Lynn Pittman

4261 Revere Walk NW

Kennesaw, Georgia 30144
404-422-2724
dpfbc572@westpost.net
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Detail-oriented, conscientious Practice Manager with proven expertise in various
healthcare settings, including multiple physician practices and Ambulatory Surg
ery Centers. Superior organizational and communication skills to supervise and
mentor staff and facilitate physician-patient relationships. Proficient in Micr
osoft applications as well as various practice management systems, including EMR
. Special capabilities in Contract Negotiations, Charge Auditing, A/R Managemen
t, ASC Management and Coding.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Atlanta Pain and Spine Physicians
Dec 2009 - Present
Practice Manager
*Oversee front and back office staff, determine staffing needs, evaluate existin
g staff, and make necessary changes
*Perform all functions of pre-certification, new patient screening and schedulin
g, billing and payment posting
*Implement collection policy and send patient accounts to collection agency afte
r final collection attempt
*Perform marketing activities with physician
*Maintain physician credentialing, and payer contract maintenance when necessary

Physician Pain Care

Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
Practice Manager
*Determine staffing needs, evaluate existing staff, and make necessary changes
*Increased collections by 200% monthly thru management of all aspects of A/R (cl
aims processing, precertification, appeals, etc.)
*Process all charges, payments and refunds
*Revamp/implement missing necessary functions (posting labor laws, radiology sig
ns, set up biohazard service, fire extinguisher inspection, log sheets for proce
dures, co-payments, drugs used, etc.,)
* Clean up EMR (insurance payors, claims settings, adding CLIA number, basically
trouble shooting)
*Maintain physician credentialing as well as joining new payors
*Process accounts payable and supply maintenance

Apollo MD
Sept 2007 - Dec 2008
Pain Services Administrator
*Serve as comanaging the establishment of a new anesthesia billing service depar
tment
*Ensure implementation of proper policies and procedures for billing services, i
ncluding both Hipaa requirements and various payor requirements
*Establish a pain management program that would be staffed by anesthesia personn
el who were currently employed by Apollo MD
*Oversee all aspects of the pain management centers to be opened including locat
ion, meeting all state and federal requirements, imp
The pain practice was closed by the management company in December 2008

Physician Specialists in Anesthesia, P.C.

August 2003-August 2007
Assistant Administrator, Pain Specialty of Atlanta, P.C.,
*Coordinate daily activities of Pain Management ASC with 8 providers
*Perform all requirements of maintaining ASC certification for State, Federal, a
nd AAAHC standards
*Perform charge audits for anesthesia services provided at Saint Joseph's Hospit
al
*Perform charge audits for E&M services as well as procedures performed at the A
SC
*Hold quarterly Quality Improvement, Medical Advisory Committee, and Governing B
ody Meetings
*Oversee all purchasing and approve potential new vendors
*Negotiated purchase of new C-arm machine at a savings of $74,000
*Through staff management and computer scheduling upgrade (to eliminate errors)
I was able to facilitate increased charges of $300,000 for the ASC annually
*Developed marketing brochure and contacted potential referral sources to offer
treatment of their patients

Northside ENT, Roswell, GA

March 2002-July 2003
Practice Manager
*Manage daily activities of 3 locations which staff a total of 7 providers
*Manage front and back office staff totaling 18; including HR issues, evaluation
s, etc.,
*Oversee ADP payroll, purchasing and front/back office supply ordering and price
negotiation
*Implemented new billing system, set up new scheduling templates; make all sched
ule changes
*Opened new office location; various responsibilities included assisting in chan
ging practice name, tax id number, obtaining necessary credentialing, lending, p
ractice management requirements

EAST TENNESSEE PEDIATRIC SURGERY, Knoxville, Tennessee

Oct. 2000 - Sept. 2001
Office Manager
*Credential all physicians with all insurance companies
*Manage all HR issues including day to day oversight of front office and nursing
staff
*Maintain physician "on call" rotation list, expense accounts, track physician v
acation accrual/usage
*Devised employee handbook
*Selected and integrated new billing system, transferred old billing data into n
ew system

KNOXVILLE PEDIATRICS, Knoxville, Tennessee

August 1997 - August 2001
Office Manager
*Manage 7 provider pediatric practice with 2 locations
*Directed the remodeling of primary office to include addition of separate "sick
' and "well" waiting rooms

EDUCATION
TUSCULUM COLLEGE, Knoxville, Tennessee
Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, 1999
~ Cum Laude
Medical Management, Knoxville, Tennessee
Certified Professional Coder, 2001

REFERENCES: furnished upon request