Leadership

Meet our leadership team committed to delivering excellence to each of our clients nationwide.

Kelly Yeargin – Managing Partner, Revenue Integrity Services

With over 18 years of experience in business management, Kelly oversees all aspects of our Revenue Integrity Teams. She draws her expertise from years in new business development, business analysis, and finance with an emphasis in creating long-term financial plans. She has a proven track record of providing effective consultation that has resulted in better business performance and client success.

Ryan McCormick – Managing Partner, CodingAID

Ryan entered the healthcare coding, recruitment and staffing support world in 2004. Before working at Managed Resources, he was a Business Manager and Sr. Analyst for Sony Pictures and MTV Networks. He also holds a B.S. in Business Administration, and an MBA and MA in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. At Managed Resources, he ensures clients are provided with high quality and integrity-driven talent and staffing solutions.

Lynn Handy – VP of Education and Consulting Services

Lynn Handy brings more than 30 years of health care experience in medical office management, insurance billing and coding, and professional nursing. She is an accomplished medical practice consultant and an experienced educator in the areas of insurance billing and coding, physician coding and documentation training, computerized insurance billing and Medicare compliance.

Lynn is a certified coding instructor through the AAPC and was a board member for a major project in San Diego to develop and implement a comprehensive hospital coding program. She has also been ICD-10 trained by AHIMA. Lynn speaks at various National Coding, Compliance and Auditing Associations as well as supporting local coding chapter meetings as a frequent speaker.

Kay Hartley – VP of Quality Assurance

Kay Hartley is a coding and compliance professional.

Katie Stanford – Director of Audits and Appeals

Katie is a Registered Nurse with a Master’s of Science in Nursing Administration. She has over 25 years of experience in healthcare including clinical nursing, nursing education, nursing administration, and revenue cycle. She managed multiple clinical units at several large urban medical centers.

Her expertise includes managing various types of audits from development of audit criteria to reporting of results with recommendations for improved documentation, charge practices and compliance. She has experience in performing and managing pre and post EMR implementation audits, charge audits and government compliance audits including dialysis center and rehabilitation. She is a Certified Clinical Financial Auditor and current President of the American Association of Nurse Audit Specialists.

Jillian Bisbe – Director of Clinical Appeals

Jillian Bisbe brings more than 20 years of healthcare experience in professional nursing, facility coding, clinical appeals writing and clinical documentation improvement, each at a supervisory level. She is an accomplished educator and independent medical reviewer and has worked as a charge nurse and team leader in Labor and Delivery, Trauma and SICU facilities.

Jillian is a current member of AHIMA, ACDIS and AHDAM and is a certified coding specialist, CDI practitioner and clinical documentation specialist. Jillian is a frequent conference speaker and participates and leads various ACDIS-sponsored committees across the country.

Janae Ballard – Director of Professional Coding and Audits

Janae Ballard has over 20 years of healthcare experience in professional coding and auditing, consulting, billing, compliance, revenue cycle, provider education and coder training. She is an accomplished speaker, presenting at AAPC and AHIMA national conferences along with many webinars presented nationally over the years. Her coding/auditing knowledge expands over the majority of specialties, but her expertise is in Hematology/Oncology, Radiation Oncology, OB/GYN, Behavioral Health, Hospitalists/Critical Care and Nephrology.

Janae is certified through AAPC and holds multiple credentials for both coding and auditing. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. When she’s not working, Janae enjoys teaching Pilates, traveling and spending time with her family.

Kerri Larson – Director of Coding and Audit Services

Kerri Larson brings over 19 years of health career experience in coding and auditing, office management, quality assurance, training and operations. She specializes in coding and compliance with responsibility for audits, oversight and training for providers, staff and reimbursement consulting. Kerri has worked with a wide variety of clients during her tenure.

Kerri has extensive experience in evaluation and management as well as surgical procedures for both outpatient and inpatient professional services. Kerri is certified through AAPC for professional coding. Her experience also includes developing teams, implementing policies and procedures, and implementing quality assurance programs.