
Moira Adams
Patient Access Representative
A warm, accurate front door to healthcare
Patient access representative with seven years at the front desk of hospitals and clinics in Phoenix. The first point of contact for patients — registering and checking them in, verifying insurance and eligibility, scheduling, and handling billing questions with accuracy and genuine care. Cut registration errors and insurance denials by tightening the intake and verification process. Manages patient registration and demographics, verifies insurance and authorizations, collects copays, schedules appointments, and supports patients through paperwork at a stressful time. Strong on both the accuracy and compliance the role demands and the warmth patients need. Calm and reassuring with anxious or unwell patients. Looking for a patient-access, registration or healthcare front-desk role with a provider that values an accurate, caring front office.
Phoenix Medical Center - Phoenix, AZ
Patient Access Representative
Cut the registration errors and insurance denials by tightening the intake and verification process.
Verify all the insurance, the eligibility and the authorizations and collect all the copays accurately.
Schedule all the appointments and manage all the patient demographics and the records very carefully.
Handle all the billing questions and support the patients through paperwork at a stressful time.
Stay warm and reassuring with all the anxious or unwell patients at the front desk.
Arizona Health Clinic - Phoenix, AZ
Front Desk / Registration Clerk
Verified the insurance and managed all the patient records and the queries.
Learned the insurance, the compliance and patient-access processes on the job.
Gained the CHAA certification and then moved into a patient-access role.
Arizona Health Clinic - Phoenix, AZ
Receptionist / Office Assistant
Handled all the calls, the scheduling and the patient queries each day.
Learned the medical-office systems and the patient service on the job.
Then earned the move into a full registration-clerk role from there.
Medical Billing & Insurance
AAPC (January 2018 to May 2018)
Medical Terminology & EHR Systems
AAPC (March 2021 to Present)
Phoenix College
Associate Degree in Health Administration
NAHAM
Certified Healthcare Access Associate (CHAA)
Certified Healthcare Access Associate
NAHAM (May 2017 to Present)
HIPAA & Revenue Cycle
NAHAM (April 2019 to Present)
Fewer errors and denials
Warm front door
- Patient Registration
- Insurance Verification
- Eligibility & Authorizations
- Scheduling
- Copay Collection
- Medical Records (EHR)
- Billing Inquiries
- HIPAA Compliance
- Patient Communication
- Data Accuracy
- Warmth
- Attention to Detail
- Composure
- Communication
- Empathy