Catherine (Kate) has over fifteen years of experience in the healthcare industry. Prior to joining I3 Healthcare Consulting, Kate worked as receivables manager for Medicare and Skilled Nursing Facility billing as well as a Blue Cross and Blue Shield receivables manager for two large healthcare systems in Maryland. In 1999, she joined Kohler HealthCare Consulting, which was purchased by Navigant Consulting in 2003. Kate worked as an Associate Director at Navigant Consulting, Inc. and specialized in charge capture initiatives, interim management, process improvement, charge description master updates, and compliance auditing for both physician and hospital services.

Some examples of Kate's prior experience include:

• Comprehensive reviews of the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) reporting of relative value units (RVUs) related to clinical department charge system set-ups.
• Review of charge tickets, system interfaces, and CDM set-up to ensure accurate and complete billing for clinical departments.
• Teaching and public speaking are particular areas of interest for Kate. See the list below for examples of topics
  • Third party payer program development
  • Medicare benefits and reimbursement
  • Training Physical/occupational/speech therapy staff on medical necessity and documentation requirements
  • Billing and coding training for integrated rehabilitation facilities
  • Professionalism in the workplace
  • Comprehensive Patient Accounting department training
  • Training of nursing staff for infusion therapy documentation and charging
  • Coding training for non-certified coding staff

Kate received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (1994). She is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Maryland Chapter of American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management after serving as the President.  Kate is also a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Patient Accounting Manager (CPAM) since 1999. She has also worked in conjunction with the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA), the HSCRC and numerous Maryland hospitals to develop appropriate relative value unit (RVU) reporting methodology consistent with payer requirements. In this capacity, she has worked with the Physical/Occupational Therapy, Speech and Audiology, Respiratory Therapy, and Clinic Departments to ensure accurate reporting of RVUs for billable services.