Experience & Accomplishments
Kim A. Myers, CCS-P, CPC, CMBS, President of Emergency Billing Services, Inc., has 27 years of progressive, result-oriented experience in medical office management with relation to total quality control, operations reengineering, managed care, coding analysis, revenue enhancement, compliance guidelines and medical audit education. Results achieved by Mrs. Myers include:
May 2007 Presented
"Compliance Programs: Theory & Action" at the EBS Training Center; Lake Milton, Ohio. This unique workshop demonstrates how to plan and implement a compliance program as mandated by the federal government
April 2007 Presented
"Speaking the Insurance Coding Language" at the EBS Training Center; Lake Milton, Ohio. The Goal of this workshop was to improve communication with insurance carries through better coding, confident appeals and contract enforcement
March 2007 Presented
"Effect Reimbursement Strategies for the ED Physician Coder" at Bryant-Stratton College; Parma, Ohio. Topics included billing issues unique to ED physicians, including fracture treatment, critical care and interpretation fees.
February 2007 Presented
"Letter Writing for the Medical Office" at the EBS Training Center; Lake Milton, Ohio. This workshop helped the medical office worker compose letters to patients, insurance companies and other correspondence that will clearly communicate your thoughts and get results.
January 2007 Presented
"X-Treme Coding Weekend" at the EBS Training Center; Lake Milton, Ohio. This workshop reviewed all coding techniques for both CPT & ICD-9 coding and the changes for the 2007 coding year.
January 2007
Re-elect President of the Youngstown Chapter of the Medical Association of Billers.
December 2006
Presented "CPT 2007" at the EBS Training Center; Lake Milton, Ohio. The advanced workshop reviewed all the CPT changes for the 2007 coding year.
November 2006
Presented "ICD-9 2007;Beyond the Basics" at the EBS Training Center; Lake Milton, Ohio. the Advanced workshop reviewed all the ICD-9 changes for that 2007 coding year.
October 2006
Presented "Effective Documentation Recognition: A guide for the Medical Coder" at Bryant-Stratton College; Parma, Ohio. This hands-on chart auditing workshop demonstrated the correlation between documentation, coding, and reimbursement.
September 2006
Presented "Physician Contract Negotiations" at the EBS Training Center; Lake Milton, Ohio. This lecture reviewed physician contract from a reimbursement perspective.
September 2006
Presented "Effective Documentation Recognition: A Guide for the Physician" at the EBS Training Center; Lake Milton, Ohio. This Hands-on chart auditing workshop geared for physicians demonstrated the correlation between documentation and reimbursement the physician perspective.
June 2006
Presented "Strategies to Increase CAsh Flow & Decrease A/R" at Bryant-Stratton College; Parma, Ohio.The topics included physician productivity, practice benchmarking, and techniques to reduce your accounts receivable.
May 2006
Presented "Speaking the Insurance Coding Language" at Bryant-Stratton; Parma, Ohio. This review covered the CMS-1500 and the appropriate information for all the fields required to get claims paid on the first submission.
May 2006
Presented "Survival Strategies for the Medical Practice" at the EBS training Center; Lake Milton, Ohio. THe topics included physician productivity, practice benchmarking, and techniques to reduce your accounts receivable.
April 2006
Contacted by Trillium Creek Dermatology; Medina, Ohio for appeal and collection of delinquent accounts.
March 2006
Facilitated Certified Medical Billing Specialist (CMBS) review, testing and certification weekend for the Youngstown Chapter of the Medical Billers (MAB).
March 2006
Presented "X-treme Coding Weekend" to the insurance Specialist class of the Mahoning County Career Center; Canfield, ohio. This workshop reviewed all coding techniques for both CPT & ICD-9 coding.
March 2006
Presented "Increasing Cash Flow & Deacreasing A/R" to the Tri-County Chapter of Medical Assistants; Youngstown, Ohio. The lecture reviewed account receivable management.
February 2006
Contracted by Northeast Ohio Emergency Affiliates; Rocky River, Ohio to provide virtual coding services on backed logged charts.
February 2006
Presented "Insurance Carrier Contract Negotiations" at the EBS Training Center; LAke Milton, Ohio. This workshop reviewed the contractual relationship between a physician and carrier from a reimbursement perspective.
January 2006
Elected President for the Youngstown Chapter of the Medical Association of Billers(MAB).
December 2005
Presented "50 ways to Shore Up Your Diagnostic Coding" at Bryant-Stratton College; Parma, Ohio. This advanced lecture reviewed all ICD-9 Coding guidelines and gave effective suggestions for staff training on medical necessity issues.
November 2005
Invited as guest speaker to Tri-County Chapter of Medical Assistants; Canfield, Ohio. The topic reviewed was current coding guidelines.
October 2005
Presented "Back to Basics: Speaking the Insurance Coding Language" to Akron & Cuyahoga Chapters of Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers (PAHCOM); Independence, Ohio. This review covered the CMS-1500 and the appropriate information for all fields required to get claims paid on the first submission.
October 2005
Presented "Effective Documentation Recognition: A guide for the Medical Coder" at Bryant-Stratton College; Parma, Ohio. This workshop concentrated on chart auditing to identify areas of improvement in the charging process.
September 2005
Presented "Speaking the Insurance Coding Language" at the EBS Training Center; Lake Milton, Ohio. The Goal of this workshop was to improve communication with insurance carriers through better coding, confident appeals, and contract enforcement.
April 2005
Presented "The E/M Coding Symposium" at Bryant-Stratton College. Parma, Ohio. This lecture included a detailed review of physician documentation, keys to identify global services, and revealing the complexity of medical decision making.
December 2004
Presented "The X-treme Coding Weekend" at the EBS Training Center; Lake Milton, Ohio. This advanced coding workshop reviewed all CPT and ICD-9 changes for the 2005 coding year.
September 2004
Presented "Effective Documentation Recognition for the Emergency Physician Coder" at the EBS Training Center; Lake Milton. Topics included billing issues unique to the ED physician, including fracture treatment, critical care, and interpretation fees.
August 2004
Presented "Physician Financial Survival Strategies" at the Holiday Inn Metroplex; Youngstown, Ohio.This workshop provided innovative management technique to keep medical practice sound.
December 2003
Presented "A Coders Guide to E/M Coding" to the Youngstown Office Managers Association, Youngstown, Ohio. Topics included history, physical, and medical decision making from a coding perspective.
April 2003
Contracted as comprehensive billing agent for Medina Emergency Associates, Ltd., Medina, Ohio
January 2003
Contracted for collection of aged accounts for Lakeland Emergency Associates, Inc., Rocky River, Ohio.
November 2002
Contracted as Comprehensive billing agent for Northeast Ohio Emergency Affiliates, Inc, Cleveland, Ohio
June 2002
Conducted chart audit for Northeast Ohio Emergency Affiliates, Inc, Cleveland, Ohio
February 2002
Contract as virtual coder by Lakeland Emergency Associates, Inc., Rocky River, Ohio. EBS coded approximately 10,000 charts per month.
September 2001
Conducted compliance audit for emergency department, Northwest Texas Health System, Amarillo, Texas.
May 2001
Exclusive billing contract for Ohio Sleep disorders Centers. Offices though out north-east Ohio.
March 2001
Contracted by the Neuro Surgery and Neurology Associates Inc. as exclusive billing agent for offices through out northeast Ohio.
April 1999
Contracted by Community Emergency Physicians, Inc.; Parma, Ohio for exclusive billing services.
February 1999
Presented Effective Documentation Strategies; A Guide for Physicians at Parma Community Hospital; Parma, Ohio. The topics included documentation of critical care services, interpretation fees, use of the PA in the ED and the Emergency caveat as it applies to the documentation of an emergency encounter.
July 1998 to December 1998
Conducted a lecture series of 15 seminars designed for the residency program at Doctors Hospital of Massillon, Ohio. These programs were geared for the discipline of Internal Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics. The topics included the role of the attending physician, documenting the history & physical and illustrating clinical judgment in an audit situation.
May 1998
Conducted chart reviews for Perry Hill Surgeons; Massillon, Ohio. This study included analyzing physician records and charges for compliance to current billing guidelines as they apply to general surgery Educational sessions were provided to enhance personal documentation habits.
April 1998
Conducted chart reviews for The Healthcare Center; Massillon, Ohio. This study included analyzing physician records and charges for compliance to current billing guidelines as they apply to Internal Medicine.
April 1998
Conducted chart reviews for The Family Practice Clinic; Massillon, Ohio. This study included analyzing physician records and charges for compliance to current billing guidelines, as they apply to Family Practice and teaching physicians. Educational sessions were provided to enhance personal documentation habits.
March 1998
Conducted a personal chart review for Bailey Road Family Practice; Massillon, Ohio. Customized educational sessions were presented to the physicians of the group, based on the findings of their personal charting habits.
March 1998
A seminar titled "Changes in Examination Documentation" was presented to Community Healthcare and Perry Family Practice; Massillon, Ohio. This seminar focused on detailed instruction to the physicians regarding the required examination documentation as it applies to Family Practice records.
February 1998
A seminar titled "The 1998 Documentation Requirements; A Guide for Physicians" was presented to the medical staff of Doctors Hospital; Massillon, Ohio. The topics discussed were elements of documentation, application of the 1998 guidelines for examination documentation and diagnostic specificity.
January 1998
Contracted by Alliance Medical Associates, Inc.; Alliance, Ohio. Duties included counsel to the Chief Executive Officer on the formation of a new corporation, supervising a billing service and conducting physician chart audits as they apply to Emergency Medicine.
November 1997
A seminar titled "Compliance Techniques; A Guide for Physicians was presented to Southern West Virginia Clinic; Beckley, West Virginia. The topics included documentation guidelines, fee analysis and referral issues, as they applied to this multi-specialty clinic.
October 1997
A practice management seminar was presented to the third and fourth year residents of Akron Children's Hospital; Akron, Ohio. The topic was choosing an automated practice management system.
September 1997
A chart review was performed for the St. Joseph Emergency Physicians Group; Elmira, New York. Tasks included the review of selected medical records for the appropriate assignment of evaluation & management levels of service. Also, individual conferences were held with each principal physician to enhance their documentation techniques.
September 1997
A chart review was performed for the multi-specialty clinic of the Appalachian Regional Health System; Beckley, West Virginia. Tasks included review of office note for oncology, family practice, orthopedics, cardiology, obstetric/gynecology, gastroenterology and urology to evaluate documentation for support of the charges. Individual physician interviews were held to instruct the physician in the 1998 documentation guidelines.
August 1997
A seminar was presented to the teaching physicians of Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The topics discussed included signature requirements, attending physician presence and the elements of documentation.
August 1997
A Seminar titled "The Emergency Department of the Future" was designed and presented for Synernet; A Health Care Cooperative; Portland, Maine. The topics discussed were the proposed documentation guidelines for 1998 and the importance of appropriate documentation in the medical record.
August 1997
A chart review was conducted for the physicians of EM Care of Alliance; Alliance, Ohio. Tasks included the review of selected medical records for the appropriate assignment of evaluation & management levels of service. Also, individual conferences were held with each principal physician to enhance their documentation techniques.
July 1997
An analysis of a physician group for KeyBank; Cleveland, Ohio. The tasks included review of charts and contracts for compliance to current federal guidelines.
July 1997
A Seminar titled "Speaking the Insurance Coding Language" was designed and presented to the administrative staff of The Community Health Clinics of Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The use of CPT/ICD-9 codes and proper documentation techniques were the topics discussed.
July 1997
Developed and presented a seminar titled "Effective Documentation; A Guide to Physicians" for the physicians and administrators of The Community Health Clinics of Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio defining prolonged services, revenue enhancement through coding and proper use of modifiers as they apply to a teaching institution.
June 1997
Developed and presented a seminar titled "Effective Documentation; A Guide to Physicians" for the physicians and administrators of The Family Practice Clinics of Trinity Health System; Steubenville, Ohio. The key topics were defining prolonged services, revenue enhancement through coding and proper use of modifiers as they apply to Family Practice.
June 1997
Presented seminar titled "Speaking the Insurance Coding Language" to The Medical Office Managers Association; Steubenville, Ohio. The topics included defining evaluation & management services, reviewing diagnostic coding and compliance with Medicare regulations.
June 1997
A seminar titled " The use of CPT codes in the Dental Profession" was presented to The Greater Cleveland Dental Society; Cleveland, Ohio. Topics included "How to submit a medical claim using CPT codes and when these claims are appropriate."
May 1997
Chargemaster review for Mercy Hospital; Willard, Ohio. Departments reviewed for compliance to current federal guidelines included laboratory, nursing services, pharmacy, cardiovascular services and physician clinics.
May 1997
Chargemaster review for Mercy Hospital; Tiffin, Ohio. Departments reviewed for compliance to current federal guidelines included laboratory, nursing services, pharmacy, cardiovascular services and physician clinics.
April 1997
Spoke to a discussion panel with the RE$OURCE Users Group; Akron, Ohio. The discussion focused on the implementation of APG's and their impact on cost accounting.
April 1997
A seminar titled "Effective Documentation Techniques; A Guide for Physicians" was designed and presented to the resident physicians of Akron Children's Hospital; Akron, Ohio. Documentation techniques were discussed for proper justification of levels of service, diagnostic coding and prolonged or unusual services.
March 1997
Chargemaster review for Pike Community Hospital; Waverly, Ohio. Departments reviewed for compliance to current federal guidelines included laboratory, nursing services, pharmacy, cardiovascular services and physician clinics.
March 1997
Chargemaster review for St. Joseph's Hospital; Elmira, New York. Departments reviewed for compliance to current federal guidelines included laboratory, nursing services, pharmacy, cardiovascular services and physician clinics.
February 1997
Chargemaster review for Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Departments reviewed for compliance to current federal guidelines included laboratory, nursing services, pharmacy, cardiovascular services and physician clinics.
February 1997
A chart review was conducted for the Emergency Department of Charles Cole Memorial Hospital; Coudersport, Pennsylvania. Tasks included the review of selected medical records for the appropriate assignment of evaluation & management levels of service. Also, individual conferences were held with each principal physician in the Emergency Department to enhance their documentation techniques.
January 1997
Chargemaster review for Twin City Hospital; Dennison, Ohio. Departments reviewed for compliance to current federal guidelines included laboratory, nursing services, pharmacy, cardiovascular services and physician clinics.
January 1997
Researched and analyzed impact of proposed Ambulatory Surgery Center at Genesee Memorial Hospital; Batavia, New York. Tasks included combining surgical estimates for two facilities, assigning ASC payment groups and analyzing data for recommendation of number & type of proposed surgical rooms.
December 1996
Became an associate consultant with Ryerson Management Associate, Inc.; Akron, Ohio, a national healthcare management consulting firm.
September 1996
Designed and presented a seminar titled "Speaking the Insurance Coding Language" to The Medical Office Managers Association; Weirton, West Virginia. The topics included defining evaluation & management services, reviewing diagnostic coding and compliance with Medicare regulations.
August 1996
Instituted plan of account management for Lewis P. Sarkos, M.D., Inc.; Warren, Ohio to close all accounts due to retirement. This included collection of all delinquent personal and third party payments.
June 1996
A Seminar titled "Speaking the Insurance Coding Language" was presented to the administrative staff at The Family Practice Center of Salem, Inc.; Salem, Ohio. The use of HCPCS, ICD-9 codes and proper documentation techniques were the topics discussed.
May 1996
Developed and presented a seminar titled "Effective Documentation; A Guide to Physicians" for the physicians and administrators of The Family Practice Center of Salem, Inc.; Salem, Ohio. The key topics were defining prolonged services, revenue enhancement through coding and proper use of modifiers as they apply to Family Practice.
March 1996
Developed protocols for an in-house billing department for Ibrahim J. Haddad, M.D.; Youngstown, Ohio. The objectives met were staff education, instituting written procedures for billing and collections, drafting letters for patient and insurance correspondence and fee analysis as they apply to Pediatric Gastroenterology.
March 1996
Developed account management strategies for Aries Medical Clinic; Russell's Point, Ohio. The key subjects were insurance claims management, personal account collection techniques and accounts receivable tracking.
March 1996
A seminar titled "Revenue Enhancement Strategies for Plastic Surgery and Dermatology" was presented to S. Cuddapah, M.D. and Staff; Canfield, Ohio. The topics discussed included use of modifiers, coding for prolonged services, billing for supplies and a review of the guidelines for a freestanding Ambulatory Surgical Center.
January 1996
A seminar titled "Effective Coding Techniques for the Ophthalmologist" was presented to Carl Klodell, M.D. and Staff; Youngstown, Ohio. The topics discussed were proper documentation for visual vs. medical examinations and use of modifiers during post-op period. Also, an evaluation of their current documentation was performed.
January 1996
A seminar titled "Effective Documentation Techniques; A Guide for Physicians" was presented to the staff physicians of The Western Reserve Care System; Youngstown, Ohio. Documentation techniques were discussed for proper justification of levels of service, diagnostic coding and prolonged or unusual services.
November 1995
A seminar titled "Speaking the Insurance Coding Language" presented at The Western Reserve Care System; Youngstown, Ohio. The use of HCPCS, ICD-9 codes and proper documentation techniques were presented.
September 1995
A seminar titled "Speaking the Insurance Coding Language" presented at Massillon Community Hospital; Massillon, Ohio. The use of HCPCS, ICD-9 codes and proper documentation techniques were the topics discussed.
September 1995
Seminar developed and presented to the medical instructors of the Trumbull County Joint Vocational School; Warren, Ohio. The title of the seminar was "Speaking the Insurance Coding Language". The topics discussed included defining levels of service and documentation techniques.
August 1995
A three week on-site documentation training program was developed for the Ob-Gyn Ambulatory Clinic of St. Elizabeth Medical Center; Youngstown, Ohio. The scope of the project included clinic rounds with resident and attending physicians, designing a charge slip and reviewing insurance guidelines.
August 1995
Seminar developed and presented to The Professional Connection; Warren, Ohio a businesswomen's leadership counsel. The topic of the presentation was goal setting.
June 1995
Seminar developed and presented to Paul Bonetzky, D.O. and the staff of Aries Medical Center; Russell's Point, Ohio. The topics discussed included proper coding and documentation techniques as they apply to Family Practice.
March 1995
Seminar developed and presented to The Medical Assisting Class, Adult Department of The Trumbull County Joint Vocational School; Warren, Ohio. The key topics included speaking the language of insurance reimbursement, defining Evaluation and Management services and correlation of ICD-9 codes to CPT codes.
February 1995
Seminar developed and presented to The Neonatology Group, St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center; Youngstown, Ohio. The key topics were defining global critical care services, charging for prolonged services and documentation requirements as they apply to Neonatology.
January 1995
Seminars developed and presented to Robert E. Bisel, D.O. and Staff; Warren, Ohio. The topics included defining Evaluation and Management codes as they apply to Internal Medicine, documentation in the hospital record and billing for prolonged services.
December 1994
Seminar developed and presented to the Office Managers Council, a support organization sponsored by Warren General Hospital; Warren, Ohio. The title was Defining Evaluation and Management Services, which gave a complete overview of justification of coding choices.
November 1994
Seminars developed and presented to the physicians, business managers and residents in training at The Family Health Center of St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center; Youngstown, Ohio. The topics included defining Evaluation & Management codes as they apply to Family Practice and reviewing guidelines for required documentation.
October 1994
Seminars developed and presented to Frank Komorowski, M.D. and the staff of North Central OB-GYN; Bellevue, Ohio. The topics included defining Evaluation and Management codes as they apply to Obstetrics-Gynecology and reviewing the guidelines for required documentation.
October 1994
Seminars developed and presented to the clerical and nursing staff of The Family Health Center of St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center; Youngstown, Ohio. The topics included defining Evaluation & Management codes as they apply to Family Practice, reviewing guidelines for required documentation and reimbursement enhancements. A complete fee and coding analysis was performed as an aid to administrators in setting new prices.
October 1994
Seminars were developed and presented to Dr. R.E. Mosteller & Associates, Inc. and staff; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The topics included defining Evaluation & Management codes as they apply to Psychiatry and reviewing guidelines for documentation requirements. A complete fee and coding analysis was performed as an aid in setting new prices.
July 1994
Established association with DMA, Inc.; Broadview Heights, Ohio as medical administrative consultant. Functions include software instructor to clients and employees, technical advisor and insurance coding specialist. June 1994
Operational design for Richard M. Kalapos, D.O.; Youngstown, Ohio. This included, defining services, developing a fee schedule, educating staff, establishing fees, customizing written correspondence and establishing job descriptions and personnel policies.
May 1994
Contracted by Trumbull County Vocational School; Warren, Ohio as an Adult Education Instructor.
February 1994
Established Coding Consultants; Warren, Ohio. Coding Consultants offered customized medical office education and management services.
January 1994
Designed and presented public seminar titled Physician Revenue Enhancements; Warren, Ohio. Topics included fee analysis, documentation requirements and review of coding strategies.
November 1993
Designed and presented public seminar titled The Impact of Health Care Reform; Warren, Ohio. Topics included managed care, reform terminology and the effect of reform on the physician in private or group practice.
April 1993
Employed by Lewis P. Sarkos, M.D., Inc.; Warren, Ohio as an office administrator.
March 1987
Administrator for a surgical practice. Medical Assisting, clinical aspects, Medical Insurance Specialist, Executive Medical Secretary and Medical Office Administration.
February 1987
Promoted to Office Manager for Cardiac Management, Inc.; Warren, Ohio.
From January 1983 to January 1985
Functioned as Medical Assistant to The Pediatric Cardiology Outreach Clinic of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Warren, Ohio. Duties included obtaining vital signs and electrocardiogram from children with suspected cardiac disorders.
From September 1980 to September 1982
Employed by Cardiac Management, Inc.; Warren, Ohio as clinical assistant. Duties included assisting with stress testing, echocardiograms and pacemaker interpretations.
September 1982
Administrator for a cardiac practice.
January 1982
Assisted in establishing the first pacemaker clinic in Warren, Ohio.
May 1981
Graduate of Hubbard High School; Hubbard, Ohio. Course of study included a two-year Medical Assisting program through the Trumbull County JVS.
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