Erich Fitschen
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Mission Statement
To provide precise accounting services that will add value to my organization by bringing together my skills, knowledge, and experience, to meet and exceed established goals. I will realize this mission by setting the highest standards in accurate data analysis, internal customer service, and personal integrity.Vision
In five years I will become a part of a hand-picked team in my business unit and be intimately familiar with all its functions. I will have earned my MBA and CPA, and will apply the knowledge which I have learned within my capacity to enhance the operation of my organization.
Values
In my dealings with leadership, I will be direct about what I observe, clear about my expectations, and honest about the benefits I can provide to my organization.
In my dealings with individuals, I will encourage their ideas, respect their diversity, cultivate their professional growth, and honor their experience.
In dealings with my leadership style, I will lead by setting the example I wish to see in my staff, taking on the role as a mentor to educate positive behavior, to consistently improve their role in the organization.
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Professional Experience
Systems Manager
Garden Grove Hospital - Garden Grove, CA - United States(Full-time - October 2002 - November 2003)
- Increased monthly claims billed from $640k to over $1.3M in less than one year
- Reduced Medicare billing lead-time from over 60 days to less than 30 days
- Accountable for 3 data-entry clerks entering patient information to ensure timeliness within 7 days and 100% accuracy
Medical Biller
Garden Grove Hospital - Garden Grove, CA - United States(Full-time - April 2001 - October 2002)
- Reduced billing times from over 120 days to less than 60 days from last visit
- Audited 100% Medicare and 10% all other medical records for accuracy and documentation for timely payment
- Communicated to case managers and field nurses discrepencies in documentation to be rectified immediately
Billing Auditor
Accountemps - Irvine, CA - United States(Temporary Work - July 2012 - April 2001)
- Reduced outstanding claims from 200 days to less than 120 days within 4 months.
- Audited patient Medicare charts for frequency and duration, orders, MSA codes, and financial responsibility.
- Reported directly to the Medical Biller
Credit Analyst
Accountemps - Irvine, CA - United States(Temporary Work - September 2000 - November 2000)
- Developed reconciliation plans with sales personnel for short and over pay of invoices
- Collaborated with over 90 sales associates via phone throughout the US verifying correct tax ID numbers
- Demonstrated the ability to fill in at a moment’s notice, quickly mastering new systems, processes and workflows
Education
Certificate - Financial Accounting
Gaston College (August 2012 - December 2013)
Bachelor of Science - Management
Pennsylvania State University (June 1995 - May 2000)
Skills
Accounting & Business Analysis
- As Systems Manager, reduced Medicare billing lead-time from over 60 days to less than 30 days
- As Medical Biller, increased monthly claims billed from $640k to over $1.3 million in less than one year
- As Credit Analyst, verified customer credit assigning credit extensions up to $100k autonomously
- As Systems Manager, reconciled database for Home Health office for timely transmittal of month-end close to Hospital controller
- As Systems Manager, reduced STAT2 database downtime during system outages from 1 hour to less than 15 minutes by maintaining a close relationship with database vendor and correctly analyzing sources of problems
- Developed perfomance metrics to provide subordinates and superiors a clear representaton of staffing performance
Certifications
- Microsoft Office Specialist - Word 2010