Jennifer Bishop
Certified Coding Associate (CCA)
Bryant & Stratton College
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I am a newly certified medical reimbursement coder and I am looking forward to finding a specialty.
Ever since I was little, I have wanted to be a nurse. I wanted to help people, and I soon realized that I have a natural grasp of medical information. As I grew older, I shifted my focus from nursing to helping people from an office setting. I wanted to use my intelligence rather than my body, which would let me work harder and retire at a later age.
I worked for many years as a home health aide, which I loved, and then I shifted into my love of medical information by working in a call center for an insurance company. After starting at this company, I quickly learned that we had a partnership with a local college for medical reimbursement and coding. Within one phone call and a brief conversation with my husband, I was enrolled in school. Enrolling in school for my associate's degree in Medical Reimbursement and Coding was the best decision I have ever made. I have fallen in love with the research of finding the correct information to get providers adequately paid and patients billed correctly.
I am a recent graduate of the Associate of Applied Sciences in Medical Reimbursement and Coding Degree program from Bryant and Stratton College. Throughout the entire degree program, I maintained a 4.0 GPA, earned the Dean's List honor for every semester, and was inducted into the National Technical Honor Society.
I achieved my Advanced Regents High School Diploma from Lewiston-Porter Senior High School in 2008.
View View View ViewI utilized appropriate current technology and resources to locate and evaluate information needed to accomplish a goal and then communicate findings in visual, written, and /or oral formats by part three of my completing a training plan for a coding audit.
This assignment also allowed me to participate in social, academic, and professional communities for individual growth and function as a multicultural world citizen.
View View View View View View ViewI analyzed the results of aggregate coded data to report findings and trends through creating physician query scenarios.
View ViewI created a coding audit email to evaluate the accuracy and completeness of the patient record as defined by policy, external regulations, and standards.
ViewI analyzed the results of aggregate coded data to report findings and trends through completing a computer-assisted coding audit.
ViewOn August 28, 2021 I achieved my CCA certification and it is valid until August 27, 2023.
AHIMA Certified Coding Associate Certificate (.docx) 0.57mb I received this award after completing Career Development II, Theory and Practice. This award recognized all my dedication, passion, and hard work throughout the semester.
Certificate of Achievement (.pdf) 2.04mb Deans List Award for Winter 2021 at Bryant & Stratton College (.pdf) 0.48mb Deans List Award for Spring 2021 at Bryant & Stratton College (.pdf) 0.51mb Deans List Award for Fall 2020 at Bryant & Stratton College (.pdf) 0.48mb Deans List Award for Spring 2020 at Bryant & Stratton College (.pdf) 0.54mb Perfect Attendace Award (.pdf) 0.54mb In this presentation not only was I recognized for making the Dean's list for another semester, but I was also inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. Here I am listed as Jennifer Davids, as this is before I was married.
Deans List NTHS Induction Slides (.ppt) 1.22mb Attached is a recommendation letter for the National Technical Honor Society completed by one of my teachers.
National Technical Honor Society Recc. Letter (._Letter) 0.05mb My professional goal, now that I have graduated from Bryant and Stratton College on my anticipated graduation date of December 20, 2021, is to complete my next coding certification, the CCS-P. After that, I would like to find a job that turns into a career using my new degree and certifications.
I want to find the newfound time after graduation to enjoy life fully. The past year and a half, although worth it, has been stressful. I am currently working full time, going to school full time, and am leaving little time for myself. I realize there will be an uneasiness to being a newly certified coder dipping my toe in the proverbial deep end, but I owe it to myself and those around me to fully participate in my life. There is more to working and paying bills, and learning to enjoy my downtime, which I have missed entirely, will allow me to rest and come to work recharged and ready for action.
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