About the Owner

Melvina M. Washington, President & Founder

Melvina has more than 10 years of expertise in the Health Information Management arena. She has worked for several hospitals across the United States, including Level 1, Teaching facilities, Trauma and Critical care units, and many more. She specializes in Emergency Department Professional and Facility coding. Melvina also acquired a passion for coding and auditing Evaluation and Management charts for all disciplines: Inpatient, Observations, Consults, Clinics, and more. Melvina is infatuated with validating all coding assignments, modifiers, and diagnoses to ensure compliance with Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS), basically, she loves solving Correct Initiative (CCI edits) for Federal, State, and payer-specific regulations. Melvina has proven to be a person who collaborates with physicians to improve documentation to obtain the utmost reimbursement for the healthcare facility. In addition to coding, auditing, and compliance assignments, she is an excellent communicator, motivator, and team player who fully completes her projects and assignments with the highest confidentiality and accuracy possible.

Melvina has a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, a bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems, and an associate degree in Health Information Technology. She is a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).  She is also a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) with the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). Melvina is also on the Program Advisory Committee with Westwood College – Northlake Campus, where she holds the position of Chairperson. She spends her spare time with her husband, Glenn Feaster, and their three daughters, Mariama, Sierra, and Amira.