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Janani B

Janani B

Senior Specialist-Coding
Bangalore

Summary

Motivated medical coding specialist with over 5 years of experience in health operations management, and coding. Expertise in ICD-10, CPT coding. Highly skilled in analyzing and validating patient information, diagnoses, and billing data. Demonstrated leadership skills that enable the processing of high volumes of patient information to achieve revenue generation goals.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Senior Specialist -Coding

LogixHealth Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
11.2022 - Current
  • Researches, analyzes, recommends, and facilitates plan of action to correct discrepancies and prevent future coding error.
  • Review medical charts under the diagnosis and procedure to ascribe the related CPT and ICD-10
  • Ensure codes are accurate and sequenced correctly by guidelines.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality and strict adherence to HIPAA.
  • Reviews and verifies documentation supports diagnoses, procedures and treatment results. Identifies diagnostic and procedural information.
  • Serves as resource and subject matter expert to other coding staff
  • Enhanced team productivity by implementing efficient project management strategies.
  • Mentored junior staff members, fostering professional development and nurturing future leaders within the organization.

Medical Coding Specialist

NYX Medical Solution Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
03.2020 - 02.2022
  • Stayed current on industry trends and advancements through regular participation in professional development courses and seminars, enhancing overall job performance.
  • Streamlined billing processes for improved efficiency by maintaining up-to-date knowledge of coding guidelines and procedures.
  • Maintained strict adherence to HIPAA regulations by protecting confidential patient information during the coding process.
  • Contributed to efficient workflow management by promptly addressing any discrepancies or issues within the medical coding department.

Medical Coder

Omega Health Care Private Ltd
Chennai
04.2016 - 02.2019
  • Accurately assigned ICD and CPT codes to patient medical records.
  • Reviewed patient charts and identified discrepancies in the medical documentation.
  • Interpreted medical terminology in order to translate it into the coding software.
  • Communicated with insurance companies regarding the updates in invoices.
  • Assign codes to diagnoses and procedures, using ICD (International Classification of Diseases) and CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes.
  • Ensure that all codes are current and active.
  • Receive and review patient charts and documents for accuracy.
  • Meet or exceed productivity targets set by management.

Education

Pharm.D - Pharmacy

PSG COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
COIMBATORE
09.2008 - 08.2014

Skills

ICD10CM,CPT

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Accomplishments

  • Poster presentation entitled “Assessment of health literacy among patients with cardiovascular diseases”, National level symposium conducted by PSG College of Pharmacy
  • Poster presentation entitled “Impact of health literacy and its outcome among heart failure patients”, National level conference conducted by Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research

Additional Information

Key Achievement:

  • Maintained 97% accuracy per 150 daily claims when assigning ICD and CPT codes to patient records.

Timeline

Senior Specialist -Coding

LogixHealth Pvt Ltd
11.2022 - Current

Medical Coding Specialist

NYX Medical Solution Pvt Ltd
03.2020 - 02.2022

Medical Coder

Omega Health Care Private Ltd
04.2016 - 02.2019

Pharm.D - Pharmacy

PSG COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
09.2008 - 08.2014
Janani BSenior Specialist-Coding