Julie Phipps
@juliephipps
Certified medical coder specializing in outpatient, facility, and anesthesia coding across multiple EHRs.
What I'm looking for
I am a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) and CCS-P with extensive experience in facility and professional-fee outpatient coding across specialties including emergency medicine, anesthesia, orthopedics, OB/GYN, dermatology, and radiology. I have coded for hospitals, rural health clinics, and multiple remote coding vendors using major EHRs and encoder tools.
Throughout my career I have led coding teams as an HIM Coding Supervisor, audited records for coding accuracy, assisted with EHR implementation and SNOMED mapping, and handled complex charge entry and procedure coding (ICD-10, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, HCPCS). I specialize in ED (facility and professional-fee) coding, infusion/injection coding, same-day surgery, and anesthesia coding for multi-physician practices.
I bring a strong focus on accuracy, revenue integrity, and process improvement, with proficiency in Cerner, Epic, Allscripts, RPMS/Vista, Athena and encoders such as 3M/3M 360 and Optum 360. I am committed to reliable remote coding support and mentoring coding staff to meet organizational needs.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Medical Coder
Cibola General Hospital
Apr 2022 - Present (3 years 11 months)
Provides facility ED coding (E/M, infusion/injection, CPT, PCS) and charge entry on Cerner, supporting accurate claims and compliance since Apr 2022.
Medical Coder
Steele Memorial Medical Center
Oct 2020 - Present (5 years 5 months)
Performs pro-fee and facility ED and outpatient coding across multiple specialties (E/M, CPT, infusion/injection, charge entry) using Epic, improving coding accuracy and revenue capture since Oct 2020.
Medical Coder
S&K Business Solutions, Inc.
Jun 2014 - Mar 2023 (8 years 9 months)
Specialized in anesthesia coding for multiple physicians and provided extensive ICD-10 and CPT coding from June 2014 to Mar 2023, improving billing accuracy for procedural services.
Medical Coder
Himagine / Omega Healthcare
Jul 2021 - Jun 2022 (11 months)
Performed facility ED coding (E/M, infusion/injections, CPT) using Epic, 3M and CAC tools during a temp assignment from Jul 2021 to Jun 2022, supporting timely claims processing.
Medical Coder
Trubridge / CPSI
Feb 2020 - May 2020 (3 months)
Handled pro-fee and facility ED coding (E/M, infusion/injections, CPT), diagnostic radiology, and laboratory coding using CPSI from Feb 2020 to May 2020 to support remote coding operations.
Medical Coder
Maxim Healthcare Services
Aug 2019 - Feb 2020 (6 months)
Performed pro-fee outpatient coding across multiple specialties (E/M, CPT) on Cerner from Aug 2019 to Feb 2020, improving throughput of coding deliverables.
Medical Coder
Diagnosis Plus
Jun 2019 - Aug 2019 (2 months)
Provided pro-fee outpatient orthopedic coding on Allscripts during a temporary assignment from Jun 2019 to Aug 2019, supporting backlog reduction.
Medical Coder
NearTerm Corporation / Cibola General Hospital
Mar 2015 - Mar 2019 (4 years)
Performed facility ED and same-day surgery coding (E/M, infusion/injections, CPT, PCS) plus outpatient OB, RN visits, radiology, laboratory, and anesthesia coding from Mar 2015 to Mar 2019.
HIM Coding Supervisor
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
Jan 2013 - Mar 2015 (2 years 2 months)
Supervised inpatient and outpatient in-house and remote coding staff, conducted audits, performed EHR implementation mapping (SNOMED), and managed coding quality and evaluations from Jan 2013 to Mar 2015.
HIM Coder II
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
Aug 2002 - Jan 2013 (10 years 5 months)
Coded pro-fee outpatient and specialty services (ED, family medicine, obstetrics, radiology, cardiology, PT, anesthesia) across multiple departments from Aug 2002 to Jan 2013, ensuring coding completeness and accuracy.
Data Entry Specialist
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
Jul 2001 - Jul 2002 (1 year)
Entered ICD-9, CPT, and HCPCS codes into RPMS database from Jul 2001 to Jul 2002, maintaining coding data integrity for the health system.
Medical Transcriptionist
Various Employers
Jan 1990 - Jul 2001 (11 years 6 months)
Provided medical transcription services for multiple employers from Jan 1990 to Jul 2001, supporting clinical documentation and coding workflows.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
The Andrews School
Certificate, Medical Coding
Completed medical coding coursework covering outpatient and inpatient diagnosis and procedural coding, ICD-9, CPT-4, HCPCS, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, and reimbursement methodologies.
Medical Coding Education (unspecified provider)
Certificate, Medical Coding
Completed coursework in beginning through advanced outpatient and inpatient diagnosis and procedural coding and related healthcare content and structure.
AHIMA CCS Prep Course
Professional Course, Health Information Management
Completed AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) preparation coursework.
3M ICD-10-CM Training Course
Training Course, Medical Coding
Completed 3M training focused on ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding.
Medical Management Institute
Continuing Education, Medical Coding / Anatomy
Completed Anatomy and Physiology refresher and ICD-10/ICD-10-PCS coursework.
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Job categories
Interested in hiring Julie?
You can contact Julie and 90k+ other talented remote workers on Himalayas.
Message JulieFind your dream job
Sign up now and join over 100,000 remote workers who receive personalized job alerts, curated job matches, and more for free!
