with ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS for one year equivalent work experience. Abstracted codes from E/M encounters, hospitals, office visits, operating room, radiology reports, and pathology reports.
Customer service representative, Farooq Givani Agency, Lawrenceville, GA, 12/2013 to present
Working in policy payment and customer service.
In-patient hospital rounds including ICU and CCU at Emory and Brown University Hospitals, 1996-1999.
Medical Researcher and Teacher at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2000 to 2010

RECOGNITIONS:
Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2006-2007, featured as Chunilal Mody, M.D.
Presented lectures and presentations on cardiology coding, anesthesia and pain management coding to American Academy of Professional Coders and Southwest University forums, 2015-2016
Nominated for vice president for AAPC local chapter in El Paso, TX, 2014

Publication

Vino Mody. 6. Deep sedation-who can do, credentialing. ASHRM Exchange Digest for Tuesday November 22, 2016. American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, Chicago, IL, USA.

REFERENCES:
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