Specialties & Experience

General Specialties: Medical Coding and Medical Billing

Specialty Focus: Forensic Medical Coder / Biller - UCR Certified Fraud Examiner CFE, Certified Healthcare Compliance CHC, Certified Professional Coder / Certified Instructor, Certified in Medical Reimbursement and Billing, Registered Health Info. Admin.- Medical Documentation Specialist, HIPAA, FCA

Education: MBA - Healthcare Management, Colorado Technical University; BS - Public Affairs Mgt- Healthcare, Michigan State University; RHIA Credential and CPC, CPC-I Credential, Alabama State University and AAPC; CFE Credential and CHC Credential, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; and Health Care Compliance Association

Years in Practice: 24

Additional Information

Published author and national speaker on the topic of Medical Coding, Healthcare Compliance and Healthcare Fraud; Co-Contributor of the AAPC Certified Professional Compliance Officer curriculum; Co-Author and Presenter of the CMS / OIG presentation: ACA Provider Compliance Programs - Getting Started Webinar; Assisted AZ to identify (they recouped $35 Mil) largest Healthcare Fraud in AZ history; Previous job roles included: Director of Compliance for largest provider group in AZ; Medical Coding Manager, Reimbursement Manager and Compliance Liaison for University Physician Group - Department of Medicine; Corporate Responsibility Auditor for a large 3 Hospital network; Medium and Small Practice Administrator; Professor and Instructor in the area of Medical Coding, Billing, Health Information Management and Healthcare Fraud; Professor and Curriculum Designer / Instructor for Medical Coding, Billing, Compliance and Fraud courses. Provider Educator - Medical Billing, Coding - Consultant; New Healthcare Program Design related to new CPT or HCPC Codes; Compliance Risk Analysis - Compliance Program Review and Redesign; HIPAA; Most Healthcare Specialities including Telehealth UCR Analysis