Expert Instructors

Aaron Little, CPA, Director, BKD, LLP

Little has more than 15 years of experience with BKD, LLP, and oversees the operations of BKD Health Care Billing Services, a special services team that manages more than $70 million in client revenues through billing outsourcing and recovery services for home care, hospice, and senior living organizations.

 

Ann Rambusch, RN, MSN, HCS-D, HCS-O, COS-C, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM Trainer, President, Rambusch3 Consulting

Rambusch is a consultant who provides guidance to home health agencies on improving clinical and financial outcomes. Rambusch is a member of the Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance (BMSC) and one of the lead technical advisors in the creation of the HCS-O exam and certification. She also is a former administrator/general manager for Interim Healthcare in Austin, Texas.

 

Mark Sharp, CPA, Partner in consulting, BKD CPAs & Advisors

Sharp is Springfield, Mo.-based BKD's Home Care & Hospice Center of Excellence Coordinator and has more than 20 years of experience assisting home care and hospice providers with audits, strategic planning, accounting, cost reports, projections, operating budgets, corporate integrity, agency start-up and mergers and acquisitions. Mark frequently presents workshops on various home care and hospice topics at national, regional and state home care and hospice conferences throughout the United States. He has written numerous articles in health care periodicals and is routinely quoted in home care and hospice newsletters. He is a member of the Home Care & Hospice Financial Managers Association's (HHFMA) Advisory Board and currently chairs its Payment and Reimbursement Committee.

 

Trish Twombly, RN, BSN, HCS-D, HCS-O, COS-C, CHCE, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM Trainer, DecisionHealth's Senior Director and the CEO of the Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance (BMSC)

Twombly is the technical reviewer for both the Diagnosis Coding Pro for Home Health newsletter and BMSC’s on-line education courses. She also is assisting home health agencies with coding audits, OASIS reviews and other consulting through DecisionHealth’s Professional Services unit.

 

Brandi Whitemyer, RN, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-O, AHIMA Approved ICD-10 CM Trainer, Owner, Home Care Coding and QA Specialist, Transitions Health and Wellness Solutions

Whitemyer is a 14-year veteran of home health and hospice as a registered nurse with experience as a field nurse, director, administrator, and regulatory affairs executive with agencies, both large and small. She is currently the principal and owner of Transitions Health & Wellness Solutions, LLC, a home health & hospice coding and consulting agency, and has worked as a Senior Associate Consultant with Selman-Holman & Associates. Brandi works closely with home health and hospice agencies nationally in providing consulting services, survey compliance, managing medical reviews and appeals of Medicare denials, writing Corrective Action Plans, developing staff education, policy development, developing coding and quality assurance processes, and development of coding education.

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