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The Advisory Team
Brian Boyce, MHA, BSHS, CPC, CRC, CTPRP, Cert. Coding Instructor, Cert. Clinical Bioethics
Brian has over 30 years of experience in health administration, operations, & physician practice management & is very knowledgeable in JCAHO, HIPAA, CLIA, & OSHA. He has provided physician practice audits, start-ups, & divestitures nationally. He is a certified coding instructor, & ICD-10-CM Trainer, and is the original author of the CRC (Certified Risk Adjustment Coder) curriculum. Brian is recognized nationally for speaking engagements at many organizations conferences & has authored many articles for healthcare management, quality of care issues, & coding education. He is a past Richmond, VA AAPC chapter Vice President, President, & served on the National Advisory Board for the AAPC from 2015-2018. Brian has served as a representative on his Congressional District State Central Committee & was a founding member of the first LGBT Caucus for Virginia. He has worked with Senators and Congresspeople to change laws in the state for medical coding instructors and advocates for healthcare issues and other interests. He is a former board member of the Virginia Pride Coalition (modern day Virginia Pride) and a former community educator for the American Red Cross. He has a strong interest in clinical ethics, patient safety, & quality of care.
Brian has over 30 years of experience in health administration, operations, & physician practice management & is very knowledgeable in JCAHO, HIPAA, CLIA, & OSHA. He has provided physician practice audits, start-ups, & divestitures nationally. He is a certified coding instructor, & ICD-10-CM Trainer, and is the original author of the CRC (Certified Risk Adjustment Coder) curriculum. Brian is recognized nationally for speaking engagements at many organizations conferences & has authored many articles for healthcare management, quality of care issues, & coding education. He is a past Richmond, VA AAPC chapter Vice President, President, & served on the National Advisory Board for the AAPC from 2015-2018. Brian has served as a representative on his Congressional District State Central Committee & was a founding member of the first LGBT Caucus for Virginia. He has worked with Senators and Congresspeople to change laws in the state for medical coding instructors and advocates for healthcare issues and other interests. He is a former board member of the Virginia Pride Coalition (modern day Virginia Pride) and a former community educator for the American Red Cross. He has a strong interest in clinical ethics, patient safety, & quality of care.
Lisa Larrimore, CCS-P, CRC, Operations & Risk Adjustment Expert
Lisa has over 20 years of healthcare experience and over 30 years of experience in workforce leadership, oversight, education and mentoring. She has a special interest in diagnosis coding and interventional radiology. Lisa was an editor of the original Official Risk Adjustment Curriculum offered nationally. She is talented in risk adjustment coding support and IT solutions while also serving the healthcare community with consulting in coding operations, team management, employee development, and leadership development. Lisa has a unique talent in the management and oversight of large volumes (by the hundreds) of staffing across the country while focusing on client deliverables of quality and timely results. She is exceptionally experienced in risk adjustment audit work to include RADV, HRADV, and DOJ and OIG audits.
Angela "Annie" Boynton, MSJ, RHIT, CHC, CPCO, CPMA, CRC, CPC, CCS, COC, CCS-P, CPC-P, CPC-I
A demonstrated achiever with 20+ years’ exceptional knowledge of healthcare compliance & managed care, including healthcare regulation, medical coding and reimbursement, curriculum development, healthcare reimbursement systems, and health information technology systems. Possesses a strong background in healthcare compliance with certifications in various healthcare fields including compliance, coding, billing and healthcare informatics. Seeking an executive level position in an inpatient, outpatient, or payer setting. Equally interested in a position in healthcare academia serving in distance education and training involving curriculum development and instruction in the areas of healthcare compliance, medical coding, billing, and administration.
Hollis Bono, RN, MS, BSN, CHRI, CCFA, CPHQ, CMAS, CPC, CMCN, CCM, PAHM
As a Registered Nurse, Hollis Bono brings clinical and administrative expertise to our team in her knowledge of utilization management, external regulatory compliance, and reimbursement systems. She is a Certified Clinical Financial Auditor (CCFA), Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Certified Medical Audit Specialist (CMAS), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Managed Care Nurse (CMCN), Certified Case Manager (CCM), Certified in Healthcare Revenue Integrity (CHRI), and a recognized Professional with the Academy for Healthcare Management (PAHM).
Her previous experience spans Pediatric Oncology/ Stem Cell Transplant, Managed Care, and Utilization Management. She has represented case management and compliance within two Harvard-affiliated Academic Medical Center environments and is known for her attention to detail in her work, especially in third-party audits, education, and coaching endeavors. Outside of auditing, she is a proud soccer mom of 2, and enjoys traveling the world, creating culinary delights, and maintaining her lifelong fandom of the Cincinnati Bengals.
Dawn Strong, CPC, CRC, CDEO, CPB, CPPM, CHA, HFMA, CRCR
Dawn is a motivated healthcare coding, and documentation professional with extensive experience in medical office management, managed care, quality assurance, process improvement, Medicare Advantage, HEDIS, Patient Centered Medical Home, medical coding, and coding analysis. She is especially skilled in analyzing and validating patient information, chart review, diagnosis, and billing data. She is proficient in all aspects of clinical operations as well as compliance with CMS, OSHA, NIOSH, CAHOC, CDC, HIPPA, GINA, Hitech, Federal and state labor laws, Blood borne pathogens, and Federal Register rulings. She is a Clinical Documentation Expert, Outpatient (CDEO), Certified Professional Biller (CPB), Certified Physician Practice Manager (CPPM), Certified Healthcare Auditor (CHA), Certified Revenue Cycle Representative (CRCR) and is a former EMT, Radiologic Technician (RT), Occupational Hearing Conservationist (OHC), Trainer for NIOSH Certified Spirometry Training, Department of Transportation Drug and Alcohol Trainer, and Trainer for OSHA Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) fit tester. She is often recognized for her collaborative communication style.
We are sought after for both our professional expertise by healthcare leadership and for legal audits defending health issuers and providers nationally.
We also have advised both CMS and HHS on best practices and edits to their RADV and HRADV policies and procedures.
Areas of Specialty
Leadership Coaching & Consulting
All processes have opportunities for improvement. Whether your goal is change management. process improvement, team building, or other operational efficiencies, our seasoned team is ready to assist.
Risk Adjustment Process, Product Development & Technology Improvement
We know that many leaders struggle with bridging technology and systems. We have an elite team of specialists like analysts, architects, and developers who understand risk adjustment to help. We also can assist with oversight and planning for risk adjustment models for CMS, HHS, and Medicaid nationally.
Physician Practice Operations Efficiencies
With decades of experience in outpatient services of many specialty fields, our group can lend assistance from startups to divestitures and mentor and coach your practice leaders to develop a well oiled machine that runs itself.
Policy, Procedure, & Education
We have helped numerous clients from small to large and from private practice to ACO and issuers nationally in the creation, update, and review of policies and procedures. Many times this has also involved widespread organizational education.