Brenda Edwards

Director of Auditing, Crossroads Health Resources
CPC, CDEO, CPB, CPMA, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CPMS, CMRS, CMCS

Brenda has been in healthcare over 35 years working closely with practices, providers and residency programs to ensure documentation is compliant and accurate. She has written many articles for national publications.

Brian L. Tuttle

Nationally Renowned HIPAA Compliance Consultant
CPHIT, CHP, CHA, CBRA, CISSP, CCNA

Brian is a Certified Professional in Health IT (CPHIT), Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP), Certified HIPAA Administrator (CHA), Certified Business Resilience Auditor (CBRA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with over 17 years’ experience in Health IT and Compliance Consulting. With vast experience in health IT systems (i.e.

Brigette LaBar

Leader in Revenue Cycle Management Solutions

Brigette LaBar is a leader in revenue cycle management solutions. Previsously, Ms. LaBar was responsible for the revenue cycle operations at one of the largest independent clinical laboratory in California. She was instrumental in improving the performance of the revenue cycle operation and in transitioning a 90+ team member operation following an acquisition.

Catrena Smith

President, Access Quality Coding & Consulting
CCS, CCS-P, CHTS-PW, CPC-I, CPC

With over 17 years’ experience in the Health Information Management Industry, Catrena is a nationally recognized speaker and has published numerous articles in professional journals and magazines. She has served in many roles such as coding specialist, coding auditor, coding trainer, medical records technician, and coding manager. She is a former AAPC Local Chapter President, serves as a HIM student/new graduate mentor for multiple organizations and has served as an Advisory Committee member of a local college for several years.

Cindy Dunn

RN, FACMPE, Client Services Associate Director, Trellis Healthcare

With 30 plus years of healthcare experience, Cindy Dunn, has held numerous leadership positions in both small and large health care organizations, including primary care, multi-specialty and large integrated systems.

Dawn R. Cloud

Certified Professional Coder
CPC, CMSCS, CHCI, CPDM

Dawn has 32 years’ experience in the Medical Industry. She is a Certified Professional Coder through AAPC since 1999. She is the Co-founder of the East Valley Chapter for AAPC in AZ.

Deborah Grider

Healthcare Consultant, KarenZupko & Associates
CPC, COC, CPC-I, CPC-P, CPMA, CEMC, CCS-P, CDIP

Deborah is a nationally sought after leader in the industry and is passionate about assisting physicians and hospitals to improve their coding, documentation and business operations to maintain compliance and improve revenue.

Dr. Donald E. Wetmore

Founder, Productivity Institute
JD

Don created the Productivity Institute to conduct his original Time Management and Personal Productivity seminars for organizations from around the world.

Dr. Ted Arkfeld

President, Arkfeld Compliance
DC, MS, CPC

Dr. Arkfeld is a Certified Chiropractic Professional Coder and endorsed ICD-10-CM speaker.  He is the president of Arkfeld Compliance and the founder of the National Academy of Chiropractic Coders. In 1988 Dr.

Jennie Hitchcock

President, Compass International Resources, Inc
CCS-P, CMPE

Jennie Hitchcock works with healthcare organizations to improve operational performance and, as a consequence, the bottom line. Her diverse skill set and extensive experience in the healthcare industry enable her to not only tackle the toughest problems facing healthcare organizations today, but also to take successful organizations to the next level. Jennie’s experience with non-physician practitioners in the physician practice setting includes recruiting and managing NPPs as well as the design of clinical workflows to maximize the positive impact that an NPP can have on a medical practice. In addition to her operational experience with NPPs she has also addressed the unique coding, compliance and regulatory challenges that have emerged as NPPs have become more prevalent in the United States.