With over 25 years healthcare financial management experience, Jim is president of Jim Grigsby Consulting, a revenue cycle and management consulting company. His project experience ranges from small hospitals to academic teaching facilities; from single physician practices to large clinics, as well as MSOs, FQHCs, SNFs, LTCs, specialty hospitals and both hospital and physician CBOs. Grigsby is a national speaker and has authored dozens of articles.
She brings a wealth of experience in physician practice management, particularly in the areas coding, reimbursement, and compliance. She’s a former licensed EMT-B, holds bachelor’s degree/clinical training in medical technology [MT(ASCP)] and has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Iowa. With coding certification by both the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and the American College of Medical Coding Specialists (ACMCS), Joan is also one of the nation’s first certified healthcare compliance consultants (2000).
Jodi Nayoski brings over 15 years experience in professional coding, auditing, and education. She is a certified coding instructor and an experienced compliance auditor with a background in teaching physician facilities.
Jody is a partner in Wiggin and Dana’s Health Care Department, where she advises a wide range of health care organizations and information technology companies.
Early in the 2000's John got heavily involved with HIPAA compliance as he desired to ensure his medical IT clients were compliant with the law. As he researched he realized most people had no idea how HIPAA compliance was to coincide with their computers. Over the years he has become an expert on HIPAA compliance, and as a byproduct, Meaningful Use compliance as it deals with the Security Risk Assessment which is a requirement started by Stage 1, that essentially will never end. His company, Med Tech USA LLC, provides private practice physicians with solutions to simplify the HIPAA compliance process..
John is a Partner at Hirscher Law. He has served as a Hearing Officer in many cases around the country and is also on the American Health Lawyers Association panel of neutrals as both a mediator and hearing officer.
Mr. Steiner is a highly experienced and accomplished legal and compliance leader in the health services industry. Over his 40 year career, he has served in leadership roles as Chief Compliance Officer, Privacy Officer, and Legal Counsel for health care providers; including the Cleveland Clinic and the University of Kentucky HealthCare system. He also served as Senior Counsel for the American Hospital Association and worked extensively with federal agencies responsible for drafting and enforcing various regulatory programs; including the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services. In his role as Privacy Officer for three health systems during his career, Mr.
John Synowicki is a shareholder in the Health Care Litigation and Disputes practice in the Dallas office of Polsinelli. John’s well-seasoned approach is pragmatic and highly detailed, enabling clients to advance their business and legal interests in managed care disputes, managed care strategy and contracting. He works with a wide range of health care entities, including profit and not-for-profit hospital systems, ambulatory surgery centers, air ambulance services, specialty providers, physician groups and ancillary service providers, as well as medical device companies. John’s representative work includes addressing reimbursement and dispute issues with private commercial payers, addressing managed care disputes, and managed care strategies and contacting.
John has been a professional security practitioner, security consultant, and expert witness since 1999. He has security expertise in a variety of industries (including healthcare).
Jonathan Wiik has 25 years of healthcare experience in acute care, health IT and insurance settings. He started his career as a hospital transporter and held various roles (clinical operations, patient access, billing, case management and more) at a large, not-for-profit, acute care hospital, before serving as the hospital’s chief revenue officer. He also served in various roles at a prominent commercial payer.