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Sherry Medical Center CEO announces new provider hire, MedTech conference attendance and billing transition progress
Summary
The CEO said the hospital hired a new physician assistant expected to start after the new year, staff attended MedTech Live in Boston to review AI and product offerings, and Code Quick billing transition has reduced complaints.
The Sherry Medical Center chief executive officer announced that the hospital has hired a new provider and that staff attended a national medical-technology conference, saying the experiences will support clinical and revenue-cycle improvements.
The CEO said the hospital has hired Bianca Rees, a physician assistant who will graduate from the OU Physicians Assistant School next month and is expected to begin work after credentialing and provider-number issuance — roughly after the start of the new year. The CEO described the hire as an important addition to clinical capacity.
Leadership and staff from multiple departments attended MedTech Live in Boston last week, the CEO said. Attendees included the CEO, Kelly (last name not specified), an IT representative identified in the transcript as Reese, clinical analyst Mark Olmak, controller Jaden, and revenue-cycle manager Kelsey. The CEO said the conference covered new products and the growing role of artificial intelligence in hospital settings and called it a useful networking and educational opportunity for staff who manage clinical and revenue-cycle functions.
On billing and collections, the CEO reported that the hospital's transition to Code Quick and the revenue-cycle improvements are “moving in the right direction.” The CEO said the board has not received new complaints about billing issues recently and urged trustees to notify leadership if they hear otherwise. The CEO also highlighted steady positive patient feedback, noting daily five‑star reviews mentioning specific clinicians and the surgery program.
Context and next steps
The CEO emphasized credentialing and obtaining provider numbers as the remaining steps before the new physician assistant begins seeing patients. Leadership said they will continue to send select staff to targeted conferences and will monitor the Code Quick transition, asking trustees and staff to report any billing concerns so they can be investigated and resolved.
