Lisa S. Kozakoff

CDI Manager, Health Information Services at Grady Health System

Role
Lead Appeals Auditor at Advize
Location
Marietta, GA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Lisa S. Kozakoff

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Experience

  1. Lead Appeals Auditor

    Advize

    Feb 2022 — Present · St Petersburg, FL, US

    Conducted denial reviews, DRG clinical and coding validations for all payors using payor specific guidelines and wrote appeal and denial letters for level one and level two denial reviews. Utilized clinical validation guidelines defined by the payor and templates to use as a guide. The appeal letters were customized based on the review according to clinical validation or coding guidelines. Performed reviews for claims in Post-pay and Pre-pay departments for various payors. Additionally, for pre-pay, performed 2nd and 3rd level appeals. Utilized encoder and client proprietary claim entry systems to enter data and send client appeal submissions.

Education

  • The Lean Six Sigma Company

    Green Belt Six Sigma

    2004

  • Western Governors University

    Master’s Degree, Nursing Leadership

    2018

  • University of Mobile

    Associate’s Degree, Nursing Science

    1983 — 1986

  • AHIMA

    AHIMA Approved ICD-10 Trainer

    2013

Skills

  • Healthcare Information Systems
  • Icd-9 Coding
  • Customer Relations
  • Clinical Documentation
  • Hospital Reimbursement
  • Case Management
  • Project Management
  • Strategy
  • Proposal Writing
  • Documentations
  • Consulting
  • Healthcare Information Technology
  • Medical Coding
  • Healthcare Collaboration
  • Healthcare
  • Healthcare Reimbursement
  • Business Process Redesign
  • Presentations
  • Ehr
  • Medicare
  • Provider Strategies
  • Icd-10 Transformation
  • Hospital Revenue
  • Business Process Re-Engineering
  • Hospitals
  • Six Sigma
  • Process Improvement
  • Cmi Analysis & Reporting
  • Performance Improvement
  • Public Speaking
  • Icd-10
  • Sales and Presentations
  • Healthcare Consulting

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