Dixon Davenport

About Dixon Davenport

I lead large-scale revenue cycle operations specializing in resolving payment discrepancies, denial management, cash acceleration, and revenue accuracy for one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S.Currently serving as Vice President of Payment Compliance at Parallon Corporate (HCA Healthcare), I oversee enterprise Payment Compliance functions post-adjudication, including denials management, underpayment resolution, net accounts receivable integrity, post-payment audit response, and cashiering operations. My organization includes hundreds of appeals analysts, underpayment specialists, net AR analysts, post-pay audit teams, cashiering teams, and a broad leadership structure of team leads, managers, and directors who ensure daily operational excellence across all workstreams.Our teams handle both clinical and administrative appeals (medical necessity, authorization, level of care), recover revenue through payer contract discrepancy resolution, ensure patient account AR accuracy, and manage payer audit responses to protect earned revenue.With a background spanning financial leadership (CFO/COO roles), audit, data analytics, and workflow optimization, I bring an operational and data-driven approach to resolving payer disputes and driving revenue realization. My experience includes payer negotiation, contract language analysis, systemic root cause resolution, and process redesign at scale.Earlier in my career, I developed data analytics platforms that enhanced enterprise visibility into denial resolution and payment compliance workflows. I continue to leverage advanced analytics (SQL, Power BI, Tableau, MicroStrategy) to support insight-driven performance and revenue optimization.Master of Accountancy (Auburn University). Inactive CPA. Passionate about building and developing high-performing teams that deliver measurable financial outcomes.

Experience

1. VP of Payment Compliance

   Parallon

   Oct 2023 — Present · Nashville, TN, US

   Lead enterprise-wide payment compliance operations focused on resolving post-adjudication denials and underpayment variances.•Direct national teams of hundreds of analysts, team leads, and managers who oversee appeals management and underpayment reconsiderations.•Oversee clinical and administrative appeals focused on medical necessity, authorization, and level-of-care denials.•Lead underpayment teams conducting detailed payer contract analysis and negotiating complex payment variances.•Partner with Revenue Integrity, Managed Care, Legal, and Clinical leadership to resolve systemic payer issues and optimize revenue cycle performance.•Implement operational dashboards and analytics tools to monitor payer trends, aging balances, and denial overturn rates.

Education

• Auburn University Harbert College of Business

  Bachelor of Science in Business/Administration, Accounting

  2003 — 2007

• Auburn University Harbert College of Business

  Masters, Accounting

  2007 — 2008