Augusta (Ga.) University Health, a three-hospital, nonprofit system, named Joseph Koons vice president of revenue cycle services.
Here are four things to know about Mr. Koons:
1. His focus areas at AU Health will be revenue cycle processes, as well as the continued alignment of physician and professional billing with hospital revenue functions.
2. Before joining AU Health, Mr. Koons served as vice president of patient financial services at Mission Health in Asheville, N.C.
3. Mr. Koons, a certified revenue cycle executive and professional coder, also previously worked at healthcare organizations in Michigan, Florida, South Carolina, and Virginia.
4. He is a fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
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