Joan (Joni) Dion has more than thirty years of experience in the healthcare industry, serving clients across the United States.
She has been involved in overseeing the implementation of Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) programs in large multihospital systems, developing best practices for revenue-cycle management for a fourteen-hospital system, and contributing to the design and implementation of an electronic medical record for a healthcare system.
Ms. Dion has extensive experience in health information management (HIM) and related fields. She has participated in projects that have included the development of a centralized HIM model, coding management and compliance, revenue-cycle team leadership, and accounts receivable days reduction. She has in-depth knowledge of APR-DRG methodology and took part in the Maryland demonstration project before adoption of severity DRGs for reimbursement.
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Education
Stephens College
BS, Health Information Administration