Dr. Hari Desphande and Kelly Anastasio
Each year, the Compliance Office presents an award to individuals who demonstrate diligence in their medical billing compliance efforts. The recipients for 2009 are Hari Desphande, M.D., Assistant Professor Cancer Center and Surgery Otolaryngology and Kelly Anastasio, Billing Supervisor, Orthopaedics. Dr. Deshpande has served as the Department’s Billing Compliance Leader since 2005 and has been a valuable resource to faculty and the Compliance Department with billing issues.
Dr. Deshpande has provided assistance with faculty training of medical billing compliance issues and he is a key participant with audit issues. In Orthopaedics, Kelly Anastasio has taken a keen interest in billing for clinical care services provided to patients in research studies with a focus on device studies. These types of studies require timely communication with ancillary departments and Yale New Haven Hospital. Kelly’s efforts at communication with all parties involved have been exemplary. Kelly has also provided invaluable assistance with our beta project of the Patient Protocol Manager (PPM), a software solution for billing clinical care services in research studies. Both recipients received a gift certificate to a popular local restaurant.