Stephanie Allard, CPC, CEMA, RHIT, is an expert in medical coding, billing, reimbursement, and compliance, with more than 20 years of medical and management experience. Through her partnership with Audigy, she provides specialized education, auditing, and compliance support tailored to the unique operational and documentation challenges facing ENT practices, drawing on deep experience in coding, revenue cycle analysis, physician education, and operational consulting for large ENT organizations. Beyond ENT, Stephanie is a multi-specialty consultant, auditor, author, and educator with proficiency across more than 40 specialties, conducting external audits and revenue cycle assessments that help organizations close workflow gaps, strengthen compliance, and reduce financial risk. Her expertise extends into forensic auditing, payer investigations, and expert witness services, along with managing large coding teams and overseeing quality assurance and coder education. Clients value her ability to translate complex, ever-changing regulations into practical strategies that improve operational performance and audit readiness. Stephanie is also passionate about mentoring coding professionals and supporting their long-term success within healthcare organizations.

Stephanie Allard, CPC, CEMA, RHIT, is an expert in medical coding, billing, reimbursement, and compliance, with more than 20 years of medical and management experience. Through her partnership with Audigy, she provides specialized education, auditing, and compliance support tailored to the unique operational and documentation challenges facing ENT practices, drawing on deep experience in coding, revenue cycle analysis, physician education, and operational consulting for large ENT organizations. Beyond ENT, Stephanie is a multi-specialty consultant, auditor, author, and educator with proficiency across more than 40 specialties, conducting external audits and revenue cycle assessments that help organizations close workflow gaps, strengthen compliance, and reduce financial risk. Her expertise extends into forensic auditing, payer investigations, and expert witness services, along with managing large coding teams and overseeing quality assurance and coder education. Clients value her ability to translate complex, ever-changing regulations into practical strategies that improve operational performance and audit readiness. Stephanie is also passionate about mentoring coding professionals and supporting their long-term success within healthcare organizations.

Stephanie Allard, CPC, CEMA, RHIT, is an expert in medical coding, billing, reimbursement, and compliance, with more than 20 years of medical and management experience. Through her partnership with Audigy, she provides specialized education, auditing, and compliance support tailored to the unique operational and documentation challenges facing ENT practices, drawing on deep experience in coding, revenue cycle analysis, physician education, and operational consulting for large ENT organizations. Beyond ENT, Stephanie is a multi-specialty consultant, auditor, author, and educator with proficiency across more than 40 specialties, conducting external audits and revenue cycle assessments that help organizations close workflow gaps, strengthen compliance, and reduce financial risk. Her expertise extends into forensic auditing, payer investigations, and expert witness services, along with managing large coding teams and overseeing quality assurance and coder education. Clients value her ability to translate complex, ever-changing regulations into practical strategies that improve operational performance and audit readiness. Stephanie is also passionate about mentoring coding professionals and supporting their long-term success within healthcare organizations.

Stephanie Allard, CPC, CEMA, RHIT, is an expert in medical coding, billing, reimbursement, and compliance, with more than 20 years of medical and management experience. Through her partnership with Audigy, she provides specialized education, auditing, and compliance support tailored to the unique operational and documentation challenges facing ENT practices, drawing on deep experience in coding, revenue cycle analysis, physician education, and operational consulting for large ENT organizations. Beyond ENT, Stephanie is a multi-specialty consultant, auditor, author, and educator with proficiency across more than 40 specialties, conducting external audits and revenue cycle assessments that help organizations close workflow gaps, strengthen compliance, and reduce financial risk. Her expertise extends into forensic auditing, payer investigations, and expert witness services, along with managing large coding teams and overseeing quality assurance and coder education. Clients value her ability to translate complex, ever-changing regulations into practical strategies that improve operational performance and audit readiness. Stephanie is also passionate about mentoring coding professionals and supporting their long-term success within healthcare organizations.

AnnMarie Merta, MBA, FACHE, is the CEO and Co-Founder of BridgepointMD, a specialist-focused, technology-enabled services company advancing the role of specialty care in value-based healthcare. With more than two decades of executive leadership experience, she has held senior roles across hospital systems, physician enterprises, and health plans, with a consistent focus on driving operational excellence, financial performance, and care model innovation.

AnnMarie has led enterprise-wide transformations, including service line optimization, revenue cycle centralization, and value-based care strategy development across multi-market health systems. Through BridgepointMD, she is focused on bridging the gap between specialty practices and risk-bearing entities by delivering practical, scalable solutions that protect fee-for-service revenue while enabling participation in alternative payment models.

A recognized thought leader in specialty value-based care, AnnMarie is passionate about aligning providers, payers, and technology to improve outcomes, reduce cost, and enhance the patient experience. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).

Jocelyn Meyer, MPH, is a healthcare data and quality improvement leader at the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF), where she plays a key role in advancing the Reg-ent clinical data registry and related data initiatives. Her work focuses on translating clinical evidence into scalable, data-driven solutions that support quality measurement, performance improvement, and real-world evidence generation.

Jocelyn brings extensive experience managing large, complex government-funded programs, including prior work supporting CMS quality initiatives such as MVP/MIPS and PQRS. In these roles, she led cross-functional teams, coordinated with federal stakeholders and vendors, and led policy and measure development.

In her current role, Jocelyn leads cross-functional efforts across registry maintenance and development, clinical guideline digitization, and data strategy. She collaborates with clinicians, data scientists, and technology partners to improve data usability, streamline workflows, and enhance the clinical relevance of quality measures. Her work includes the curation and harmonization of longitudinal clinical and patient-reported data across diverse practice settings, including integration of heterogeneous EHR and patient-reported data sources to support data consistency, completeness, and comparability for research and quality improvement.

Stephanie Allard, CPC, CEMA, RHIT, is an expert in medical coding, billing, reimbursement, and compliance, with more than 20 years of medical and management experience. Through her partnership with Audigy, she provides specialized education, auditing, and compliance support tailored to the unique operational and documentation challenges facing ENT practices, drawing on deep experience in coding, revenue cycle analysis, physician education, and operational consulting for large ENT organizations. Beyond ENT, Stephanie is a multi-specialty consultant, auditor, author, and educator with proficiency across more than 40 specialties, conducting external audits and revenue cycle assessments that help organizations close workflow gaps, strengthen compliance, and reduce financial risk. Her expertise extends into forensic auditing, payer investigations, and expert witness services, along with managing large coding teams and overseeing quality assurance and coder education. Clients value her ability to translate complex, ever-changing regulations into practical strategies that improve operational performance and audit readiness. Stephanie is also passionate about mentoring coding professionals and supporting their long-term success within healthcare organizations.

Kimberly “Kim” Steffenhagen is a dedicated and innovative professional with extensive experience in the field of medical coding and quality assurance. As the Coding QA and Compliance Manager at Align ENT & Allergy, Kim plays a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of coding processes, contributing significantly to the company's continued success.

Kim holds several prestigious certifications, including CPC, CEMC, CPMA and CPCO from AAPC, as well as the COPM certification from ASCENT. Kim is honored to be a member of the inaugural class of AAPC's Emerging Leader Program. These certifications underscore her exceptional expertise in medical coding, auditing, and practice management. Throughout her career, Kim has demonstrated a strong commitment to excellence, consistently delivering outstanding results and earning a reputation for her meticulous attention to detail and thorough understanding of complex coding guidelines.

Under Kim's leadership, Align ENT & Allergy has achieved remarkable milestones in coding accuracy and compliance. Her strategic vision and innovative approach have been instrumental in streamlining coding processes, reducing errors, and enhancing overall operational efficiency. Kim's dedication to continuous improvement and her ability to adapt to evolving industry standards have cemented her status as a key figure in the company's growth and success.

Drew has spent the past two decades working in otolaryngology practice management, with a focus on scaling operations, advancing access, and aligning clinical and administrative strategy. He currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Albany ENT & Allergy Services, PC, where he leads initiatives spanning revenue cycle optimization, payer strategy, data analytics, and access innovation, including the development of a specialty ENT urgent care model. He is currently President-Elect of ASCENT.

Stephanie Allard, CPC, CEMA, RHIT, is an expert in medical coding, billing, reimbursement, and compliance, with more than 20 years of medical and management experience. Through her partnership with Audigy, she provides specialized education, auditing, and compliance support tailored to the unique operational and documentation challenges facing ENT practices, drawing on deep experience in coding, revenue cycle analysis, physician education, and operational consulting for large ENT organizations. Beyond ENT, Stephanie is a multi-specialty consultant, auditor, author, and educator with proficiency across more than 40 specialties, conducting external audits and revenue cycle assessments that help organizations close workflow gaps, strengthen compliance, and reduce financial risk. Her expertise extends into forensic auditing, payer investigations, and expert witness services, along with managing large coding teams and overseeing quality assurance and coder education. Clients value her ability to translate complex, ever-changing regulations into practical strategies that improve operational performance and audit readiness. Stephanie is also passionate about mentoring coding professionals and supporting their long-term success within healthcare organizations.