NAHRI welcomes new Advisory Board members
Since NAHRI’s inception, the Advisory Board’s members have served as the association’s backbone by providing invaluable insight and support and generously donating their time and expertise.
NAHRI is indebted to its current board members and those whose terms wrapped up at the end of May. As we look ahead to the future of the association and the revenue integrity profession, we’re excited to welcome a new set of board members who will bring their unique perspectives and fresh ideas to benefit the association.
NAHRI thanks departing Advisory Board members
Joining the ranks of NAHRI’s emeritus board members this year are three professionals representing decades of experience and knowledge in the field. As Advisory Board members, each has been a valuable asset to the association and the entire revenue integrity community. Please join us in acknowledging our dedicated emeritus board members:
Ashley Allers, MBA, CRCE, CRCS, CRIP, CRCR, is the director of revenue cycle, integrity, compliance and privacy officer at Van Diest Medical Center, a MercyOne affiliate, in Webster City, Iowa. She has nearly 10 years of healthcare experience in management, revenue cycle, chargemaster, and Cerner EHR implementation. She has presented at several Cerner conferences on implementation successes and best practices within a clinically driven revenue cycle.
Steven Greenspan, JD, LLM, serves as vice president of regulatory operations and strategy for an accountable care organization (ACO) maintaining regulatory oversight of six unique ACO entities throughout the United States, bringing with him more than 25 years of regulatory experience. Most recently, Greenspan served as a strategic advisor for Engage Health Solutions. In this role, he leveraged his in-depth knowledge of the needs of clients and the industry to lead the enterprise strategic growth initiatives including product management and solution development. Prior to Engage, Greenspan served as vice president of regulatory affairs at Optum360 (Optum Physician Advisor Solutions) (formerly Executive Health Resources) and was responsible for overseeing the company’s regulatory compliance and hospital advocacy efforts. He collaborated closely with the compliance and legal teams and Optum appeals management teams to offer direction and support on complex Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial appeals matters. Prior to this role, Greenspan led the day-to-day operations of Optum’s governmental appeals unit.
Joseph Zebrowitz, MD, is founder and president of Versalus Health. He has led the Versalus Health team in the development of an innovative approach to 2-midnight rule compliance and managed care utilization review processes. Prior to Versalus Health, Zebrowitz was managing partner of Devon Hill Capital Partners (DHCP), a diversified healthcare investment firm.
Incoming board members
NAHRI received many applications from talented revenue integrity professionals when it put out its call for board members earlier this year. NAHRI leadership and the current board carefully reviewed each applicant before making the final selection. We are pleased to welcome the following revenue integrity professionals to the board:
Erin Brearley Cutter, MBA, CPC, COC, CHRI, CRCR, is the director of revenue integrity at Concord Hospital Health System in Concord, New Hampshire. She has 13 years of progressive revenue cycle and revenue integrity experience and developed Concord Hospital Health System’s revenue integrity department. Erin oversees charge description master design, maintenance, and optimization; charge capture design, optimization, and reconciliation; denial prevention; reimbursement optimization; revenue cycle analytics; and third-party and internal audits.
Stephanie Ellis, RN, COC, is the director of revenue integrity at UChicago Medicine Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. She has 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry including utilization review, outpatient facility coding compliance, denials management, and operations. As an Advisory Board member, she’s looking forward to helping the revenue integrity profession gain greater recognition.
Irene Sachakov, CHRI, CRCR, CSPR, is the director of revenue integrity/CDM/charge capture at HonorHealth in Phoenix, Arizona. She has more than 15 years of experience in healthcare revenue cycle including healthcare IT and workflow optimization and automation. She hopes to raise awareness of the integral role revenue integrity plays in the success of healthcare organizations as well as opportunities to expand the profession in professional fee settings.
Thank you to our current and future board members for your commitment to NAHRI and the revenue integrity profession.