Stephanie L. Cecchini, CPC, CEMC, CEPFG
Stephanie is an executive-level consultant with 25 years’ experience in compliance auditing and medical documentation training for providers and coders and is the former VP of Product for AAPC.
15 years’ experience in business coaching helping practices with growth, innovation, operations, and finance
Authored 3 Coding Examinations 1) Certified Evaluation and Management Coder Credential – AAPC CEMC, 2) Certified Health Informatics Systems Professional Credential – ASHIM CHISP, 3) CoderScore Certified Expert Professional Fee Generalist – CompetentSee CEPFG)
Respected Expert and National Keynote Speaker on topics including: Medical Billing and Coding, Professional Fees, Revenue Cycle Management, Compliance, Payer Overpayment Recovery, OIG and Payer Audits, Medicare Advantage and Risk Adjustment, FFS, MACRA and MIPS, and Team Building
Author of Book: “BURNOUT: How to Prevent the Extinction of the American Physician”
Lorraine J. Sivak CPC CEPFG, Former AHIMA Approved ICD-10 Trainer
Lorraine has worked in the healthcare revenue cycle for 30 years, with an emphasis on professional fees and compliance. She is heavily committed to supporting community physicians and their staff and has served as President of her local Medical Society Alliance and Chapter President of her local AAPC chapter
A senior-level consultant with expertise in the documentation requirements
Co-authored “Communicate with Confidence to Physicians” – a highly popular training program offered by the AAPC
Has served as a Director, Practice Administrator, and Coding Compliance Officer but her passion has been providing education to providers to help them improve their documentation and fair payments.
Respected Expert in CDI with Orthopedics, OB-GYN, Neurology, Internal Medicine, and Psychiatry and Psychology