Delena Howard, CPC, CPC-H

Director of LBA Healthcare Consulting Services, LLC

Phone: (904) 224-9787 | Email: Delena@LBAHealthcare.com

Delena joined LBA in January 2010 as the Director of the firm’s healthcare consulting entity. Upon joining the LBA team, Delena brings more than 15 years of experience in healthcare consulting, working for the last nine as a healthcare consultant with the international accounting firm KPMG. She has extensive experience with hospital outpatient services, reimbursement compliance and physician practice groups. Her consulting expertise includes evaluation and management coding, billing, financial analysis, pricing and charge-master. Delena is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC), and is qualified to review and adjudicate coding of services, procedures and diagnoses on medical claims in the physician-office setting, thus improving the profitability and operational efficiency of the practice. As the Director of LBA Healthcare Consulting, she will manage each aspect of healthcare consulting that LBA provides, which includes contracting and credentialing, coding reviews, revenue enhancement and office optimization, financial impact analysis, regulatory issue consulting, strategic management consulting, educational and training services, and healthcare fraud services.

Delena earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Florida and is a member of the Medical Group Managers Association (MGMA) and the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). In her spare time, she and her husband, Tim, enjoy bird watching and wildlife photography, although being parents of three boys (twin 6-year olds and a 12 year-old) doesn’t leave them much free time!

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