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| Our People |
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With over 75 years of collective management and healthcare business experience,
MedaPhase's staff of MBA's, Certified Medical Practice Executives, Information
Systems Technologists, Nationally Certified Coders and Certified Compliance staff,
is well positioned to meet the needs of healthcare professionals and systems.
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With over 20 years of management experience, Mr. Rick White has a broad
background in healthcare business functions. A former Executive Director
of several large multi-specialty medical clinics, he has experience in financial
management, managed care, operations, human resources, and information systems.
Mr. White has facilitated practice start-ups, mergers, and acquisitions.
He holds a BBA from North Texas and a Master of Business Administration
from Texas A&M Commerce. He is a member of MGMA, HFMA, and a Fellow
in ACMPE. |
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| Ms. Hackworth has been with MedaPhase
for five years and oversees the MedaPhase coding staff with responsibility
for insuring that all Quality and Quantity measures are met according to
all National and Local coding conventions. She also is responsible for all
ongoing client and MedaPhase staff training to insure all coding Compliance
standards are met. As Director of Coding for MedaPhase, Ms. Hackworth has
implemented onsite and outsourced Coding services for hospital clients and
physician groups. She has worked extensively with both Professional and
Facility coding for Emergency Department services. Ms. Hackworth received
a Bachelor’s in Health Information Management from Texas State University
and is completing work on her MS in Health Services Research. She also serves
on the Texas State HIM Advisory Committee which reviews the degree program
for both the university and annual accreditation. |
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| Ms. Maria Johnson is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Advanced Coding Specialist- Emergency Department (ACS-ED) with over 13 years of coding experience.
Her specialty has been Emergency Medicine, physician billing with ED facility coding experience as well.
Maria has served as secretary of the San Antonio Chapter of AAPC (2003 and 2001) and is certified proficient in Emergency by AAPC.
She serves on the Board of Advanced Medical Coders (BAMC) (2006-2009).
As Board Leader for the specialty of Emergency Medicine she is heavily involved in the ACS-ED Exam and authored the Advanced Coding Education Guide for Emergency Medicine and the Study Guide for
Emergency Medicine Coding Certification, published by DecisionHealth. She has been active in writing and contributing to medical coding articles in the Coding and Billing Expert, Trailblazer
Insider for Part B, Coder’s Pink Sheet as well as other coding/reimbursement publications. Currently working towards expanding her specialty base,
she has been extensively involved in coding/auditing for Pediatric ICU, Physiotherapy, Diagnostic Medicine, Cardiology, Neurology and Neurosurgery.
Maria enjoys the rewarding challenges of her profession and learning new coding concepts. |
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| Ms. Niestroy manages all employee issues and
benefits. She is responsible for reviewing and revising personnel policies
and procedures where needed and creating new ones if necessary. Ms. Niestroy
evaluates changing demographics, technical developments, and compliance
with regulatory and legal requirements to ensure the department conforms
to established guidelines and goals. She maintains strict confidentiality
in regards to employee compensation, benefits, and disciplinary actions
and provides management assistance to all supervisory personnel as needed.
Ms. Niestroy has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Texas
at San Antonio and has over fifteen years management experience with the
last five being in the medical field. |
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| Dr. Kottman has worked full-time as an emergency department physician
in San Antonio since 1977. Dr. Kottman has previously served as Chairman
and Vice Chairman of the Emergency Dept. of a five-hospital system. He has
served as a member of the ACEP Coding and Nomenclature Advisory Committee
and as a member of the ACEP Reimbursement Committee. He is a member of the
Texas College of Emergency Physicians, has served on the Board of Directors
of TCEP, and was at one time Chairman of the TCEP Reimbursement and Practice
Management Committee. Currently, he is the Vice-Chairman of the TCEP Government
Affairs Committee. He has been involved in direction of EMS systems for
over 20 years. He is a member of the TMA Council on Socioeconomics and a
Delegate to the House of Delegates of the TMA. Dr. Kottman is Secretary
of and serves on the Board of Directors for the Bexar County Medical Society.
He serves as a member of the Texas Medicaid Physician Advisory Committee
and Regional Advisory Committee. Dr. Kottman provides expert advice, physician
medical records documentation training and is involved in the development
and writing of educational materials for coders and physicians. |
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| Ms. Kottman is a member of the Healthcare Business Management Association
Ethics and Compliance Committee. As a member of that committee, she worked
with the H.C.F.A./D.O.J. liaison to help develop and refine the Model Billing
Company Compliance Plan. She also serves as member of the Board of Directors
for the Emergency Department Practice Management Association. |
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Chief
Executive Officer:
Director
of Coding:
Coding Department Manager:
Director
of Human Resources:
Chief
Medical Officer, Legislative Advocate:
Corporate
Compliance Officer, HIPAA Privacy Officer, Legislative Advocate:
8401 Datapoint Drive, Suite 500 San Antonio, Texas 78229