Albertson takes next health-care step as Promise's billing specialist


SIOUX CENTER – If the billing process runs smoothly, Promise Community Health Center can continue to grow and advance its mission of serving people in need.
April Albertson has assumed the position of
billing specialist at Promise Community Health
Center in Sioux Center. She has served in
various roles in the health-care field since
graduating from college in 2001.

That’s what April Albertson hopes to bring to the health center in Sioux Center.

She recently assumed her position as the new billing specialist at Promise.

“Community health centers focus on patients first and make their needs the priority,” Albertson said. “Promise’s commitment to helping those in need is what health care should be about. I’m looking forward to making Promise’s commitment happen on a daily basis.”

Albertson grew up in LaMoure, ND, and graduated from LaMoure High School in 1997. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and business from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 2001.

Her entire career has been dedicated to health care since then in the following positions: behavioral health tech for the inpatient children’s unit at Prairie St. John’s in Fargo, ND, 2001-06; office manager at Catholic Health Initiatives in Valley City, ND, 2006-08; clinic director for Oakes Community Hospital in Oakes, ND, 2008-16; and clinic director for Lisbon Area Health Services in Lisbon, ND, 2014-16.

Albertson now is happy to be serving at Promise, where she will complete tasks such as processing insurance payments, working on denied insurance claims, making account adjustments, looking at workflows to help the billing process flow smoothly and keeping up-to-date on billing regulations.

“I like to dig in and get things done; this position will allow me to do that,” she said. “I look forward to finding ways to improve the billing flow and ensuring Promise succeeds for years to come.”

Albertson said Promise’s employees have been friendly and welcoming and have made her feel like part of the team since her first day.

“After a few days, I could tell that Promise’s mission is being truly carried out on a daily basis,” she said. “It’s great to see the effort put in by everyone to help our patients get the care they need.”

Promise Community Health Center of Sioux Center is the only Federally Qualified Health Center in the far northwest corner of Iowa. Promise provides medical, prenatal, dental, vision and behavioral health services. To learn more, visit www.promisechc.org and watch this video. To read more Promise news, visit promisechcnews.blogspot.com.


MORE ABOUT APRIL:
April Albertson and her 10-year-old son, JT, who will be a fourth-grader at Kinsey Elementary in Sioux Center, are in the process of moving to Sioux Center. Her boyfriend, Mark Zalme, has been a lifelong resident of northwest Iowa. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, taking walks, going to craft fairs, reading, attending baseball games and baking.

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