HOPE in Action In-Person Training

Kerry is a physical therapist with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. She has worked in the home health industry since 2007, as a field clinician, as well as in roles supporting coding and documentation for compliance and quality. She has over 15 years of experience conducting detailed reviews of clinical documentation for home health and hospice providers, focusing on OASIS and diagnosis coding accuracy, as well as regulatory compliance and documentation to support Medicare coverage. Kerry is a certified coder. Kerry currently supports OAI’s CMS contract teams’ post-acute care work with public reporting, quality measure reports, guidance manual work and CMS help desk support, as well as serving as a member of OAI’s Blueprint Presenter Team.  She holds the Certificate for OASIS Specialist-Clinical (COS-C) designation and is a Senior Clinical Lead with OASIS Answers, Inc.

Melanie is a registered nurse with over 23 years of experience in the post-surgical setting, home health and hospice. She is experienced and active in managing clinical compliance auditing teams for multiple agency sites to ensure regulatory and billing compliance for home health and hospice. She serves on the national Advisory Committee for Post Acute Care Measure Review and on the Alliance for Home Care’s Home Health and Hospice Advisory Councils. Melanie is an Associate Consultant with OASIS Answers.