Pablo Puerta

Managed DX, RTC, PHP, IOP & OP in mental health and substance abuse facilities. Advocated for clinical information to be correct, accurate, and consistent within clinical management systems.

Supported and mentored team members by providing guidance, training, and constructive feedback on reviewing treatment plans, obtaining authorizations, and appealing denials. Assigned and delegated workload efficiently among the team of Utilization Review Specialists.

Handled HIPAA-sensitive position involving validation for diagnosis and procedure codes in urgent-type encounters.

Served as top-head representative of the department, managing customer management systems focused on best-sales investment. Conducted training sessions with different departments to create marketing strategies to improve monthly sales rates.

Activities and societies: Plant Biotechnology Seedbed; Project development; Establishment of a breeding stock of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from different ecoregions of Colombia.

Biologist with an emphasis on Molecular Biotechnology. Completed a proof of concept on gene editing in Pichia pastoris and participated in a Plant Biotechnology Seedbed.