Diana Voorhees, Principal, DV & Associates, Inc.

Ms. Voorhees is the founder of DV & Associates, a coding and reimbursement firm that provides consulting for physicians and facilities in all diagnostic and therapeutic specialties, including pathology, radiology, and oncology. DV & Associates has been incorporated in excess of 12 years.

Ms. Voorhees initiated her career in laboratory medicine within the division of hematology (Doctors Wintrobe and Cartwright) , department of medicine, at the University of Utah. She has also worked with the division of hematology at The Ohio State University, the clinical chemistry department at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City, and the Special Hematology and Hemostasis Laboratory at the University of Utah. She spent 14 years as an associate clinical professor and administrative faculty of medical laboratory sciences in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah. Following her career in academia, she joined Coulter Corporation and provided technical support, customer training, and education primarily in the western United States. She then joined Med-Index/Medicode, where she spent nearly five years developing and marketing the consulting services for hospitals and other facilities, performing consulting engagements, providing seminars for national associations, enhancing product development, and serving on various corporate committees.

Ms. Voorhees has authored/edited several articles for professional publications and has completed a chapter on coding and reimbursement for a well-known textbook on administration. She earned an MA in healthcare education from Central Michigan University and a BS in laboratory medicine from The Ohio State University. In addition, she holds certifications as Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Medical Technologist, Specialist in Hematology, and Clinical Laboratory Compliance Professional. She is a member of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, the Clinical Laboratory Management Association, the American Society of Cytopathology, Alpha Mu Tau (professional fraternity), and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.