Managing Director at Navigant Consulting
Allentown, Pennsylvania Area
- Current
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- Managing Director at Navigant Consulting
- Independent Author and Guest Speaker at Self-Employed; Hospital & Health Care
- Partner at Russo & Russo LLP, Attorneys at Law
- Past
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- CEO & Founder at HP3, Inc
- Assistant Professor, Management at DeSales University
- CEO & Founder at Cabot Marsh Corporation
- Education
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- TUI University
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey -Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- American University, Washington College of Law
- Dickinson College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Hospital & Health Care
- Websites
Ruthann Russo’s Summary
Ruthann Russo’s Specialties:
Public speaking, writing, medical coding and classification systems, Medicare/Medicaid, business development, healthcare reimbursement systems, clinical documentation improvement, physician relations, expert testimony.
Ruthann Russo’s Experience
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Managing Director
Navigant Consulting
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NCI; Management Consulting industry)
December 2006 — Present (3 years )
Maintaining client contacts and identifying new business opportunities for healthcare practice of Navigant Consulting.
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Independent Author and Guest Speaker
Self-Employed; Hospital & Health Care
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
1998 — Present (11 years )
Books:
- A Compelling Case for Clinical Documentation
-7 Steps to your Best Possible Healthcare, DJ Iber Publishing, 2007
-Guide to Outpatient Clinical Documentation Improvement for Hospitals- The First Step in the Revenue Cycle Management Process, HCPro Publishers, 2003.
-Guide to Inpatient Clinical Documentation Improvement, with John Williams, MD, Opus Communications, 2001.
-Auditing your Coding Practices, Opus Communications, 2000 with Joseph J. Russo, Esq.
-Auditing Your Billing Processes, Atlantic Information Services, 1999.
-The Compliance Officer’s Manual, Aspen Publishers, 1999. (2 Chapters)
-Seven Steps to Health Information Management Compliance, Opus Communications, 1998. -
Partner
Russo & Russo LLP, Attorneys at Law
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
1995 — Present (14 years )
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CEO & Founder
HP3, Inc
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
July 2000 — December 2007 (7 years 6 months)
Founded and managed healthcare consulting firm with a national presence…..services focused on healthcare financial management, clinical documentation practices of physicians, coding, and data reporting….firm grew from a staff of 3 in 2000 to a staff of over 140. Acquired by Navigant Consulting in 2006.
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Assistant Professor, Management
DeSales University
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year )
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CEO & Founder
Cabot Marsh Corporation
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
1990 — 1998 (8 years )
Founded and managed regional healthcare consulting firm with a focus on health data analysis and reimbursement….firm grew from 1 employee to 90 employees in 7 years….sold firm to QuadraMed [publicly traded healthcare software/consulting firm] in a stock transaction in 1998.
Ruthann Russo’s Education
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TUI University
PhD , Business Administration , 2002 — 2007
Dissertation topic: “Improving self-efficacy and organizational performance: Identifying the differences that may exist from educational interventions crafted to utilize two versus all four self-efficacy constructs”.
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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey -Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
MPH , Healthcare Administration/Epidemiology , 2000
Thesis: “The relationship between healthcare diagnostic coding quality and the attitudes, opinions and characteristics of inpatient health data coders”
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American University, Washington College of Law
JD , Healthcare Law , 1988
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Dickinson College
BA , Liberal Arts , 1980
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Beta Kappa
Additional Information
Ruthann Russo’s Websites:
Ruthann Russo’s Groups:
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) , Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA),Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA), American Society for Quality (ASQ), National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM), Case Managers Society of America (CMSA), Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce
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HFMA Revenue Cycle Forum -
American Health Information Management Association Members (Unofficial Group) -
Medical Group Managers & Administrators -
The Chamber - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce -
Association for Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists
Ruthann Russo’s Honors:
Top 300 People in Healthcare…..recognized as one of the top 300 people in Healthcare in the US in 2005 by Modern Healthcare Magazine.
Inc 500 CEO….recognized as the CEO of one of the top 500 Fastest Growing Privately-owned firms (Cabot Marsh - #97) in the US in 1996.
Ruthann Russo’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
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