Jill M Young is the Principal of Young Medical Consulting, LLC. A company founded 18 years ago to meet the education and compliance needs of physicians and their staff, Jill has over 40 years of medical experience working in all areas of the medical practice, including clinical, billing, and rounding with physicians. Her unique style of working with physicians is not only effective but also helps bridge the gap between coders and physicians from a practical perspective. Her comments and opinions can be seen in several publications and also heard on a variety of audio conferences. Her background gives her a unique style of teaching using real-life examples of coding and billing situations. She hates boring lectures, so be prepared for a presentation that is fast-paced and informative.

Dorothy Steed is an Independent Healthcare Consultant and Educator in Atlanta. She was a Medicare specialist for a large hospital system and a physician audit supervisor for another hospital system, with 44 years of experience in healthcare. Additionally, she is an instructor at a state technical college in Atlanta, provides auditing & training in both facility and physician services, and has been a speaker at several healthcare conferences. 

Ms. Steed has written articles for several medical publishers and served as a contributing author for medical billing and coding training material. She writes online courses, provides webinars, and has served as a participator in multiple audits and investigations.  

For over 30 years, Ms. DeConda has devoted her career to healthcare. Initially starting as a front-desk receptionist in a medical practice. Then, progressing through about every office position (i.e., medical assisting, respiratory therapy, practice management, billing, and coding, auditing, and education). This provides her with a unique and broad view of how to assist medical practices to overcome their most difficult challenges.

In 2007, Ms. DeConda founded the National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists (NAMAS)—the first organization to formally educate medical auditors and the original creators of the CPMA credential. Today, as President of NAMAS and as the VP of Regulatory Compliance with the parent company, DoctorsManagement, Ms. DeConda continues to elevate industry standards, providing essential resources and training to healthcare professionals nationwide.

founder/CEO of KW Advanced Consulting, is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare field. Her career in large teaching hospitals and acute ambulatory care systems includes roles such as outpatient coding specialist, CDI specialist, compliance operations coding and billing manager, interim compliance director, and consultant to various coding companies. Her extensive experience is a testament to her leadership and deep understanding of the industry. Wilson is not just a subject matter expert in compliance and RCM but also a dedicated educator and trainer. She excels in risk-based audits, retrospective/prospective E/M audits, auditing and coding of multispecialty, documentation and coding of telehealth/telemedicine services, risk adjustment/HCC provider and coder education/training, and webinars. Wilson has developed and implemented numerous compliance documentation and coding training programs for organizations of all sizes. She is an approved instructor for KW Advanced Consulting and an adjunct instructor for the AAPC VILT program, teaching a wide range of compliance and coding courses. Wilson’s dedication to sharing her expertise extends beyond her professional roles. She serves on the board of directors for an outpatient mental health clinic and actively participates in various telehealth and compliance committees. As a published author, she regularly contributes coding articles for KW Advanced Consulting, keeping the industry updated with the latest developments. Her collaboration with the AAPC editors for AAPC’s magazine is a testament to her commitment to advancing the field.

is a Nurse Consultant for Nash Healthcare Consulting. Darlene brings 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry specializing in clinical and regulatory operations management and accreditation readiness and response.

Darlene earned her Master's in Nursing from Troy State University. In addition to her consulting and surveyor experience, Darlene has served in full-time leadership roles, including Chief Nursing Officer, Vice President of Patient Care Services, Assistant Vice President of Nursing Services, and Director of Quality Management and Education.

is a Nurse Practitioner and a Doctor of Nursing Practice with 25 years of nursing and 15 years of executive experience. Dr. Koyfman is an expert in the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), Home Health, Healthcare Start-ups, Transitional Care, Community Health, Chronic Care Management (CCM), Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), and Care Coordination. Dr. Koyfman is a dedicated and enthusiastic clinician with an entrepreneurial drive. She has a history of establishing 4 successful healthcare ventures, where she drove significant operational growth (up to1,000%), built successful teams with high retention rates, and improved patient satisfaction and patient outcomes. She is a Subject Matter Expert in CCM and RPM, making her a frequent presenter at multiple conferences. As a founder of Affinity Expert, a healthcare consulting company, she has been consulting primary care providers on all aspects of CCM and its successful clinical, operational, and financial implementation. She has created a growing community of clinicians through her CCM/RPM groups on Facebook and LinkedIn where she provides free information and education to providers. She loves to give back and volunteers on multiple boards along with hands on volunteer work.

guides health care providers and other parties through the complexities of health care transactions, including inevitable regulatory questions, licensing, payor enrollment and many other issues. Adam has handled transactions involving a wide variety of providers and facilities, including hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, behavioral health providers and freestanding emergency rooms, as well as physician practices and other entrepreneurs in the health care space. These transactions have included deals as large as $1 billion, and are located in a wide variety of locations around the United States.

Adam’s experience also includes regulatory and compliance matters, such as HIPAA, Stark/Anti-Kickback, False Claims Act, and state law issues. He advises businesses on corporate and transactional matters ranging from reorganizations and mergers to the development of complex organizational and contractual structures and joint ventures. Adam has advised companies in many stages of their lifecycle on both regulatory and transactional issues, including start-up companies utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence regarding applications of HIPAA to their operations.

As part of his work with health care providers and in conjunction with his transactional and regulatory work, Adam assists providers with internal investigations of compliance matters, including False Claims Act investigations and Stark self-disclosures to the OIG. Adam has worked with providers dealing with payor audits and other reimbursement issues, including Medicare appeals and No Surprises Act disputes.

is the founder and director of compliance services at Lewis Creek Systems, LLC, a Vermont-based consulting firm founded in 1982, providing information privacy and security regulatory compliance services to a wide variety of health care entities.  He is a frequent speaker regarding HIPAA, including speaking engagements at numerous regional and national healthcare association conferences and conventions and the annual NIST/OCR HIPAA Security Conference. Sheldon-Dean has more than two decades of experience specializing in HIPAA compliance, four decades of experience in policy analysis and implementation, business process analysis, information systems, and software development, and eight years of experience doing hands-on medical work as a Vermont certified volunteer emergency medical technician.  Sheldon-Dean received his B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Vermont and his master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

CCS, CPC, CPMA, CRC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer is an internationally known speaker and recognized subject matter expert on medical coding, reimbursement, compliance, and revenue cycle management. She is the Founder and CEO of Alpha Coding Experts, LLC (ACE). She holds multiple credentials with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). Toni's expertise extends to both inpatient and outpatient coding, compliance, billing, and reimbursement. She serves as ACE’s Senior Consultant and conducts training and educational seminars across the country. With well over a decade of industry experience, Ms. Elhoms has led and supported hospital systems, universities, physician practices, payers, law firms, government agencies, and other entities on coding, billing, and compliance initiatives.

Toni Elhoms is a frequent contributor to various media outlets, a highly sought-after conference speaker, and a regular guest on industry podcasts. She frequently serves as an expert and consulting witness in both civil and criminal litigation matters. Ms. Elhoms was appointed as an editorial advisory board (EAB) member for The Coding Institute (TCI) in 2020. She created and regularly hosts the Alpha Coding Podcast series (rated a top industry podcast) to share her industry Pro-Tips. She is a regular volunteer and mentors a network of Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) and Health Information Management (HIM) professionals across the United States.

holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Philosophy from Emory University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky.

Retiring as an Assistant Attorney General, he now represents:

• Healthcare professionals

• Two government healthcare licensure boards

• A government ethics commission

• Parents and kids in confidential child abuse and neglect cases, termination of parental rights, and adoption proceedings
  

Mark is a frequent continuing education presenter including national organizations around the country.  He helps his clients navigate the law and ethics and make the rules understandable as applied to them.

Mark has worked for all three branches of government.

is a national and international consultant, speaker, and trainer in organizational effectiveness and management development. She has established numerous onboarding/new employee orientation programs for both small and large organizations. Her clients are from business, education, healthcare, law, and government from both the public and private sectors. Susan has authored over 30 book chapters, books, and articles. She has been featured on 20/20, CBS Evening News, and other national and international television and radio programs as well as interviewed for newspaper and journal articles.

Susan has her doctorate in organizational leadership, a master’s degree in community health, and is a former RN.

recently served as the Regional Director of Risk Management and Patient Safety for Kaiser Permanente Colorado where she provided consultation and resources to clinical staff. Prior to joining Kaiser, she served as the Director, of Facility Patient Safety and Risk Management and Operations for COPIC from 2014 to 2020. In her role, Ms. Dixon provided patient safety and risk management consultation and training to facilities, practitioners, and staff in multiple states. Such services included the creation of presentations on risk management topics, assessment of healthcare facilities; and development of programs and compilation of reference materials that complement physician-oriented products.

Prior to joining COPIC, she served as the Director, of the Western Region, Patient Safety and Risk Management for The Doctors Company, Napa, California. In this capacity, she provided patient safety and risk management consultation to the physicians and staff in the western United States. Ms. Dixon’s legal experience includes medical malpractice insurance defense and representation of nurses before the Colorado Board of Nursing.