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Joyce L. Thomas, MHA, CPC, CCC-Advanced, President:
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Joyce L. Thomas, MHA, CPC, CCC-Advanced, President: Graduating from the University of LaVerne in 1987 with a Masters in Healthcare Administration (MHA) degree, Joyce is a former medical practice administrator with extensive experience in physician and outpatient coding. She has developed the RN-Coder and RN-Auditor Institutes, curricula which trains Registered Nurses in an accelerated format the basics of Medicare-compliant coding and chart audit, which has resulted in over 5,000 RNs being trained since 2001. Joyce is also the Executive Director of the American Association of Clinical Coders & Auditors, a non-profit, tax-exempt 501c6 professional organization, which is the only group in the US certifying RNs and other clinical personnel (such as physicians, physician assistants, physical therapists) in coding compliance with a computer-based exam.
Joyce assisted Maxicare in recovering over $4 million on a Medi-Cal stop-loss contract - and most recently assisted HealthNet in several arbitrations, saving HealthNet over $14 million. Having worked with Ernst & Young as a health care consultant, Joyce has also served as an expert witness for healthcare plans requiring testimony on proper coding and reimbursement. Her clinical background is in midwifery, primarily in assisting women in out-of-hospital births. She is licensed by the California Medical Board. Joyce and her husband Carl live in Southern California, and she is the mother of 2 daughters and 2 sons (Jaye, 22 and Jordan, 12 are still at home) and grandmother to Moira Elisabeth, who is 15.