Mitigating risk before, during and after a revenue cycle conversion

Author's Biography

Julie Kay-Bonetti is the Vice President and Strategic Development Executive for Cerner Ambulatory & Revenue Cycle Services. She plays an important role in business development by assessing client needs and crafting strategies to improve revenue cycle operations. Prior to joining Cerner, Julie spent over 25 years in revenue cycle operations on the acute and ambulatory space covering both investor-owned and not-for profit entities. Her tenure also includes roles with revenue cycle consulting and service providers. Julie is an accomplished executive with strengths in operations, strategic planning, financial management and organisational leadership. Since 2001, Julie has been an active member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and serves on their Measure Apply Perform (MAP) Key Task Force and Consumerism Task Force. She has participated in the American Health Lawyers Association, The Federation of American Healthcare Systems Finance Committee, National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) and serves on their Industry Standards Committee. Julie is a frequent speaker at national industry events, and her work has been published in HFM, The Journal of Healthcare Administrative Management, Healthcare Management Technology and AHIMA Journal. Julie attended Davenport College and has a bachelor’s degree in business.