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 is tasked with developing the NAHRI Code of Conduct and assisting with the research and development of position papers and other efforts that can help further the revenue integrity profession.
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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Ashley Allers, MBA, CRCE, CRCS, CRIP, CRCR, Director of Revenue Cycle, Integrity, Compliance & Privacy Officer, Van Diest Medical Center, Webster City, Iowa Allers 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. Allers holds her CRCE, CRCS, and CRIP certifications from the American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) and CRCR through the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). |
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Tracy Cahoon, MBA, CHRI, Director of Revenue Integrity, Southwest General Health Center, Brecksville, Ohio
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Christian S. Gabriel, National Director of Revenue Integrity at CommonSpirit Health, Dublin, California |
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Steven Greenspan, JD, LLM, Vice President, Regulatory Operations and Strategy, Vytalize Health, Hoboken, New Jersey |
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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, Operations Director, Navigant
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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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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 |
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Joseph Zebrowitz, MD, Founder and President, Versalus Health |
Emeritus Board Members
NAHRI would like to thank the following emeritus board members for their service.
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Catherine Boerner, JD, CHC, President, Boerner Consulting, LLC
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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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Mission and Definitions Committee
Sarah Goodman, Elizabeth Lamkin, Lisa Longo, Debra May, and Valerie Rinkle
Networking and Events Committee
Michelle Davidson, CPC; Sandy Giangreco Brown, BS, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CHC, COC, CPC, CPC-I, COBGC, PCS; Ronald Hirsch, MD, FACP, CHCQM; Carole Hokeah, MS, RN, CCS, CPC, CSSGB; 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; Mary Beth Haugen, RHIA; Lisa Kanivetsky, BA, CPC; Rayleen M. Kelly, RN, CCDS, CIC, CRC; Julie Leonard, CPC, CCS, CPCO, CRCR, ACS-AN, RCC; Lisa Longo, CPC, CPC-I; Debbie Mackaman, RHIA, CPCO, CCDS; Rebecca Moore, MSA; Angela A. Musey, RN, MBA, MACC; Debbie Nash, MBA; Elaine O’Bleness, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CHP, CRCR; Valerie Rinkle, MPA; Celeste Rucker, RHIT, CCS; Anna Santoro, MBA, CCS, CCS-P, RCC; John D. Settlemyer, MBA, MHA, CPC; Donna J. Warwick, BS, CHDA, CCS, CTR; Meagen Windler-Hacker; Kim Yelton, RHIA, CCS, CDIP