March Career Path Spotlight - From Front Desk to Compliance Leadership

Our Featured Speaker:

From Front Desk to Compliance Leadership: A Real-World Career Path in Medical Coding

This Career Spotlight session offers a practical, real-world look at how a career in medical coding can grow from entry-level roles into auditing, compliance, and leadership. Whether you are just starting your journey or looking to expand your career options, this presentation will show how foundational roles can lead to advanced opportunities across the revenue cycle.

Kim Steffenhagen shares her professional journey from front desk operations to billing, coding, quality assurance, and enterprise-level compliance leadership. Attendees will gain insight into the pivotal turning points, certifications, and skill development that supported her growth along the way.

The session will also explore what a Coding QA & Compliance Manager does, the technical knowledge areas that matter most — including ICD-10-CM, CPT, NCCI edits, documentation standards, and policy interpretation — and the personal traits that support long-term…