About CodingWebU.com
Kenneth Smith - President/CEO
Kenneth Smith is the President and CEO of CodingWebU.com He has a personal commitment to provide the Medical Coding and Billing arenas with quality education at affordable prices.
Ken has worked for consulting firms, hospitals, health systems, and physician networks for the past 12 years. As a financial consultant, he was able to save hospitals millions of dollars by helping them understand Medicare Transfer DRGs and how to correctly bill claims and ensure proper reimbursement. He also has experience in Revenue Management, Operations Improvement, and Supply Chain Management. He has developed and implemented a national Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) program.
For the past seven years in addition to consulting, Ken has also created and managed a web-based initiative, allowing healthcare facilities, as well as, individual students, the ability to complete self-paced, interactive, multi-media training programs in Revenue Cycle and Medical Coding for his previous employment. Prior to leaving, he was able to provide over 10,000 students with over 25,000 educational courses. In April 2008, he was able to obtain ownership his of the Medical Coding education and developed CodingWebU.com.
Authoring Partners
Deborah
Deborah, CPC has over 20 years experience working in the Health Care Coding and Billing Industry. She began in 1987 working for an Internal Medicine Specialist performing insurance billing. She has worked as a Coding Auditor, a Compliance and Regulatory Researcher, a Private Coding Consultant, and an Owner and Operator of a Billing Service. In addition, she was employed with two large Health Maintenance Organizations in Southern CA. She attends several yearly coding conferences and training sessions, as well as, develops coding training courses for educational purposes. Deborah is currently pursuing her Coding Compliance Certification.
Donna
Donna’s background includes over 30 years in the health care field as a Physician Assistant and Professional Coder. She has a Bachelors Degree in Business Management and was one of the founders and past presidents of the Southeastern Pennsylvania AAPC local chapter. Her passion is helping people pass the CPC exam and maintain their credentials. She has taught CPT coding education classes for the past 10 years. Her achievements include the AAPC’s Networker of the Year Award and the St. Christopher’s Educator of the Year Award. She currently is a CPC and a CPC-H.
Dorothy
Dorothy is an Independent Consultant and Educator in Atlanta. She was a Medicare specialist for a large hospital system and has 32 years of experience in healthcare. She currently is a technical school instructor in Atlanta. She performs coding reviews for the QIO in GA, and also performs physician audits and education. Additionally, she has been a technical contributor for several medical publications and has developed a workshop focusing on facility billing, coding and reimbursement. She has supervised a physician audit team for a healthcare system and presented at several national healthcare conferences.
Her credentials include: CPC-H-I, CHCC, CPUM, CPUR, ACS-OP, CCS-P, RCC, RMC, CPC-EMS, CPC-FP, PCS, FCS, CPAR
Mickie
Mickie has over 25 years in the compliance field, with 20 years specifically in medical billing, coding, and reimbursement. Her knowledge, skills and abilities have helped her develop, coordinate and support compliance program functions and activities directed toward helping health care organizations comply with federal, state and local regulations. Examples of practices that she has worked for include a one provider private practice, a large multi-specialty practice and a tertiary care teaching hospital and medical school. She has been a Certified Professional Coder for 13 years and has held numerous officer positions in various local chapters of the American Academy of Professional Coders. She also is an independent consultant that performs education seminars and audits.
Sharon
Sharon started her career as a nurse, then moved into management consulting and coding. Her experience in practice management spans more than 30 years. She has earned an RN, BA, and a College Certificate in Healthcare Management in addition to being certified as a CMM, CPC, and a CCS-P.
She teaches medical billing and coding at a local college, and primarily works in medical records and HEDIS audits and coding compliance areas for physicians and facilities. Nationally published, she continues to author relevant articles and courses as well as a newsletter for her clients.
Tina
Tina has over 25 years of medical experience including a diverse background in all areas of medicine in the physician and facility settings and she various physician specialties.
Her consulting company provides compliance focused education from front office to back. She is active in the American Academy of Professional Coders and in her State Medical Society. Her professional speaking includes speaking educational lectures for the AAPC and other healthcare related groups.
Her credentials include: MALS, CPC-I, CPC-H-I, CPC-P, CCS-P, MCS-P, MCS-I, CMC.
