As a healthcare management specialist, Mary Jean assists healthcare professionals address and resolve management and business development issues. Her unique blend of administrative and clinical skills has earned her an enviable reputation as an expert in managed care operations and reimbursement management. She is recognized nationally for her expertise in coding and billing and the practical seminars and workshops she presents to healthcare professionals. Mary Jean's clear and concise style leaves those attending her presentations with a thorough understanding of the critical issues at hand and how to address them. She was instrumental in developing the Certified Medical Billing Associate program, which credentials medical billers and served as the initial Certification Director for the program. She currently serves as an advisor to a number of billing and coding publications. 

Mary Jean received her degree in Business Administration from the University of Redlands, and her degree in Allied Health from Ferris State University. She is a credentialed Certified Medical Assistant (CMA-AC).

Credentials

 BS, Business Administration; University of Redlands
AA, Allied Health; Ferris State University
CMA-AC, American Association of Medical Assistants

Networks/Advisory Panels

Charter Member, Network of Consultants; AAFP
Managed Care Resources Network; AAOS
Directory of Healthcare Consultants & Attorneys;  ASPRS
Doctors Advisory Network; American Medical Association
Creative Solutions Consultants Referral; Pfizer Pharmaceutical
Consultant to Board; California Medical Billing Association
Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel - The Coding Institute 

Professional Affiliations

National Association of Health Care Consultants; Board of Directors, Education Chair
Medical Group Management Association
American Health Information Management Association 

Civic Affiliations

Soroptimist International; Past President
Contra Costa Area Agency on Aging; Past Health Chair
HICAP Volunteer; California Department of Aging
Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce 

Lecture Credits

UNIVERSITIES/TEACHING HOSPITALS:  UCLA Medical Center, Loma Linda University Medical School, USC Dental School, University of California at Davis, University of California at San Francisco- St. Mary’s Residency,  Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (an affiliate of Stanford University),  California College of Podiatric Medicine, Loyola University Health System at West Suburban Medical Center, Kern Medical Center (UCLA Residency Programs) 

HOSPITALS:  Sutter Community Hospitals - Sacramento, John Muir Memorial Hospital,  Mt. Diablo Medical Center,  Doctors Hospital - Pinole, Sequoia Hospital, San Ramon Regional Medical Center,  French Hospital,  Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, Valley Community Hospital - Santa Maria, Hoag Memorial Hospital, Bellwood Hospital, Garfield Medical Center, Methodist Hospital – Arcadia, Midway Hospital, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital - Burbank, St. John’s Hospital - Santa Monica, Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura, Santa Paula Hospital, Verdugo Hills Hospital, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, Antelope Valley Hospital, Saint Luke’s Hospital - Pasadena, Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, St. Agnes Medical Center - Fresno, Good Samaritan Health Systems – San Jose,  Queen of the Valley Hospital - Napa, Memorial Hospital Association - Modesto, St. Thomas Hospital - Nashville, TN.

ASSOCIATIONS:  American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Gastroenterology, California Medical Association, Colorado Medical Society, Tennessee Medical Association, Alameda-Contra Costa County Medical Association, San Francisco Medical Society, Duvall County Medical Society, Glynn County Medical Association, Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, California Orthopaedic Association, California Association of Ophthalmology, California Society of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology,  Southern California Endocrine Association,  L.A. County Podiatric Medical Society, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc., Marin IPA, Hill Physicians Medical Group 

OTHER: California Department of Aging, Hillhaven Corporation, Society of Medical/Dental Management Consultants, National Association of Healthcare Consultants, Medic Computer Systems, Hyperion Business Systems, R & R Physicians Relations Group, California Medical Assistants, California Medical Billing Association, International Billing Association, Pfizer, Inc., Roche Pharmaceuticals, Astra Pharmaceuticals, Aventist Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Providers Domestic Violence Network
 

By Line Articles

 From Compliance to Fraud:  Who’s Minding the Store?,  Fax Flash, California Medical Billing Association, September 1998 

Developing a Patient Newsletter; Family Practice Management, October, 1996 

Is Coding Still Necessary Under Managed Care? On Managing Special Report, August, 1996 

How To Keep Your Patients From Overusing the ED; Managed Care, July, 1996

Building Care Teams - A Practical Approach to Managed Care; AM News, November 27, 1995 

Why Integrated Groups Fail;  Round-Up - Maricopa County Medical Society News, September, 1995 

Reps Can Help Build Patient Care Teams; Pharmaceutical Representative, September, 1995

Physician’s Coder Newsletter;  United Communications, Inc., July, 1995

Getting Ready for Capitation:  Hyperion Newsletter, Winter 1995 

Turning a Profit - Strategies in the Managed Care ’90s;  The Forum, February, 1994 

The Practice of the 1990’s;  Medic Computer Tidbytes, Spring 1993 

Documentation - How Does Yours Measure Up?;  P & L Consultants Loss Prevention Letter, April, 1992

Measuring the Pulse of the Practice with Patient Surveys:  Modern Medical Office Manager, November 199
 

PUBLICATIONS 

Physician Billing Compliance PROGRAM DESIGN KIT, by Mary Jean Sage and Patricia Salmon for Practice & Liability Consultants, July, 1999, updated 2001 

Certified Medical Billing Associate Course Syllabus, by Mary Jean Sage for California Medical Billing Association, 1998, updated 1999