CAO Kudos

Southern Maryland Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center would like to extend congratulations to their long-time employees who have achieved numerous AAPC certifications through dedication and continued education. Patti Kohut, Chief Coder recently earned her Orthopedic Surgery coding certification. She has added this distinction to several other certifications she holds including professional and hospital outpatient coding. She is joined by another 20+ year employee: Jennifer Sanders, Project Manager. Jennifer also holds multiple professional certifications including coding, billing, practice management, auditing and Certified Instructor. We are proud to have such dedicated employees with combined experience in excess of 40 years working to keep the care center within the guidelines established by the AMA for coding and payment reimbursement compliance.