Susan West, RHIT possesses more than 30 years of experience with hospital and physician billing.  In 1999 Ms. West chose to work exclusively in anesthesia and pain management coding and reimbursement when she came to work for ACE.  She has extensive knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid coding/billing requirements and policies.  Ms. West has assisted many practices in understanding coding concepts and applying the numerous rules and regulations to coding compliance. She has opened communications between providers and billing staff to better enhance documentation, correct coding, reimbursement and collections.

Prior to working for ACE Susan worked for Gardner Medical Center, Humana Medical Center, Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Professional Medical Billing Service, and ALM, Inc.  She is experienced with CodeMaster Express Online with ICD-9 CM, CPT, and HCPCS Encoder, as well as St. Anthony's ICD-9 CM Code Book for Physician Payment and Coding ICD-9 CM and CPT for Out Patient Ambulatory and Day Surgery Records.  Susan received her designation as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) through the American Health and Information Management Association in September 1978.  Ms. West continues her education each year through various coding training sessions and conferences.

Responsibilities with ACE include auditing documentation, providing reports and recommendations to ensure proper payments according to policies and procedures, as well as on-site compliance education.  As a Compliance Auditor, she assists in the development of coding staff, auditing and coaching for the ACE Coding Team. She also spearheads the Monthly Auditing Program.