Laureen is the Director responsible for BESLER Consulting’s Coding, Accreditation and Clinical Services product line. Laureen has over twenty-five (25) years of experience in health information management administration, performance improvement, utilization management, medical staff operations and physician practice management. Laureen’s health information management experiences, as well as operational experiences, have provided key expertise in Federal Program Integrity engagements for the firm. Laureen has extensive experience with Joint Commission accreditation, post survey intervention as well as CMS/State licensure compliance and has been instrumental in implementing change in departmental operational engagements for the firm. Laureen has also successfully completed the National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (NIAHO) training and ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor for International Quality Management Systems with Applications for Healthcare competency training course, both sponsored by Det Norske Veritas Healthcare (DNVHC).
Laureen is an active member of the American Health Information Management Association and the New Jersey Health Information Management Association (NJHIMA) where she has served in a number of roles for NJHIMA including President. She is also a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, , the National Association for Healthcare Quality and the Health Care Compliance Association. Laureen holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Records Administration from Northeastern University. Laureen is a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) and Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC).
E-mail:
lrimmer@besler.com