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AHCC Board
The Association of Home Care Coding and Compliance is a division of DecisionHealth, LLC, an division of HCPro.
Activities of the association, and positions taken for the purpose of advocating on behalf of professionals in the home care industry, are guided by members of the AHCC board, comprised of nationally recognized experts in home care coding, outcomes, compliance, operations and finance. Members of the board have worked, or currently work, in home care or hospice organizations, and are well qualified to speak to the concerns and issues important to and speak for the interests of the industry.
Association of Home Care Coding & Compliance Advisory Board Members
Claudia Baker, RN, MHA, HCS-D, HCS-O, Chair
Senior Manager, SimiTree
Claudia Baker is a senior home care executive with successful experience in the areas of compliance, quality improvement, operations, and technology. She has extensive experience with consulting and education for home health, hospice and home care agencies, specifically related to workflow improvement. Claudia currently serves as a Senior Manager for SimiTree Healthcare Consulting. 30 of her 38 years in healthcare have centered around home-based services, including technology experience in the development of clinical software applications. She serves as a Board member for the Association of Home Care Coding and Compliance and has authored books related to the OASIS assessment for home health. She holds a Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration and has certifications in both diagnosis coding and OASIS.
Elise Christensen, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, COS-C
Coding Manager, Hartford Healthcare
Elise Christensen has been an RN for approaching 34 years. She has spent almost 20 years practicing in the newborn intensive care unit setting caring for high risk newborns. During her NICU career, she continued caring for some of her tiny patients as they transitioned home, thus beginning her home health career. She has now spent over 25 years in the home health industry. Her home health positions held include: pediatric and adult field nurse, marketing, coding, and senior leadership.
For the last 11 years Elise has been involved full time in Coding and OASIS review, serving both as a front-line reviewer, educator/mentor, and Coding Director. Currently, Elise is serving as leader of the Coding and OASIS Review team for a very large hospital-based Home Health and Hospice agency. As a commitment to excellence, Elise has held uninterrupted HCS-D and COS-C certifications for the past 9 years and is a member of both AHCC and AHIMA in good standing.
Elise’s passions are family, continuing education, mentoring, leadership, team building. She also enjoys hiking, gardening, writing, and boating with her husband, children, grandchildren, or pups.
Shanna Carter Kennon, RN, BSN, HSD-O, HCS-D
Coding and OASIS Reviewer, SMART Healthcare Compliance Resources
The mother of 3 active boys, Shanna is often found cheering at a baseball field or working on the family farm in West Tennessee, where they raise beef cattle.
Sherri Parson, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O, HCS-H, COS-C,
CEO, Infusion Health
Sherri brings more than 30 years of healthcare experience to her role as Chief Compliance Officer/Director of Operations at Infusion Health.
She has been an in-home provider of skilled-nursing services as well as developing expertise in quality assurance, diagnosis coding, OASIS review and regulatory compliance. Sherri further developed her home health expertise as a therapy manager, staff educator, quality metric analysis and development expert.
Her vast experience in home health has prepared her for her current role where she is responsible for staff development and compliance. Sherri travels and presents to state home care association meetings, national events, and on-site trainings. Other accomplishments include adjunct professor and developer of a college Home Health Coding Course. She has authored numerous articles and is frequently sought after for her expertise by publications such as Home Health Line, Diagnosis Coding Pro, AAPC Home Care Weekly, and OASIS Outcome Solutions. In addition to these publications, she is one of the technical editors for the Home Care Clinical Specialist-Hospice (HCS-H) Certification Study Guide, 2023, Home Care Coding Specialist-Diagnosis (HCS-D) Certification Study Guide, 2023, Home Health ICD-10-CM Coding Answers, 2023, and Home Health ICD-10-CM Coding Companion, 2023. Sherri currently serves on the AHCC’s Board of Medical Specialty Coding and Compliance HCS-H and HCS-O Exam Committees.
Christine Mickel, PTA, HCS-D, HCS-O, HCS-H
Manager, OASIS and Coding, McBee Associates
Christine Mickel is a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant with 15 years of healthcare experience. As an OASIS and Coding Manager for McBee Associates, Christine works closely with home health and hospice agencies to enhance clinical and financial outcomes. By providing expert guidance on ICD-10 coding, OASIS, and compliance, Christine supports agencies in achieving both improved patient care and operation efficiency. In addition, Christine plays a key role in educating both customers and clinicians on best practices, helping home health and hospice agencies optimize their services, increase financial success, and deliver high-quality care.
With a passion for driving improvements, Christine has built a career dedicated to advancing home health and hospice care. She is an active participant on the HCS-H and HCS-O Exam Committees and serves on the Board for the Association of Home Care Coding.
Lisa McClammy, BSN, RN, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-O
Senior Clinical Education Consultant, MAC Legacy
Lisa McClammy has more than 27 years of diverse nursing experience. Her clinical and regulatory expertise in the home care industry serves as the foundation for providing agencies with solutions to ensure compliance and quality improvement. She provides consulting and education on various topics, including OASIS, RCD, mock surveys, clinical audits, and regulatory compliance.
Nanette Minton, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, Vice Chair
Senior Clinical Coding Manager, MAC Legacy
Serving in a leadership capacity for over 20 years, Nanette has held a variety of roles in the home care and hospice industry including clinical, administrative, consulting, education, and agency startup & development. She currently holds the position of Senior Clinical Coding Manager for MAC Legacy. Nanette provides day to day coding and quality support to the home care and hospice agencies receiving coding services. She also serves as a consultant for quality and regulatory issues that arise due to the complex and integrated nature of coding. Nanette’s experience in the industry gives her a unique perspective and allows her to provide coding and audit knowledge firsthand to clients.
Apryl Swafford, RN, BSN, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, Secretary
QA Manager, SimiTree Healthcare Consulting
Apryl Swafford, who currently serves as QA manager for SimiTree, has more than 20+ years of experience in home health. She began her nursing career in 1994 with a BSN from Jacksonville State University in Alabama and has worked in roles as a case manager, clinical manager, and leader of a cardiopulmonary specialty program. Apryl is a certified OASIS specialist (COS-C, HCS-O) as well as having coding certifications in both home health and hospice (HCS-D, HCS-H). She has led multiple coding and OASIS classes for agencies, as well as speaking on topics of interest to home care and hospices agencies, such as OASIS E, home health regulations, PDGM, outcomes management and others, at many state associations.
As QA manager for SimiTree, Apryl monitors the overall quality of coding, OASIS, and plan of care reviews completed by both full-time and contract auditors. Apryl works in conjunction with the QA specialists and education department to identify topics of education to address any trending issues noted in QA reviews. Apryl also assists with onboarding new auditors as needed and assists team managers with completing coding and OASIS reviews when volumes increase.
Apryl has provided several articles for home care publications, written scenarios for auditor training as well as OASIS classes, and been a subject matter expert for home care articles in the past few years.
Kelly Kavanaugh, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, BCHH-C
Independent Home Health and Hospice Consultant, owner of The OTB Group, Inc.
Kelly Kavanaugh has been in home health and Hospice for 30 years. She has worked as an agency owner & administrator, DON, done Billing/Claims, been a field nurse, done marketing, served as director of education, QAPI, and OASIS review & coding. She has been coding & OASIS certified 15+ years.
Kelly hopes to utilize her knowledge, skills and passion to help preserve the high standards of the home health & hospice industry. She aims to give back to the home health & hospice community in any way she can to help others as we all struggle to keep up with this ever-changing world of regulations.
Jan Milliman,
HCS-D
Jan serves as the Director of the Association of Home Care Coding and Compliance. Jan has written about the home health and hospice industries for over a decade, focusing on diagnosis coding, OASIS completion, and hospice operations. As AHCC’s membership manager, Jan works with AHCC members and the AHCC board and to develop member benefits, educational content, and networking opportunities.