Overview
Deborah Zarick provides a variety of consulting services including project management, outpatient coding and auditing services, provider education, billing, and operation processes, ophthalmology reviews with provider education, one-day stay reviews, medical necessity audits, HCC audits and education, observation services auditing, compliance assessments and audits, expert witness, and clinical documentation improvement projects.
Ms. Zarick has served a variety of healthcare clients, including academic medical centers, community hospitals, and healthcare organizations. She is an R.N. consultant who uses her clinical background along with her past experiences in billing, operational management, coding, auditing, and compliance to provide multifaceted and comprehensive assessments.
Previously, Ms. Zarick was a part-time instructor at a community college. She prepared the curriculum on medical billing and medical coding for an adult education program. She was a senior operations manager for a large national medical billing company and oversaw the operations, billing, coding, compliance issues, and accounts receivable of physician practices that included radiology, anesthesia, intensivists, radiation oncology, and multi-special medical specialties.
Education
Lynchburg Nursing College
R.S., BSN Nursing, 1986
University of Toledo Nursing College
R.N., ADN Nursing, 1978
Employment History
Navigant Consulting
Associate director
2007 - 2016
HP3
Senior manager
2004 - 2006
MMP
Senior operations manager
1998 - 2004
Frederick Community College
Adult education instructor
1999 - 2000
Medaphis
Operations manager
1991 - 1997
Maryland Magnetic Imaging
Clinic manager
1987 - 1991
Virginia Beach Hospital
Staff nurse
1984 - 1985
Navy Relief Society
Visiting nurse
1983 - 1984
Trumbull Memorial Hospital
Staff nurse ICU
1981 - 1982
Medical College of Ohio
Staff nurse
1978 - 1981
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
National Alliance of Medical Accreditation Services (NAMAS)
Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC)
