BUILDING A STRUCTURE TO SUPPORT OPTIMAL REVENUE RECOVERY
Presenters: Kelley Blair, Northeast Regional President-Adreima and Glen Reiner, West Regional President-Adreima
Course Description:
Learn how hospitals leverage multidisciplinary revenue integrity teams to gain greater visibility into business processes and to develop workflows, communication, accountability, and leadership needed to ensure optimal reimbursement and compliance.
Expanded Course Description:
Attendees with leave with practical and effective strategies to improve revenue integrity, including:
• Building a multidisciplinary team to support revenue integrity
• Providing ongoing education and training on best practices
• Leveraging denials to create bridge between financial and clinical functions
• Establishing a proactive approach to managing denials, audits and compliance
KELLEY BLAIR, MA
Regional President, Adreima
Kelley Blair is Regional President of the Northeast Region for Adreima, Inc. where she helps hospitals of all sizes navigate complex reimbursement matters to secure appropriate payment and mitigate risk by providing healthcare operations insights, best practice, and performance improvement methods. In addition to more than twelve years of revenue cycle operations management and performance improvement experience, Blair is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt with formal training and experience using Lean and Focus PDCA improvement methodologies in complex integrated health systems. Blair holds a masters degree in Organizational Leadership with a focus on Strategic Management. She is a member of the Minnesota chapter of HFMA. Kelley can be reached at or (952)-300-0175.
GLEN REINER, RN, MBA
Regional President, Adreima
Glen Reiner is the West Regional President for Adreima, Inc. and has been in the healthcare industry for over 20 years, the past ten of which were leading the Clinical Services Center of Excellence for Adreima. Prior to joining Adreima, Reiner spent 7 years as the Assistant Director of Nursing for a large healthcare corporation and spent over 16 years as a Registered Nurse, specializing in Nurse Management. His extensive knowledge of healthcare coding, billing, reimbursement, denials, and RAC/MIC audits has been instrumental in preparing Adreima to be the premier Clinical Services resource for hospital. Reiner is a member of the Arizona chapter of HFMA and is Board Member for the AAHAM Western Region. Glen can be reached at or (602)373-3565.
ABOUT ADREIMA
Adreima’s intricately-organized teams of clinical, financial and eligibility experts navigate complex healthcare reimbursement matters to assure appropriate payment and mitigate risk. The company is Peer Reviewed for Eligibility Services. In addition, its wholly-owned subsidiary National Healthcare Review (NHR) has been Peer Reviewed for its Charge Capture, Coding Services, Insurance Defense Audits, and Managed Care Reviews. The company’s website is www.adreima.com.