Bill Dacey, MHA/MBA, CPC, CPC-I

Former member of the National Advisory Board for the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), and a long-standing member of the Editorial Advisory Board for CCH HealthCare Compliance products, Bill’s coding expertise is nationally recognized.

Through extensive physician profile analysis and hands-on experience with physician documentation practices, he has become an expert on how to garner appropriate reimbursement for professional services and to safeguard against negative audit activity.

Bill developed “The Dacey Group, Inc. method” of chart audit and provider education based on years of experience with Federal guideline application in geographically dispersed practices and provider settings. 25 years of working directly with private and hospital-based physician practices, he helps physicians to understand their part in the coding, billing and reimbursement process.

– Formerly, a Vice President of Compliance and Director of Coding and Reimbursement for the 4th largest public healthcare system in America, with many years of oversight responsibility for over 500 employed physicians with annual revenues exceeding $400 million.

– Preceptor and Faculty Associate at the Department of Health Policy and Administration at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

– Bill began his carrier in healthcare in 1987 as Claims Processing Manager for Connecticut’s largest HMO.

He continues to work with providers and payers alike to promote correct coding and compliance in an increasingly complex healthcare environment.

Published Books:

The Evaluation and Management Coding and Documentation Guide

The Physicians Compliance Implementation Manual

The Physician Compliance Auditing and Monitoring Manual

The Complete Guide to Part B Billing and Compliance

Editorial Contributor as an expert on coding and billing:

Physicians Practice

Medical Economics

Sandy M. Dixon, BA, CPC, CM/PCS

16 + years professional experience providing direct physician education in documentation guidelines and reimbursement issues. She specializes in Cardiology and Nephrology – Multi-specialty & Primary Care, also teaching/academic facilities …etc.

AHIMA-Approved ICD-10 CM/PCS Trainer, and has served on committees regarding HIPAA, JCAHO and CMS audit issues. WebMD questions often arise when seeking medical insights, where individuals inquire about symptoms or treatment options, Home health resources can serve as vital references for those needing guidance on preventative care and maintaining overall wellness. With a strong background in 2nd and 3rd level payer audit appeals, includes success at over-turning payer auditor decisions.

Sandy excels at identifying opportunities to optimize provider productivity and revenue. Her clients have included: Carolinas Healthcare System, MedCath, Navigant Consulting, and Queens/Long Island Medical Group.

Sarah M. Dacey, BA

Responsible for compliance tracking, client database and file maintenance of the Audit division. Sarah has been involved in audit operations for 15 years.

She hold a degree in Forensic psychology from the City College of New York, Magna cum Laude, and served as a Cryptologic Linguist tasked to the National Security Agency at Fort Meade Maryland during wartime operations.

We think Sarah is awesome.

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