VINO C. MODY, JR. COC®, CPC®, CCS-P, CANPC™, CCVTC™, CBCS, CMAA, CNPR, CRMC, AAPC ICD-10-CM certification, ICD-10-PCS certification, AAPC ICD-10-CM specialty cardiology coding certification, Licentiate degree, AHIMA Coding Professional
6154 Black Mallard Place, El Paso, TX 79932; Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; [email protected], Cell 678-427-6511, home 915-642-4269, FAX 915-532-1655 (Kinko’s)

GOAL: Medical administration including coding, billing, audit, compliance, analysis, and training.
Expertise in medical coding, billing, auditing, compliance and medical records administration with 4 years of experience in medical coding as a CPC, CANPC, CCVTC and 1.5 years of anesthesia and pain management coding experience. 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 in ICD-10-CM including Ophthalmology and Cardiology specialty, and ICD-10-PCS. Certified AAPC Anesthesia/pain Management Coder and Certified CCVTC Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Coder. Expecting AAPC certifications in CCC Cardiology coding, CPMA, CPPM, and CPHRM. 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, HCC training, Epic-like training, Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) training from HGS USA, LLC, skilled in DRGs, case management, utilizing HCS medical coding software, skilled in United Transcription, knowledgeable in quality data, extensive basic science and clinical research and training experience in surgery, medicine, and ophthalmology, member of ARVO/EVER international ophthalmology conferences, proctor for NBEO optometry exam in Stockholm, Sweden, training in pharmacology/pharmaceutical sales, training in all areas of medicine and patient care. Well-versed in correct grammar and spelling, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and have strong work ethics, leadership, and self-management discipline.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Certificate, Healthcare Business Monthly (August 2017), American academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, August 2017
Passed four-hour exam (questions 1-157), medical coding and medicine questions from, Health Insurance Billing System book (textbook for University of Georgia) and Medical Coding Pro, USA, 7/2017
Passed exam (225 Questions), CPC (Certified Professional Coder) practice exam, Medical Coding Exam System, Medical Coding Pro, USA, June 2017
Certificate, Review and Tips for the CPC Exam, Passed 50-question CPC practice exam, Local chapter AAPC El Paso, TX event, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, 6/2017
Certificate, Passed Anesthesia Coding Alert (Volume 19 Number 6), Supercoder, The Coding Institute, Durham, NC, 7/2017
Certificate, Passed Anesthesia Coding Alert (Volume 19 Number 7), Supercoder, The Coding Institute, Durham, NC, 7/2017
Certificate, Passed Cardiology Coding Alert (Volume 20 Number 7), Supercoder, The Coding Institute, Durham, NC, 6/2017
Certificate, Passed Cardiology Coding Alert (Volume 20 Number 5), Supercoder, The Coding Institute, Durham, NC, 6/2017
Certificate, Passed Anesthesia Coding Alert (Volume 19 Number 4), AAPC Coder, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), The Coding Institute, Durham, NC 5/2017
Certificate, Passed Anesthesia Coding Alert (Volume 19 Number 3), AAPC Coder, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), The Coding Institute, Durham, NC 5/2017
Certificate of Approval, Billing-Coding Inc, BCA Audio: ICD-10-CM-2017 Updates (Live or On-Demand), BC Advantage Magazine, June 2017
Certificate, Healthcare Business Monthly (June 2017), American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2017
Certificate, Passed General Surgery Survival Guide (2017), AAPC Coder, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, 5/2017
Certificate, Passed Cardiology Survival Guide (2017), AAPC Coder, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, 5/2017
Certificate, Passed ICD-10-CM Specialty Survival Guide (2017), AAPC Coder, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, 6/2017
Certificate, Passed Pathology Survival Guide (2017), AAPC Coder, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, 6/2017
Certificate, Passed Otolaryngology Survival Guide (2017), AAPC Coder, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, 6/2017
Certificate, Passed Urology Survival Guide (2017), AAPC Coder, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, 6/2017
Certificate, Passed Radiology Survival Guide (2017), AAPC Coder, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, 6/2017
Certificate, Passed Evaluation and Management Survival Guide (2017), AAPC Coder, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, 6/2017
Certificate, Passed Pediatric Survival Guide (2017), AAPC Coder, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, 6/2017
Enrolled, Clinical Coding Workout without online answers, 2016, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Chicago, IL, 04/2017-present
AHA ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding handbook, American Hospital Association, Chicago, IL, 4/2017
AHA Coding Clinic, subscription, American Hospital Association, Chicago, IL, 7/2016-1/2017
Certified Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Coder (CCVTC), American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, March 2017
Passed CCVTC exam, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, March 2017
ICD-10-CM coding workbook for General Surgery, Optum360, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT, February 2017
Passed Medical Records Coding [ICD-10] assessment (96%), IBM Kenexa Prove-It, Judge Group, Wayne, PA, 2/2017 Passed Microsoft Excel 2010-Normal User assessment (90%), IBM Kenexa Prove-It, Judge Group, Wayne, PA, 2/2017 AHIMA Health Information Role Self-Assessment Coding Professional assessment credential from American Health Information Management Association, Chicago, IL, 11/2016
CANPC Certification Study Guide 2016, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, 11/2016
CPC Certification Study Guide 2016, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, 11/2016
Advanced ICD-10-CM training, Instructional manual, AAPC, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2016
Certificate, ICD-10-CM specialty cardiology code set training, American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, 9/2016
Certificate, Practicode Professional Fee (ICD-9) from American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, 10/2016
Passed ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS proficiency assessment (100 questions), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Chicago, IL, 7/2016
ASHRM revised CPHRM exam preparation guide, American Hospital Association, Olathe, KS, 6/2016
Produced, Major Healthcare Processes PowerPoint slide, Health Administration, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA, 6/2016
Certificate of Cardiology coding and Certificate of General Surgery and Anesthesia coding, Greenville Technical Institute, Greenville, SC 2/2016
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, August, 2015
Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), AAPC, June, 2015
Passed CANPC exam, AAPC, August, 2015
Passed COC exam, AAPC, June, 2015
Certified Professional Coder (CPC), AAPC, March, 2015
Passed CPC Exam, AAPC, October, 2013
CPC Certification Study Guide 2013, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, 10/2013
Certified Coding Specialist-physician based (CCS-P) and passed exam, AHIMA, Chicago, IL, May, 2015
CCS-P Certification Study Guide, AHIMA, Chicago, IL, May, 2015
Certificate of ICD-10-CM proficiency, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), January, 2014
Certificate of ICD-10-PCS proficiency, AAPC, January, 2015
Certificate of CPMA Medical Auditing, course, AAPC, December, 2015
Certificate of CPPM Practice Management, course, AAPC, January, 2016
Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA), National Health Career Associates (NHA), November, 2014
Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS), NHA, November, 2014
CPC-A Practicum with CEU’s badge, American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Salt Lake City, UT, 11/2014
Certificate, Anesthesia and Pain Management survival guide, AAPC Coder, AAPC, Salt Lake City, UT 2014
Certificate, Cardiology survival guide, AAPC Coder, AAPC, Salt Lake City, UT 2014
Certified National Pharmaceutical Representative (CNPR), NAPSRx, Washington, D.C., March 2014
Passed CNPR exam, NAPSRx, March 2014
Graduate of NAPSRX’s Pharmacology/Pharmaceutical Sales Training Program, CNPR Number 608042014, Member of NAPSRx, National Association of Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives (NAPSRX), Washington, D.C., March 2014
Certified risk management consultant (CRMC), Harvard Risk Management Corporation, Dallas, TX, 5/2014
Six sigma black belt certified, Expert Rating, USA, 3/2014
Six sigma green belt certified, Expert Rating, USA, 10/2013
Triple Certificate in administrative medical specialist, medical coding and billing+medical terminology (A average) (360 Hours), University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 3/2015
ICD-10-PCS Code set training (16 hours), American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, 1/2015
ICD-10-CM General code set training (16 hours), American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, 1/2014
Training, ICD-10-CM Coding Basics, U.S. Career Institute, Fort Collins, CO, 9/2017
Graduate, Medical Coding Specialist Course (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
B.S., Summa cum Laude, high honors in molecular biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1993
High school diploma, valedictorian, Parkview High School, Lilburn, GA, 1989

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HIM Coder for Mesa Hills Specialty Hospital, El Paso, TX, USA, 5/2017 to present
Performing inpatient medical coding for a service for a 32-bed hospital specializing in pulmonary disorders and plastic surgery, utilizing ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS II. Performing DRGs, case management, and anesthesia and pain management coding and cardiovascular and thoracic surgery coding.
Remote Medical Coder and auditor for Altegra Health, USA, 1/2016 to 04/2017 (gained equivalent of one year four months experience)
Performing coding medical records for clinics, doctor’s offices and hospitals including allergy, immunology, internal medicine, cardiology, dermatology, ophthalmology, pulmonology, pediatrics, OB/GYN, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, emergency medicine, radiology, anesthesia and pain management. Completed coder refresh and compliance training. In training for Altegra Health through being in Step 2 of the hiring process for NP Health Resources.
Remote medical coder for NP Health Resources, Dallas, TX, 02/2016 to present (gained equivalent of one year four months of coding experience)
Coding charts in medical, surgical, and anesthesia and pain management fields including specialties through Altegra Health. In step 2 of hiring process. Completed coder refresh training and compliance training.
Remote medical coder, HGS USA, LLC, Peoria, IL, 9/2015 to 2/2016
Performed 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, Dolby, 3M Encoder Systems, Powerchart, and Sunport.
Medical coding trainee, CPC-A ICD-10 Practicum, American Academy of Professional Coders, 11/2015-7/2016
Performed coding utilizing ICD-10-CM codes for diagnosis. Performed 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.
Medical coding trainee, CPC-A Practicum, American Academy of Professional Coders, 6/2014-11/2014
Performed coding utilizing ICD-9-CM codes for diagnosis. Performed medical coding on 600 medical records with ICD-9-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. Passed the assessment and earned a CPC-A Practicum with CEUs badge.
Freelance phytochemicals and cancer researcher, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 2011-2013
Guest researcher, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2009-2012
Medical Researcher and Teacher at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2000 to 2008
Ultraviolet radiation cataract and ascorbate supplementation, Doctoral thesis and successful dissertation defense, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 06/05/2008
Ascorbate in the ocular lens, Licentiate thesis and seminar, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 10/2006
Proctor, National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO), Stockholm, Sweden, 2003-2005
In-patient hospital rounds including ICU and CCU, anesthesiology, neurology, ophthalmology, pediatrics, senior selective surgery plastic surgery, psychiatry, internal medicine, pulmonology, and cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital (Waterbury, CT), and Brown University/Lifespan hospitals (Providence, RI), 1995-1999

RECOGNITIONS:
Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2017
Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2006-2007
Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2012, 2018
Recipient of the Outstanding Scientist 21st Century Award, 2009
CANPC/CCVTC coding lecturer for AAPC and CANPC/cardiology coding lecturer for Southwest University, 2015-2017
Presented coding roundtable webinar on CANPC anesthesia and pain management for TXHIMA (AHIMA), May 2017
Published a book on CANPC Anesthesiology coding essentials for successful anesthesiology coding through AAPC
Planning to publish book, on approximate date 9/2017: Anesthesiology coding essentials for accurate efficient practice: The study guide for preparation for CANPCTM exam
Nominated for vice president AAPC local chapter in El Paso, TX, 2014
Certificate for upholding standards, American Academy of Professional Coders, 2013
Certified member of AAPC since 2015 and member of AHIMA

MEDICAL CODING PUBLICATIONS:

Vino C. Mody Jr., COC, CPC, CCS-P, CANPC, CCVTC. Anesthesiology coding essentials for accurate efficient practice; The study guide for preparation for CANPCTM exam. Book planned for publication, on approximate date 9/2017.

Vino C. Mody Jr., COC, CPC, CCS-P, CANPC. Coding roundtable: CANPC anesthesia and pain management webinar, TXHIMA, Austin, TX, May 16, 2017.

CANPC Anesthesiology coding essentials for successful anesthesiology coding by Vino C. Mody Jr., M.D., COC, CPC, CCS-P, CANPC, CCVTC. Vinomodyjr started a thread CANPC Anesthesiology coding essentials book 62 p. (1-19) (20-45) (46-60) (61-70) in Anesthesia. American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, 04-10-2017.

CCVTC Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery coding A method for Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for severe coronary artery disease by Vino C. Mody Jr., COC, CPC, CCS-P, CANPC, CCVTC is presented… vinomodyjr started a thread CCVTC coding 1 p. summary presented at Local Chapter El Paso, TX AAPC 3/18/2017 in Cardiovascular Thoracic. American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, 04-10-2017.

CANPC Anesthesiology Coding by Vino C. Mody Jr., COC, CPC, CCS-P, CANPC, CCVTC. vinomodyjr Networker started a thread 15 q. CANPC simulation and 1 p. presented at Local Chapter El Paso seminar in Local Chapter General Discussion. American Academy of Professional Coders, Salt Lake City, UT, 03-31-2017.

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.

Mody VC Jr., Kakar M, Soderberg PG, and Lofgren S. High lenticular tolerance to ultraviolet radiation-B by pigmented guinea-pig; application of a safety limit strategy for UVR-induced cataract. Acta Ophthalmologica, Article first published online 21 JUL 2010, DOI: 10.1111/J.1755-3768.2010.01931. X. Acta ophthalmologica, ISSN 1755-375X, 05/2012, Volym 90, Nummer 3, pp. 226 – 230.

Mody VC Jr. Ultraviolet radiation cataract development and ascorbate supplementation (Thesis for Doctoral Degree]. Karolinska University Press 2008. ISBN 978-91-7357-528-7.

Mody VC Jr., Ascorbate in the Ocular Lens [Thesis for Licentiate Degree]. Karolinska University Press. Stockholm, Sweden, October 2006, 1-50. ISBN 91-7140-256X.

Vino C. Mody, Jr., M.D., Licentiate degree, Ph.D., CNPR. Benefit of phytochemicals in cancer, a clinical overview (abstract). Manuscript, USA, 7/2013.
Vino C. Mody, Jr., M.D., Licentiate degree, Ph.D., CNPR. Nutritional book (Excel). Manuscript, USA, 7/2013.

Vino C. Mody Jr., Publication, Newly Credentialed Members, Healthcare Business Monthly, AAPC, May 2017.

Vino C. Mody Jr., Publication, Newly Credentialed Members, Healthcare Business Monthly, AAPC, November 2015.

Vino C. Mody Jr., Publication, Newly Credentialed Members, Healthcare Business Monthly, AAPC, September 2015.

Vino C. Mody Jr., Publication, Newly Credentialed Members, AHIMA, May 2015.

Vino C. Mody Jr., Publication, Newly Credentialed Members, Healthcare Business Monthly, AAPC, January 2014.