Anitha Balasubramanian
Director
Anitha is a medical coding veteran who has managed healthcare coding operations for over 20 years. She was amongst the first certified coders outside the United State and has experience managing very large coding teams across multiple physician specialties, inpatient coding and HCC programs. An active participant in mentoring educational forums and coding circles, Anitha is a prominent participant in AHIMA and AAPC conferences and seminars.
At Quintessence, as the Chief Coding SME, she heads the in-house Coding Audit and the Coding Training Divisions. She conceptualizes and designs our medical coding training curriculum across specialties. She works closely with her highly qualified trainers and auditors, most of whom are certified coders, to effectively impart the training curriculum to medical coders and trainees. She ensures the training modules are regularly updated to reflect the latest changes in Coding guidelines as specified by the AHA, AMA and the CMS.
Anitha has personally trained and managed over 1000 coders across specialties. She is also currently spearheading the transition of Quintessence and its customers, to a highly accurate and automated coding platform.
As a domain contributor, Anitha has created the ML-based intelligent coding system for Codessence. She works closely with our technology team and supports them by providing ideas and subject matter expertise to build and develop our proprietary coding tools and rule engines. These tools support our clients and also help our coders improve their productivity.
Her deep understanding of the coding requirements for Radiology groups has enabled her to configure the same in Codessence. Anitha’s specialties include Professional and Facility Coding – Emergency Department Coding, General Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Evaluation and Management for Pain Management, OBGYN, Pediatric, Internal Medicine to name a few, Radiology, MS-DRG (inpatient coding). Anitha is a B. Com. from Madras Univ., and a CPC from AAPC.
Anitha loves and appreciates the language of cats and dogs. She is both an ailurophile and a dog lover. She believes caring for animals transcends cultures, language, gender, and religion. If there is one thing that animals teach us it is unconditional selfless love. Soon, she hopes to dedicate her time and future to being the voice of these voiceless angels.