About the Author

Ruthann Russo is a is CEO of DJ Iber Publishing and a partner in the law firm of Russo and Russo based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and New York City. She has been working in and advising healthcare organizations and their medical staffs for over 20 years. She was previously the chief executive officer of HP3, HP3 Research Institute, and Cabot Marsh Corporation. Dr. Russo has written seven books addressing the industry wide issues of documentation, coding, and compliance in healthcare including her most recent, A Compelling Case for Clinical Documentation, published in 2008. She also wrote Mindful Healthcare: The Conscious Person’s Guide to Living in Harmony with the US Healthcare System and the Raw Food Diet Myth: What you need to know about the raw and living food lifestyle to improve your health, fitness and life. She created the HealthMap™ program to help healthcare consumers proactively create a vision and plan for their care. She is a graduate of Dickinson College, American University’s Washington College of Law, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School’s program in public health, Columbia University’s Teachers College certification program in health counseling, and Touro University, where she earned her doctoral degree in business administration with an emphasis on healthcare management.

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