ASKMUELLER CONSULTING, LLC SETS THE STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE, EXPERTISE, AND PROFICIENCY IN MEDICAL CODING AND MEDICAL CODING TRAINING.
We provide health care consulting services, compliance reviews, audits, and specialized pre/post payment reviews along with on-site multi-specialty training and contract coding for all specialties.
AskMueller Consulting, LLC, is one of the nation’s premier physician coding, billing, and practice management consulting groups. Our mission is to provide physician practices with the coding, billing, management tools and knowledge needed to survive and prosper in this ever-changing healthcare environment.
Our Beliefs and Principles:
- To serve all clients in an open and honest manner.
- To take time to answer all questions and concerns utilizing current resources specific to each specialty, payer and location.
- Provide confidentiality by maintaining HIPAA standards.
- Teamwork, Teamwork, Teamwork – Not just in our company but within each practice we serve.
- We are an employee-focused company that highly values each individual member of our team. Their uniqueness and strong work ethic has contributed to the success of our business.
Senior Leadership Team
Kathleen A. Mueller
PRESIDENT
RN, CPC, CCS-P, QMC, QMGC, CCC, ICD-10 Proficient
Kathleen is a health care consultant with over 35 years in health care experience including ICU/CCU nursing, physician office administration, GI claims submission and adjudication and seminar instruction. She is the owner of AskMueller Consulting, LLC, providing consulting services for physicians nationwide. Kathy is a nationally known speaker and the author of many multi-specialty medical and surgical coding workbooks. She has a great amount of experience in gastroenterology, surgical subspecialties and pediatric subspecialties. Her presentations have included the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates Inc., Digestive Disease Week (DDW), American Pediatric Surgical Associations (APSA), Decision Health and the Coding Institute. Kathy has written coding columns for ASGE, NASPGHAN and AGA. She also answers the coding hotline for the ASGE.
Kristin Vaughn
CPC, QMGC, QMC, CPMA, ICDCT-CM
Healthcare Consultant & Lead Auditor
Kristin is a national consultant with 20 years of coding and billing experience. This includes Gastroenterology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Immunology/Rheumatology, Hematology, and Hospitalist specialties, plus seminar instruction, auditing and on-site consulting. Her background includes extensive experience in a teaching university. She currently is a full-time consultant/trainer with AskMueller Consulting, LLC. Her presentations have included multiple organizations and meetings such as: ASGE (American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy), AGA (American Gastrointestinal Association), DDW (Digestive Disease Week), and multiple GI state society meetings. She is a Certified Professional Medical Auditor and Certified ICD-10 trainer. She is the co-author of several workbooks and programs specific to Gastroenterology. She also answers the coding hotline for the ASGE.
Leadership Team
VP Sales & Mkt.
Don is a Certified Gastroenterology Coder through QPRO. He has been affiliated with Askmueller Consulting for fifteen years. Don has experience in both the business and healthcare fields. He has owned various businesses and has worked for large corporations. Don entered the healthcare field first in long-term care before working in the hospital setting for over 10 years.
VP Sales & Mkt.
Don is a Certified Gastroenterology Coder through QPRO. He has been affiliated with Askmueller Consulting for fifteen years. Don has experience in both the business and healthcare fields. He has owned various businesses and has worked for large corporations. Don entered the healthcare field first in long-term care before working in the hospital setting for over 10 years.
Consultants
Tara is a Certified Gastroenterology Coder through the AAPC. She has over 15 years’ experience in medical office coding and billing with over 5 years’ experience in Gastroenterology coding. She is currently employed with AskMueller Consulting, LLC, as a coder/consultant.
Tara is a Certified Gastroenterology Coder through the AAPC. She has over 15 years’ experience in medical office coding and billing with over 5 years’ experience in Gastroenterology coding. She is currently employed with AskMueller Consulting, LLC, as a coder/consultant.
Christine is a Certified Professional Coder, Certified Professional Medical Auditor and Certified Gastroenterology Coder through the AAPC. She has over 18 years’ experience in Gastroenterology. She also has experience with business office management, coding, auditing, billing, edits, and collections. She has worked with both Colorectal/general surgery, primary care/family practice, urgent care, pain management, inpatient and outpatient, ASC professional and facility. She is currently employed with AskMueller Consulting, LLC, as a auditor/consultant.
Christine is a Certified Professional Coder, Certified Professional Medical Auditor and Certified Gastroenterology Coder through the AAPC. She has over 18 years’ experience in Gastroenterology. She also has experience with business office management, coding, auditing, billing, edits, and collections. She has worked with both Colorectal/general surgery, primary care/family practice, urgent care, pain management, inpatient and outpatient, ASC professional and facility. She is currently employed with AskMueller Consulting, LLC, as a auditor/consultant.
Associates
Arlene is a nationally recognized speaker, consultant, and author of many Multi-Specialty Coding & Reimbursement workbooks. Based in Tampa, FL with over 40 years of experience, she has consulted with hundreds of Physician practices nationwide with specific expertise working with Gastroenterology, Hospitalist, Infectious Disease, OB/GYN, Orthopedics and Pulmonary/Critical Care/ Sleep Medicine practices. Her national presentations have included AAPC, AGA, NASPGHAN and PAHCOM. She is the Healthcare Coding Consultant for the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG).
Arlene is a nationally recognized speaker, consultant, and author of many Multi-Specialty Coding & Reimbursement workbooks. Based in Tampa, FL with over 40 years of experience, she has consulted with hundreds of Physician practices nationwide with specific expertise working with Gastroenterology, Hospitalist, Infectious Disease, OB/GYN, Orthopedics and Pulmonary/Critical Care/ Sleep Medicine practices. Her national presentations have included AAPC, AGA, NASPGHAN and PAHCOM. She is the Healthcare Coding Consultant for the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG).
Dr. Warshaw is a practicing podiatrist and a certified coder with over 30 years of successful coding, management, and training experience for podiatric practices.
His local and national views come from active participation as a practicing podiatrist, having the distinction of being a certified professional coder, and years of serving as a national lecturer concerning coding issues.
Dr. Warshaw’s experience is unique and comprehensive. He has had the additional advantage of participating in all facets of the Medicare Appeals Process, including Redeterminations, Reconsiderations, and Administrative Law Judge Hearings, as well as the appeals processes of most commercial insurance companies and state Medicaid programs. Dr. Warshaw has also served as an expert witness in the actual court system, at both the federal and state levels.
This unique prospective provides Dr. Warshaw with the ability to provide solutions to insurance and coding problems from ‘real world’ experience.
Dr. Warshaw is committed to assist practices in learning to code appropriately, obtain the proper reimbursement, and to avoid the wrath of the carriers by coding and billing in an appropriate fashion.
Dr. Warshaw is a practicing podiatrist and a certified coder with over 30 years of successful coding, management, and training experience for podiatric practices.
His local and national views come from active participation as a practicing podiatrist, having the distinction of being a certified professional coder, and years of serving as a national lecturer concerning coding issues.
Dr. Warshaw’s experience is unique and comprehensive. He has had the additional advantage of participating in all facets of the Medicare Appeals Process, including Redeterminations, Reconsiderations, and Administrative Law Judge Hearings, as well as the appeals processes of most commercial insurance companies and state Medicaid programs. Dr. Warshaw has also served as an expert witness in the actual court system, at both the federal and state levels.
This unique prospective provides Dr. Warshaw with the ability to provide solutions to insurance and coding problems from ‘real world’ experience.
Dr. Warshaw is committed to assist practices in learning to code appropriately, obtain the proper reimbursement, and to avoid the wrath of the carriers by coding and billing in an appropriate fashion.
Teresa has a B.S. in Office Administration and is a Certified Multi-Specialty Coding Specialist (CMSCS) from the Professional Association of Healthcare Coding Specialists, a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) through the American Academy of Professional Coders, and has made a career in physicians’ offices and successful instruction on insurance over the past 30 years. From teaching college courses to on-site management, Teresa’s experience is unique and comprehensive. Participants have the opportunity of learning solutions to their insurance problems from “real world” experience, by specialty. Teresa Thompson is committed to assisting practices to take back control and stop being “at effect” with patients, insurance companies, managed care and government agencies.
Teresa has a B.S. in Office Administration and is a Certified Multi-Specialty Coding Specialist (CMSCS) from the Professional Association of Healthcare Coding Specialists, a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) through the American Academy of Professional Coders, and has made a career in physicians’ offices and successful instruction on insurance over the past 30 years. From teaching college courses to on-site management, Teresa’s experience is unique and comprehensive. Participants have the opportunity of learning solutions to their insurance problems from “real world” experience, by specialty. Teresa Thompson is committed to assisting practices to take back control and stop being “at effect” with patients, insurance companies, managed care and government agencies.
