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Canyon College


Annette Derks, CPC, CHI, RHE, CBCS
Director of the Medical Billing and Coding Certificate Program
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Biographical Information


Professional Achievements and Qualifications

Medical Office Management, Consulting, Teaching and Authoring: All aspects of billing and coding including Medicare, Medicaid, HMOs, PPOs and Private Insurances. Financial Management including P&L analysis, monthly, quarterly tax reports; analysis of A/R, A/P, collection ratio, practice analysis. Supervision and management of employees and patients; including hiring, payroll, personnel reviews and overall practice evaluation. Knowledge and Instruction of Medical Manager, Medisoft and Visionary softwares. Certification of Management through the Professional Association of HealthCare Office Managers (PAHCOM); and certification in billing and coding through the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) which includes all aspects of billing like EMC, ERS, collections, and ICD9 & CPT coding.

Professional Experience (1982 – 2003)
Billing and Coding Consultant, Billing and Coding Trainer for Medical billing and coding employees, Office and Billing Manager, Medical Billing and Coding Specialist, Medical Secretary and Unit Clerk, Medical Receptionist.

Author Experience (9/2005)
Published Author - Medical Billing and Coding: Basic training manuals for: ILT Course Technologies – Thomson Learning Publications.

Content Reviewer (6/2003 – present)
Medicare (CMS), Thomson, Delmar, and Prentice Hall Publishers.

Educator Experience
10/97 - Present Instructor for Health Insurance Billing and Coding Programs.
Provide instruction for courses in curriculum including Introduction to Health Insurance, ICD I & II, CPT, A&P I & II, Medical Terminology, Disease Processes, Medical Manager, and Advanced HIBC. Also assisting as "Acting Coordinator" at necessary times. This includes scheduling for students and Instructors, handling student problems, and basic coordination of the program courses, schedules, and details.

4/99 - 6/2000 Instructor and Coordinator for Medical Administrative Assistant/Unit Secretary Programs.
Teach all basics of billing/coding/receptionary/secretarial work for the medical field. Restructured and coordinated new curriculum and courses to include new additional subjects like Medical Terminology, Medisoft, Visionary, Collections, EMC/ERS and OnLine Basics as well as the addition of an Externship Program. Also, received approval as a site for National Testing for Billers and Coders for NHA Certification.

2/99 - Present Instructor
Instructor for various Medical Billing and Coding, Administrative and Medisoft online Program courses. Honorary Professor Award – 2003. Instructor Awards for Education Enthusiast, Millennium Educator Award, Online Instructor Award, Century Teacher Award – 2000/2001/2002.