Health Care

     Personal information    First name(s) / Surname(s)  Akasake Tameike Address(es)  2-17-7 Minato-kuTokyo107-0052Japan Telephone(s)  Home: 81-3-5555 8699Mobile: 81-3-5555 8799 E-mail(s)  a_tameike@nomail.net.ja Nationality  Japanese     Work experience    Dates  December 1997 - present Occupation or position held  Assistant Triage Intake Director Main activities and responsibilities  Responsible for completing inpatient pre-certification and outpatient pre-certification, pre-registration, registration, insurance verification, gathering financial information, and is often responsible for creating the patient's first impression of Yomiuri Regional Medical Center. Also responsible for working with third-party vendors, insurance companies, managed care contractors, physicians and patients with regards to collections and billing.      Name and address of employer  Yomiuri Regional Medical Center 39 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku Tokyo, Japan #150-0021 Type of business or sector  Hospital / Patient Induction Services           Dates  July 1992 - December 1997 Occupation or position held  Patient Intake Specialist Main activities and responsibilities  Performed general secretary and receptionist duties. Generated departmental, organizational, outside agency, and ad hoc reports. Responsible for completing inpatient pre-certification. Performed exemplary financial classification and collection functions efficiently for self pay accounts. Worked under the direct supervision of the medical center's Operations Manager.      Name and address of employer   Osaka Regional Medical Center 2-3-13 Azuchi-machi Osaka 541-0052, Japan Type of business or sector  Hospital / Patient Induction Services      Education and training    Dates  September 1990 - June 1992 Title of qualification awarded  Master's Degree Health Care Services Principal subjects / occupational skills covered  Principle studies included: Business Communications, Business Management, and Financial Services Management. Master's thesis done on patient trauma intake management. One year internship at Osaka Regional Medical Center for credit in Master's program. Name and type of organisation providing education and training  Osaka University Medical Center      Dates  September 1986 - June 1990 Title of qualification awarded  Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Care Management Principal subjects / occupational skills covered  Principle studies included: Business Communications, Business Management, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry. Name and type of organisation providing education and training  Osaka University Shibuya-ku Campus          Personal skills and competences    Mother tongue(s)  Japanese Other language(s)    Self-assessment  UnderstandingSpeakingWriting  European level  ListeningReadingSpoken interactionSpoken production   English  C2Proficient UserC2Proficient UserC2Proficient UserC2Proficient UserC2Proficient User  Social skills and competences  Capable of demonstrating superior communication skills whenever dealing with patients, families, physicians, staff, other hospital personnel, and the general public. Excellent negotiation skills. Excellent customer service skills when scheduling intake of patients.      Organisational skills and competences  Over 10 years experience coordinating billing paperwork between patient intake and corporate billing center. Excellent scheduling skills (responsible for scheduling Intake Office employees). Currently responsible for managing care/insurance contracts with large deductibles and/or co-pays, HMO's, PPO's, Medicare deductibles, and co-payments.      Technical skills and competences  Advanced analytical skills, competency at an advanced level in the admissions, discharge, and transfer process of patients. Strong clerical background, medical terminology, communications and finance education.      Computer skills and competences  Advanced proficiency level in MedProMax software. Advanced proficiency level in Microsoft Office Works Suite 2007 to include Access, Excel, Outlook Express, Power Point, Word, and WordPad.      Artistic skills and competences  Bonsai and beginning interior designer.      Other skills and competences  Advanced knowledge of commercial, managed care, liability insurance, Medicaid and Medicare rules and regulations, Medicaid and uncompensated care eligibility requirements. Strong clerical background. Thorough working knowledge of medical terminology, finance, and communication with insurance providers.      Driving licence(s)  Groups A, B, and D1      Additional information  References available upon request.