Jennifer Smith Cdeo Cvba

About Jennifer Smith Cdeo Cvba

I am a Risk Adjustment Coding Consultant, Auditor, and Educator with more than 10 years of healthcare experience. I specialize in HCC auditing, documentation improvement, provider training, and process optimization.Currently, I deliver high-accuracy risk adjustment services in a fast-growing health tech environment. I maintain 95% or higher accuracy through detailed chart review, diagnosis validation, and full compliance with CMS-HCC, ICD-10-CM, and AHA Coding Clinic guidelines. I educate providers through targeted queries, redesign tools such as query templates that have been adopted client-wide, and drive efficiency gains like a SharePoint Q&A solution that improved team consistency by 30%.My clinical foundation as a Registered Medical Assistant in primary care gives me unique insight into real-world documentation challenges. My certifications include CPC, CRC, CDEO, CVBA, and I am pursuing CPMA. I was selected as a 2025 AAPC Emerging Leader, one of only 40 nationwide.As 2024 President of the AAPC Clearwater chapter, I grew engagement by 750% and doubled membership through strategic leadership.I am passionate about advancing in risk adjustment education, data analytics, and leadership, with a focus on senior educator, supervisor, or strategic roles where I can scale training, optimize processes, and drive value-based care success.

Experience

1. Risk Adjustment Clinical Reviewer Specialist

   CorroHealth

   Apr 2025 — Present

Education

• Ultimate Medical Academy

  Diploma, Medical Billing and Coding

  2018 — 2020

• Ultimate Medical Academy

  Diploma, Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

  2016 — 2017