Instructor
Freda Miller, CMA (AAMA), CPC,
PCS, received the
American Association of Medical Assistants healthcare credential of Certified
Medical Assistant in 1988. The American Academy of Professional Coders
credential of Certified Professional Coder was earned by Freda in October
2003. The American College of Medical Coding Specialists credential of Provider
Coding Specialist was earned in August 2007.
With over 27 years of experience in diverse healthcare delivery settings, as administrator of an urgent care
clinic, office
manager for both an independent laboratory/x-ray facility and for a pediatric
practice, and as clinical/administrative medical assistant for a
three-physician Tacoma oncology practice, Freda understands how healthcare is
delivered in America. Having managed health plan customer service delivery for a
major U.S. insurance company for seven years, Freda also knows the payment side of
things from the health insurance industry's
perspective. And her most recent experience managing the health and welfare plans for 75,000 State of Alaska
retirees and active employees and their families has rounded-out Freda's
understanding of the entire healthcare delivery picture, including the balance employers face in providing health coverage to
their employees at an affordable cost. Having retired from State service in
April 2009, HealthCare Considerations is now her full focus.
Freda is a founding member of the Mendenhall
Chapter Medical Assistants, an affiliate of the American
Association of Medical Assistants. Freda
is a featured speaker for
continuing healthcare education programs, including Medical
Terminology, Managed Care Survival In The Medical Office and Current Procedural Terminology Coding.
Freda is past president of the Alaska
Medical Assistant Society and is currently serving as its Secretary.
Freda is married with seven adult children, seven of the most wonderful grandchildren in
the world, a magic dog and an old cat. She arrived in Fairbanks, Alaska, in February of
1966 and moved to Juneau in the fall of 1967. The temperature
on her first day in Alaska was 60 degrees...below zero.
