About CSI

Cindy C. Parman, CPC, CPC-H, RCC, is a principal and co-founder of Coding Strategies, Inc. in Powder Springs, GA. She is a frequent speaker and author for many nationally recognized professional organizations and publications. Cindy is a past President of the Advisory Board for the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and is a former faculty instructor for AMA Solutions, a subsidiary of the American Medical Association.

Cindy is a regular presenter at the national meetings for the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Society of Radiation Oncology Administrators (SROA), Association of Freestanding Radiation Oncology Centers (AFROC), the National Health Care Antifraud Association (NHCAA), Georgia Society of Clinical Oncology (GASCO) and the Southeastern Association of Therapeutic Radiation Oncologists (SATRO).

Cindy serves as the Consulting Editor of Oncology Coding Alert, and she authors the coding column for the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC). Her areas of expertise include physician and hospital medical coding, and multi-specialty coding audits. Cindy has authored CSI's Navigator for Radiation Oncology, Navigator for Medical Oncology (Freestanding and Outpatient Hospital editions), Auditing Radiation Oncology Navigator and Subspecialty Guides for Brachytherapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery. She is a highly sought after national speaker on a variety of coding and compliance topics including Radiation Oncology Coding, Medical Oncology Coding, Non-Physician Practitioners, Internal Auditing, Managed Care Contracting, Data Mining for Correct Coding, ICD-10-CM and Medical Necessity.

Her 34-year professional career in healthcare includes 20 years of commercial group health insurance experience, where she managed claims processing, customer service, and worked as a Health Care Consultant. Cindy was also the former National Director of Coding and Billing Operations for a large national physician practice management organization. Her professional memberships include the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), American College of Medical Coding Specialists (ACMCS), National Association of Female Executives (NAFE), the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) and the Society of Radiation Oncology Administrators (SROA). Cindy holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. She also holds the professional certifications of Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Professional Coder - Hospital (CPC-H) and Radiology Certified Coder (RCC).