Our Experts

Our Experts

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.

Chad Schiffman

Director of Compliance for Healthcare Compliance Pros (HCP)
HCISSP, CRCMP, MA

Chad joined Healthcare Compliance Pros (HCP) in 2014 as the Director of Compliance. Chad’s seasoned background includes over 20 years combined experience in healthcare, information technology and compliance consulting services.

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..

Charles E. Harris

Partner, Mayer Brown Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group
II, Esq.

Charles E. Harris, II, is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. His litigation practice focuses on a range of matters of paramount importance to the business community, including class actions, antitrust, contract and real estate-related disputes, technology-related disputes, administrative actions, and privacy and cybersecurity.

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.

Chris DeVany

Founder & President

Chris DeVany is the founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide, a firm which focuses on management and organization development.

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.