Highly knowledgeable, analytical Director/Manager of Coding and Clinical Documentation with particular depth in acute care environments. Successful management and motivation of coding teams, ensuring and maintaining performance, productivity, and coding turnaround times. Involved with transition of inpatient CDI teams to outpatient program, LCDs and development. Expertise in reducing denials through medical necessity with extensive provider education created efficient and accurate templates for documentation. Experienced with payor groups. Served as technical resource and trainer for EPIC/3M systems well versed in software implementations such as 3M, eClinical Works, EPIC, Allscripts, JATA, Claro. Numerous years in practice management working with Cardiology, IM and gastroenterology practices with claims, insurance plans. Etc.