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In the age of technician shortages, shifting E/M documentation requirements, increased Medicare audits, and cyberattacks, the Academy's senior staff consultants are your first line of defense.
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“We've increased collections to above 95% with your training." - NASRIN MANI, MD, CALIFORNIA RETINA ASSOCIATES
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Joy Woodke, COE, OCS, OCSR Director, Ophthalmic Practice
Ms. Woodke is the Academy’s director of coding and reimbursement. Her 35+ years of experience in ophthalmology includes all aspects of practice management, accounting, coding and billing. She is the author of the Profitable Retina Practice series and senior editor of the Academy’s coding product line. Ms. Woodke is a recipient of the Academy's Secretariat and Achievement Awards. |
Matthew Baugh, MHA, COT, OSC, OCS, OCSR Academy Coding and Clinical Teams Manager
Mr. Baugh's management experience includes overseeing compliance, internal audits, quality improvement projects, and clinical operations at the Moran Eye Center. His experience includes working as an optician, scribe, technician, and ophthalmic technician supervisor. He is a contributing author to the entire line of Academy coding products and a recipient of the Academy's Secretariat Award. |
Heather Dunn, COA, OCS, OCSR Academy Coding and Reimbursement Manager
Ms. Dunn has more than 20 years of experience in ophthalmology practices. She worked as an ophthalmic assistant, optical technician, insurance biller, and then was administrator of a private practice for 17 years. Under direction of the AAPOS, she helped initiate a practice manager program for pediatric ophthalmology and received an Academy achievement award. She is a contributing author of the Academy coding products line. |
Amy Jost, MEd, COMT Academy Clinical Content Specialist
Before joining the Academy, Ms. Jost was the National Training Manager of Clinical Education at EyeCare Partners (ECP), where she focused on building technician training programs, promoted continuing education and certification, and developed trainers. With 28 years experience, she has held clinical, surgical, training, and research roles at Cincinnati Eye Institute, CVP Physicians, and Mercy College of Ohio. She is a past president of the Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology (ATPO), which later became AAOP. Ms. Jost has delivered more than 260 training presentations around the world and is a recipient of the Academy's Secretariat Award. |
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