Pacific NeurosurgeryMedical Receptionist
Jun. 2022 - Feb. 2025San Francisco Bay Area- Maintained and updated electronic and paper-based patient records, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance with HIPAA regulations.
- Managed front desk operations, including patient check-in/check-out, appointment scheduling, insurance verification, and processing patient intake forms while providing exceptional customer service.
- Ensured accurate and timely data entry into EHR/EMR systems, updating patient demographics, medical history, and documentation to support streamlined clinical workflows.
- Coordinated medical record retrievals for specialists, insurance providers, and legal entities, ensuring efficient processing and compliance with privacy regulations.
- Scheduled patient appointments, consultations, pre-op, and post-op visits, optimizing clinic efficiency, patient flow, and reducing wait times.
- Verified insurance coverage, processed insurance claims, and secured pre-authorizations for procedures, diagnostic tests, and surgeries, reducing claim denials and delays.
- Handled medical billing and coding, assigned accurate ICD-10 and CPT codes for surgical procedures, office visits, and laboratory tests, ensuring proper reimbursement and revenue cycle management.
- Ensured compliance with industry regulations, including HIPAA, OSHA, and state/federal healthcare policies, maintaining a secure and compliant healthcare environment.
- Provided administrative support to healthcare providers by managing medical correspondence, financial transactions, and patient inquiries, contributing to an efficient healthcare practice.