2023 HEALTHCON International

Adilakshmi Sankara, CPC, CPC-I, CIC, CRC, CPMA, CCS, AM

An astute & result-oriented professional with over 27 years of experience in Healthcare, Medical Coding, Auditing, Clinical Documentation, and Education and proficient in managing medical coding operations and complex business models. Also, has experience in enhancing business processes, optimizing resource utilization, and improving productivity and operational efficiencies.

Balaji Sundararajan, SVP - Head of Engineering

Visionary and strategic technology leader with 23+ years of experience in fast-paced environments, driving digital transformation and leveraging RPA to optimize business operations. Demonstrated success in hiring, mentoring, and managing high-performance teams to deliver enterprise-scale products and drive innovation. Proven product management skills from ideation to customer success, with a focus on pragmatic agile methodologies. Passionate about performance engineering, sizing, and capacity planning, with hands-on experience in several large-scale systems across diverse domains. Deeply committed to Design-By-Contract and Deliver-By-API paradigm, with a natural affinity for hands-on problem-solving and cross-functional leadership. Skilled in cross-pollinating best practices from multiple domains to drive innovation and business success.

Dr. Anita Nair, CMO-Aspire, MBBS, MBA & CPC

Seasoned Health Insurance professional is well-versed in Coding and Insurance guidelines. With over 20 years of experience having been on the Provider, Insurer & also TPA side of the equation bring with her a varied and comprehensive viewpoint on matters related to Coding and its influence on the Healthcare Industry. She is an MBBS doctor from Mumbai University, has an MBA from Chiefly Torrens University, Australia, and is a CPC from AAPC. Her key interests are Clinical Documentation improvement, Revenue Cycle, and Health Insurance

Dr. Mona Ragothaman

Dr. Mona Ragothaman is the Deputy General Manager for RCM at Aster Group. Has practiced as a clinician for more than 10 years before moving into RCM. Has more than a decade of work experience in RCM in the Middle East, managing large Groups bringing in new policies, and turnaround strategies with optimization of business process. She has managed large RCM functions, End to End Submission, Resubmission, and Reconciliation. Been instrumental in bringing down by more than 7% year on year.

Dr. Priya Thampy, MBBS, CCA

Medical Graduate with vast experience in both clinical and Revenue management Cycles. Associated with JCIA, and ISO Accreditations, worked with some major hospitals in DUBAI like American Hospital, Welcare Hospital Garhoud Private Hospital, and Clemenceau Medical center hospital. Have clinically worked in India at Safdarjung Hospital, Chayya Nursing Home, and Manipal Hospital in Bangalore.

Guru Yellapur, VP, Head of Product Engineering - Omega Healthcare

An accomplished digital transformation leader with more than 3 decades of progressive leadership experience, in both USA and India. Built AI/data science team and delivered robust platform solutions to digitally transform RCM business. Won AI Excellence award at the UBS Forums' "BPO Innovation Summit" consecutively for two years.

Gegg Hatch, Vice President – AAPC

Gregg joined AAPC in 2021 as a Vice President for International. In this role, he is focused on supporting AAPC's international growth initiatives, as well as our members and local chapters around the world. Prior to joining AAPC, Gregg spent a number of years in senior leadership positions within large hospitals and health systems. He has also worked as a consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has a Master's in Healthcare Administration (MHA) from the University of Washington.

Michelle Broberg, RN|ORN, Clinical Specialist

Michelle is a registered Nurse /Midwife with over 20 years, of experience having completed an honors degree in Nursing and Midwifery from the University of Johannesburg with a further Diploma in Operating Room Nursing. Additional certifications include Coding specialist [CCS], CDIP and the AHIMA approved Revenue cycle trainer. Master of Science in Healthcare Administration currently working to complete.

Mythili Dilli, B.PT, COC, CPC, CPMA

I am Mythili Dilli holding a bachelor's degree in Physical therapy. I carry 15+ years of experience in Medical Coding. I have spent a large proportion of my experience (8+ years) in training coders that includes Fresh graduates taking up coding as a career, coding certification training, Specialty cross-training, etc. In my current role as a training manager at Access Healthcare, I handle a team of 20+ multi-specialty coding trainers catering to a wide range of ongoing customer coding needs within my current organization. My core areas of coding and training expertise include Radiology, Coding Denial Management, and Interventional Radiology. Have bagged multiple awards and accolades within the organization for delivering exceptional training outcomes.

Raemarie Jimenez, CPC, CDEO, CIC, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CPC-I, CANPC, CRHC, CCS

Raemarie Jimenez, CPC, CDEO, CIC, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CPC-I, CANPC, CRHC, CCS, AAPC Approved Instructor, has over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She is a nationally recognized speaker and thought leader in the business of healthcare. She serves as a coding liaison to the AMA CPT® Editorial Panel. Over the past 15 years at AAPC, Jimenez has held a variety of responsibilities including leading the development of certification exams and exam preparation materials, overseeing the operations for exams, and distance learning and education licensing program departments. As AAPC’s Chief Product Officer, she oversees all AAPC product lines.

Sara Al Dallal, President of Emirates Health Economics Society

Dr. Sara Al Dallal is the president of the Emirates Medical Association’s Emirates Health Economics Society and a senior health service specialist in the Dubai Health Authority. Dr. Sara is a Medical Doctor who graduated from the UAE University College of Medicine and Health Sciences. She completed her internal medicine residency at Dubai Health Authority and holds a Masters’s in Health Care Management from the Royal Colleges of Surgeons Ireland and a Master’s in Health Economics and Policy from the London School of Economics.

Sarasabai Satishkumar, COC

Graduate in Nursing and hold master's degree in Psychology. Having 16+ years of experience in multispecialty & Risk adjustment coding. Currently associated with EXL as Assistant Vice President, managing the Risk adjustment coding process and assist providers to improve their quality of service.