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Cathy L. Larsen

Director of planning and development
MA

Cathy Larsen began her career in emergency medical services with National and International Search & Rescue experience. She received a BA from California State University, Chico and a Masters from Chapman College, graduating with Distinction in both instances. A passion for serving others and making a difference in the world led her to a career with Federally Qualified Health Centers, where she served as Executive Director and Emergency Manager for over 15 years. She is a Visionary healthcare leader with solid experience managing all levels of corporate operations including executive management; disaster preparedness planning, response and recovery; compliance; information technology; and, quality improvement. She has a demonstrated history of strong technical systems analysis abilities integrated with operational execution expertise.

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.

Charles C. (Mike) Anderson

MPA

Mike's career has always been about improving the quality and delivery of health care services. With over thirty-five years in health care, including patient care, operations, contract and project management, to health care consultant, Mike has a unique perspective on key elements of what managers need for achieving success. Mike, has been an instructor and presenter on health management in a variety of venues throughout his career, presenting at both local and national conferences..

Chastity Werner

CEO of Nationwide Prescription Connection
RHIT, CMPE, CRCR, NCP

Chastity is the CEO for Nationwide Prescription Connection, a pharmaceutical patient assistance advocate company. NPC assists hospitals and clinics get their patients approved for medication that has been prescribed, but they cannot afford. Chastity also has an independent consultant firm that works with hospital and physician clients on nearly every aspect of practice and faculty management including credentialing (provider enrollment), revenue cycle performance improvement, and operation efficiency.

Cheryl House

President, CCH Medical Consultants
CEME, CHI, RMC

Cheryl is the president and partner of CCH Medical Consultants, a consulting and management firm, and the Compliance Auditor for Illinois CancerCare. She has been in coding, consulting, management, and billing for more than 30 years.

Christine Duprey

Owner, Caris Consulting

Chris also utilizes her compliance knowledge and experience to assist clients in their preparation for SOC2 and PCI-DSS certification audits, client audits, and third party reviews. She has nearly 30 years of health care experience including consulting many organizations in the public and private sector through their HIPAA initiatives in assessment, planning and execution over the past 15 years. Chris currently serves clients as a Privacy Official, mentor, and/or compliance consultant.

Christy Davies

Generational Entrepreneur
MBA

Christy Davies has been a generational entrepreneur. Growing up on a family dairy farm in Michigan, Christy quickly learned about dedication, devotion to trade and business.

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.

Dan S. Wilder

Vice President of Operations
AA, CPD

Dan Wilder is the Vice-President of Operations of the Sorensen, Wilder team, having joined Sorensen, Wilder & Associates after earning his degree in Criminal Justice in 2006. Dan is the product line leader for the Sorensen, Wilder & Associates Essentials of Aggression Management program, and has provided training in Long Term Care (LTC) facilities across the nation in recognizing and defusing aggressive behavior. Dan has also worked closely with clients to provide ongoing workplace violence and safety training and creating workplace violence programs. In addition, he has also provided Security Vulnerability Assessments for LTC facilities, hospitals, clinics, and physician’s practices. Dan holds a CVI – CSAT certification through the United States Department of Homeland Security.

Daniel Kim

Associate in the Health Care and Life Sciences Practice
Esq.

Daniel Kim is an associate in the Health Care and Life and Life Sciences practice, in the Washington, D.C., office of Epstein Becker Green. At Epstein Becker Green, Mr.

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