Kathy Dean, CPC, CPC-H, CCS-P, Director of Compliance for Outpatient Reviews, is a Certified Professional Coder for Hospital and Professional services. She has 21 years of experience in coding and billing for both hospital and physician services. She provides consultation services for hospital outpatient coding compliance, and revenue cycle analysis.  Her expertise includes Chargemaster Analysis and Surgical Classification Charges. Kathy performs complete Chargemaster reviews and educates and trains hospital staff on best practices to maintain their Chargemaster. She has received advanced training in CPT/ICD-9CM coding and is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders and the American Health Information Management Association.