A practice management consulting and training firm working for and with physicians since 1985

Teri Romano, RN, MBA, Consultant and Speaker

Teri Romano has over twenty-five years of consulting and teaching experience in the health care field. Teri works with physician groups and hospitals combining a background in clinical systems with solid approaches to operational and organizational problem solving.

Teri is an instructor for the national coding and reimbursement workshops sponsored by the Society for Vascular Surgery conducted by KarenZupko & Associates, Inc. She also provides customized coding and reimbursement courses and coding audits for physician and hospital groups. She taught national coding and reimbursement workshops for American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2004 - 2007.

Most recently, Teri has worked extensively with neurosurgeons, neurologists, interventional radiologists and hospitals in the development of neurovascular, stroke and vascular centers. She recently completed two nationwide studies to develop baseline criteria for neurovascular and vascular center development.

Teri has held executive positions with a state public health department, a health research and consulting firm (for which she founded the consulting division), and a national provider of continuing medical education.

Teri received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Illinois and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago.

Areas of Expertise

Coding and Documentation Training and audits for Neurosurgery and Vascular Surgery

Reimbursement Process and Systems Analysis

Operational Practice Management

Strategic Planning and Marketing

Memberships

Chicago Health Executive Forum

National Association of Health Care Consultants

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