Board and Committees
NAHRI is led by the following volunteer boards and committees:
- NAHRI Advisory Board
- The NAHRI Advisory Board provides leadership and an industry voice for NAHRI membership.
- Mission and Definitions Committee
- The NAHRI Mission and Definitions Committee drafted NAHRI's mission, value statement, and definition of revenue integrity.
- Networking and Events Committee
- NAHRI Networking and Events Committee members are tasked with reviewing and vetting applications submitted through our Call for Speakers for the annual Revenue Integrity Symposium. They will also assist with developing the timed conference agenda. This committee is also tasked with developing and overseeing NAHRI networking groups, mentorship programs, and live networking events/receptions.
- Credential Committee
- The NAHRI Credential Committee is tasked with developing and updating NAHRI's Certification in Healthcare Revenue Integrity (CHRI) exam.
- Professional Advocacy Committee
- The NAHRI Professional Advocacy Committee was tasked with developing the NAHRI Code of Conduct.
NAHRI Advisory Board
Task: Providing leadership, expertise, and an industry voice for the NAHRI membership.
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Lawrence A. Allen, Member of the Defense Health Agency and Ambulatory Coding Consultant, U.S. Air Force Medical Service |
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Tracy Cahoon, MBA, CHRI, Director of Revenue Integrity, Southwest General Health Center, Brecksville, Ohio
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Stephanie Ellis, RN, BSN, COC, Revenue Integrity Director, UChicago Medicine Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Ellis is the revenue integrity director with responsibility for oversight of various divisions within the revenue cycle, including revenue integrity at UChicago Medicine Medical Center. Prior to transitioning to the revenue cycle, she had experience with fraud and abuse investigations for the Illinois Medicare MAC. She has 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including utilization review, outpatient facility coding compliance, denials management, and operations. |
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Christian S. Gabriel, National Director of Revenue Integrity at CommonSpirit Health, Dublin, California |
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Sarah L Goodman, MBA, CHCAF, COC, CHRI, CCP, FCS, President/CEO, SLG, Inc.
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Ronald Hirsch, MD, FACP, CHCQM, CHRI, Vice President, R1 Physician Advisory Services
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Fran Jurcak, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, Chief Clinical Strategist, Iodine Software, Austin, Texas Jurcak is the chief clinical strategist at Iodine Software, an ML-AI healthcare technology firm. She has more than 30 years of success in healthcare practice, education, consulting and technology. Prior to her work at Iodine, she was a healthcare consultant at Huron Consulting, where Jurcak leveraged her clinical and coding knowledge to support process improvement in the mid-revenue cycle particularly in the clinical documentation integrity space. In her current role, Jurcak is focused on employing innovative AI/ML technology to minimize mid-revenue cycle leakage. These process improvements have allowed her many clients to successfully maximize financial and quality outcomes. |
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Lisa Kanivetsky, BA, CPC, CHRI, Revenue Integrity Director, Tufts Medicine
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Kay Larsen, CHRI, Revenue Integrity Specialist, Adventist Health Glendale
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Debra May, Executive Partner, Bluetree Network
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Valerie Rinkle, MPA, CHRI, President, Valorize Consulting, LLC
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Irene Sachakov, CHRI, CRCR, CSPR, Director of Revenue Integrity/CDM/Charge Capture, HonorHealth Irene Sachakov, CHRI, CRCR, CSPR, is the director of revenue integrity/CDM/charge capture at HonorHealth in Arizona. She has over 15 years of experience in healthcare revenue cycle including healthcare IT, workflow optimization and automation. She has experience leading multiple projects to completion that have improved internal operating efficiencies and the cash flow of the institution as whole. While her main focus has been in revenue operations, Irene has touched clinical, and patient centered workflows that have allowed her to have a well-rounded understanding of the impact that these areas have on the downstream revenue cycle operations. Irene has a BS degree in Public Administration from Northern Arizona University. She is also EPIC certified in CDM and Contract Management, holds certifications in organizational leadership, CRCR, CSPR, CHRI and is an active member of HFMA and runs the Arizona chapter of NAHRI. She hopes to raise awareness of the integral role revenue integrity plays in the success of healthcare organizations. |
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Anna Santoro, MBA, CCS, CCS-P, RCC, System Director Revenue Integrity/CDM, Hartford Healthcare
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John D. Settlemyer, MBA, MHA, CPC, CHRI, Associate VP Revenue Cycle, Atrium Health
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Jugna Shah, MPH, CHRI, Founder and CEO, Nimitt Consulting Inc. |
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Denise Williams, COC, CHRI, Senior VP, Revenue Integrity Services, REVANT Solutions
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Caroline Znaniec, Managing Director, Protiviti, Baltimore, Maryland |
Emeritus Board Members
NAHRI would like to thank the following emeritus board members for their service.
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Ashley Allers, MBA, CRCE, CRCS, CRIP, CRCR, Director of Revenue Cycle, Integrity, Compliance & Privacy Officer, Van Diest Medical Center, Webster City, Iowa |
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Catherine Boerner, JD, CHC, President, Boerner Consulting, LLC
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Steven Greenspan, JD, LLM, Vice President, Regulatory Operations and Strategy, Vytalize Health, Hoboken, New Jersey steven.greenspan@vytalizehealth.com Greenspan 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. |
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Elizabeth Lamkin, MHA, CEO & Partner, PACE Healthcare Consulting, LLC
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Lisa Longo, CPC, CPC-I, CSMC, CHRI, Director, Revenue Integrity, UConn Health
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Debbie Mackaman, RHIA, CPCO, CCDS, Regulatory Specialist, HCPro
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Kathryn J. Noorbakhsh, RN, BSN, CPC, CPC-H, Director, Corporate Compliance and Revenue Analysis, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Terri Rinker, MT (ASCP), MHA, Revenue Cycle Director, Community Hospital Anderson
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Donna Schneider, RN, MBA, CPHQ, CPC-P, CHC, CPCO, CHPC, VP of Corporate Compliance and Internal Audit, Lifespan
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Angela Lynne Simmons, CPA, VP Revenue and Reimbursement, Vanderbilt University Medical Center 2016–2021 angela.simmons@vumc.org Simmons is vice president of revenue and reimbursement at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. A Texas Certified Public Accountant, she brings more than 30 years of experience in healthcare operations and finance, and public accounting for healthcare entities. Simmons has expertise in healthcare policy, reimbursement principles from government programs (Medicare and Medicaid) as well as healthcare financial analysis and cost accounting. Much of her focus throughout her career has been on identifying revenue opportunities and pursuing those through improving hospital operations and by Medicare filings and appeals. Prior to relocating to Vanderbilt, she was the director of clinical revenue and reimbursement for U.T. M.D Anderson Cancer Center where she was responsible for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, cost accounting, revenue and rate-setting, financial analysis and clinical decision support reporting. |
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Diane G. Weiss, CPC, CPB, CCP, Vice President, Reimbursement, RestorixHealth
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Joseph Zebrowitz, MD, Founder and President, Versalus Health drjoe@versalushealth.com Zebrowitz 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, Dr. Zebrowitz was managing partner of Devon Hill Capital Partners (DHCP), a diversified healthcare investment firm. |
Mission and Definitions Committee
Sarah Goodman, Elizabeth Lamkin, Lisa Longo, Debra May, and Valerie Rinkle
Networking and Events Committee
Sandy Giangreco Brown, BS, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CHC, COC, CPC, CPC-I, COBGC, PCS; Garland Goins, Jr., MBA; Debbie Nash, MBA, CHRI; Daphne L. Pell, RHIA; Mia Reddick-Smith, MBA; Tina Rosier, MS, PT; Stacie Smith, EMBA, RHIA; Jodi L. Stewart, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer; Diane Weiss, CPC, CPB, CCP, CHRI; Caroline Znaniec, MBA, MS-HCA
Credential Committee
Tracy Cahoon, MBA, CHRI; Mary Beth Haugen, RHIA, CHRI; Lisa Kanivetsky, BA, CPC, CHRI; Rayleen M. Kelly, RN, CCDS, CIC, CRC, CHRI; Julie Leonard, CPC, CCS, CPCO, CRCR, ACS-AN, RCC, CHRI; Lisa Longo, CPC, CPC-I, CHRI; Debbie Mackaman, RHIA, CPCO, CCDS, CHRI; Rebecca Moore, MSA, CHRI; Angela A. Musey, RN, MBA, MACC, CHRI; Debbie Nash, MBA, CHRI; Elaine O’Bleness, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CHP, CRCR, CHRI; Valerie Rinkle, MPA, CHRI; Celeste Rucker, RHIT, CCS, CHRI; Anna Santoro, MBA, CCS, CCS-P, RCC, CHRI; John D. Settlemyer, MBA, MHA, CPC, CHRI; Donna J. Warwick, BS, CHDA, CCS, CTR, CHRI; Meagen Windler-Hacker, CHRI; Kim Yelton, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CHRI