Affiliations (Universities & Colleges): Sara Jean Haberer
4-Dean's list certifications: 2022-2024
AHIMA Certified CCA(Certified Coding Associate) July,16th 2024
GPA: 3.8+

Assignments: Sara Jean Haberer
This project helped me gather information about certain body functions and create a training manual to be able to help guide people through the human body and it helped me learn more about the importance of the body, our systems and our tissues View

Assignments: Sara Jean Haberer
In this project, I was able to identify and learn the body systems and familiarize myself with how they work, what they mean and where they are located. This helps me with my anatomy for my career in Medical Coding and Billing View

Assignments: Sara Jean Haberer
These were 2 projects that I submitted that helped me learn more about learning processes for continual improvement. View

Assignments: Sara Jean Haberer
In this course I was able to learn about revising my resume, how to take and give feedback, how online persona plays a big role in our career choices, interviews and how to practice them, career theories, and goals. I was able to learn a lot more about my career path and how to be professional in pursuing my career of choice. View

Assignments: Sara Jean Haberer
This is my project from my first ever coding class View

Assignments: Sara Jean Haberer
This is my project from my beginner coding class View

Assignments: Sara Jean Haberer
This is my project from my Advanced ICD-10-CM coding class View

Assignments: Sara Jean Haberer
This portfolio project contains information that was obtained in my advanced Medical coding and billing classes View

Assignments: Sara Jean Haberer
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Courses Taken: Sara Jean Haberer
In this course I learned about the revenue cycle, CDI audits and edits, claims, claims submission and denials, querying physicians, prospective and retrospective coding, sequencing and the importance of it. I learned what a CDI specialist does and the role they play in the revenue cycle.

Courses Taken: Sara Jean Haberer
In this course I learned a lot about the human anatomy and different types of diseases, conditions, viruses, sickness, illness, infections and how they are treated by a medical professional, what they use to treat them if applicable, how to handle certain conditions and the medication or service associated with any condition.

Courses Taken: Sara Jean Haberer
In this course I learned how to use the alphabetic index to look up the main term, and verify that term in the tabular list, I also learned about the symbols and indicators associated with the codes. I read my guidelines and learned to utilize them as much as possible. I also learned about definitive diagnosis and Etiology/manifestation. Medical terminology, anatomy and personal/family history.

Courses Taken: Sara Jean Haberer
In this course I learned more about medical terminology, CPT and HCPCS level I modifiers, POA (Present on admission) indicators, LCD and NCD, NCCI, Unlikely edits, MDM and E/M codes. I also learned about charge master, CDI and audits and claim denials.

Courses Taken: Sara Jean Haberer
In this course I learned about surgery, obstetrics, mental health, radiology, pathology and much more. I also learned and studied the many different body systems, root operations, body part, approach, device and qualifier. This course helped me learn more about the body, where things are located, and that Procedural Coding is associated with inpatient hospital care.

Courses Taken: Sara Jean Haberer
In this course I learned more about diagnostic coding, making sure to utilize the appropriate guidelines associated with the appropriate codes. I also dug deeper into the table of chemicals and neoplasms in order to get a better look at how diagnostic coding covers an array of different variables and codes. I was able to learn medical terminology and how there are many different stages to certain disorders like CKD stages. I was able to familiarize myself with external cause codes and MCC and CC related conditions.

Courses Taken: Sara Jean Haberer
In this course I was able to learn more about the rules and regulations about HIPAA enforcement. Guidelines associated with CPT and HCPCS II coding. I learned about applying modifiers when applicable, how to code using an encoder and APA coding clinic codes. I also learned how to read through patient documents and assign the appropriate code in the correct sequence according to what the document is addressing, if not needing to query a physician.

Courses Taken: Sara Jean Haberer
This class was taken in order to obtain proper Medical Decision Making in an outpatient/inpatient setting, it also gave me skills of how to code E/M codes based on time and place of service. I was able to learn and understand the different types of time of service and place of service that MDM can be determined.

Goals (Personal & Professional): Sara Jean Haberer
-Be someone I've never been before
-Challenge myself
- Maintain ethics and excellence in my career
- Uphold rules and regulations associated with patient information
- Make sure that doctors and Physicians are getting the proper reimbursement they work hard to achieve
- Understand the human anatomy and medical terminology
-Study hard
-Never give up
-Learn new things about the medical field
-Make a difference
-Work from home/remote
-Compliance and HIPAA guidelines are to be met
**BE THE BEST CODER I CAN BE!!!!!

Honors & Awards: Sara Jean Haberer
I got my CCA(Certified Coding Associate) Certification in July 2024 in the state of Oklahoma from AHIMA, this certification is good for 2 years while working on stacking up my Continuing Education Units to keep my certification active

Honors & Awards: Sara Jean Haberer
I was presented with employee of the month at my last job in August 2021. I worked for Sodexo at a hospital in the cafeteria as a food runner for the first 3 months and supervisor for the last 3 months, the position was temporary and after that I went onto getting my Associates degree in Medical coding and billing.

Honors & Awards: Sara Jean Haberer
I obtained and aquired 4 dean's list certifications throughout my education at Bryant and Stratton College maintaining a 3.8 and higher GPA for my  2 year Medical Billing and Coding degree.

Licenses & Certifications: Sara Jean Haberer
AHIMA-CCA-Certification 2024
AHIMA-CCS-P Certification 2025

Licenses & Certifications: Sara Jean Haberer
I am certified in animal CPR, it has to be renewed every year. The certification was obtained in 2022.

My Bio: Sara Jean Haberer
I am a future 2 year graduate at Bryant and Stratton college in December 2024 for my Associate Degree in Medical Billing and Coding with maintaining a 4.0 GPA throughout all my courses. I am always willing to learn and strive for excellence. When I set my mind on something, I do not give up- I work hard towards everything I accomplish in life. I am optimistic, I have perseverance, I am a kind and sociable woman. If you ask my family and friends; they would say that Sara is a very bubbly person and fun to be around. I stay positive, I keep my head held high and I know I can do anything I set my mind too.

Resume & CV: Sara Jean Haberer
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Skills: Sara Jean Haberer

• Microsoft (Word,Excel,Quickbooks,Powerpoint)
• Medical Terminology
• Medical records
• Revenue cycle
• Medical coding and billing
• Policy and procedures
• HIPAA and AHIMA qualifications
• Customer Service
• General Accounting
• Auditing
• Claims and Claim denials
• General Operations
• Time Management
• Encoder
• Anatomy
• Coding
• Reimbursement
• Patient health information
• Electronic Health records
• Clinical Documentation
• Queries