Susan Stitcher is CEO and co-founder of Horizon Consulting Services, LLC. Susan has over 30 years of heathcare consulting, management and reimbursement experience. Susan’s past employment includes a Big 4 accounting firm and national healthcare consulting firms. She has extensive experience in Maryland rate regulation including: full and partial rate review methodology, rate compliance and regulatory reporting. Susan assisted Maryland facilities in the transition to a severity-based reimbursement system. In addition to her regulatory experience, she has managed clinical program initiatives, severity-based coding reviews and severity-based clinical documentation improvement (CDI) programs. Susan is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a graduate of McDaniel College in Westminster, MD. Susan is an active member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).

At Horizon, we offer value to our clients by leveraging our dedicated associates:

• Accomplished, credentialed health information professionals including AHIMA approved ICD-10 trainers
  
• Associates provided with latest technology and resources
  
• Skilled in coding, auditing and clinical documentation process
  
• HCS's team averages more than 15 years of professional experience
  
• Dedicated IT resources
  

Our Leadership

Our Team

• ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Reviews (APR DRG, MS DRG)
  
• Coding and Data Integrity (Quality) Reviews (MHAC, HACs, PPCs)
• Compliance Reviews
• Education and Training
• Coder Mentoring for Newly Hired or Existing Coding Staff
  

Our Services