Executive CoachHealthcare Strategy & Reimbursement OptimizationClinical Research Finance & Organizational Transformation
Nationwide
Remote Healthcare Consulting & LifePath Navigator Coaching Services
Melissa Frierson, MBA
Healthcare Finance Executive
Executive & Individual Coaching
Executive & Individual Coaching by Melissa Frierson, MBA
Personalized coaching for leadership, career growth, financial wellness, faith, purpose, and life transitions. Available nationwide through virtual individual and group sessions, as well as in-person coaching locally through LifePath Navigator.
Core Areas of Expertise
Six disciplines. One accountable advisor.
Healthcare Finance & Strategy
- Strategic planning and financial modeling
- Performance analysis and executive dashboards
- Managed care contracting and negotiations
Revenue Cycle & Integrity
- Revenue cycle optimization
- Underpayment recovery and payment variance
- Claims adjudication and payment analysis
No Surprises Act & IDR
- Independent Dispute Resolution strategy
- Qualifying Payment Amount analysis
- Hospital and physician reimbursement
Clinical Research Finance
- Medicare Coverage Analysis and billing grids
- Research billing compliance (NCD 310.1)
- Study cost models and sponsor budgets
Technology & AI
- AI-enabled revenue cycle solutions
- Institutional billing (UB-04, 837I, 835)
- OnCore, Velos, Epic Research, Cerner workflows
Executive Leadership
- Cross-functional program management
- Change management and operating models
- Interim and fractional leadership
Who We Serve
Built for the organizations carrying reimbursement risk.
Hospitals
Underpayment recovery, payer disputes, and revenue integrity for acute care finance teams.
Health Systems
Enterprise reimbursement strategy, service line performance, and cross-entity standardization.
Physician Practices
Contract economics, coding and documentation integrity, and collections performance.
Clinical Research Organizations
Coverage analysis, research billing compliance, and study-level financial oversight.
Medical Device Companies
Reimbursement strategy, payer coverage positioning, and market access economics.
Healthcare Startups
Financial modeling, pricing strategy, and reimbursement readiness for new care models.
Government Contractors
Federal and state healthcare program finance, rate structures, and compliance review.
Not sure where you fit?
Describe the financial problem and Melissa will confirm whether the engagement is a fit.
Request an executive discovery call →Client Impact
What executives engage Melissa to change.
Each engagement is scoped to a measurable financial outcome, with the evidence and ownership defined before work begins.
Revenue Integrity Improvements
Recovered underpayments, corrected payment variance, and charge capture controls that hold.
Reimbursement Strategy Development
Payer-specific positioning, contract analysis, and defensible No Surprises Act and IDR positions.
Operational Financial Assessments
A clear read on where revenue leaks, with a prioritized corrective plan leadership can act on.
Clinical Research Financial Oversight
Coverage determinations, billing grids, and study cost models that hold up to audit.
How Engagements Work
From root cause to resolution path.
Engagements are delivered as project-based work, remediation, functional service provider support, or interim and fractional leadership.
Diagnose
Stakeholder interviews, document and data review, workflow tracing, and financial analysis.
Quantify
Root cause and measured financial exposure, presented with an accountable owner for each issue.
Recover
Reconciliation routines, issue logs, recovery priorities, and executive dashboards.
Sustain
Roadmaps, SOPs, training, and 30-60-90 day stabilization plans that hold.
Leadership Experience
Built from the claim up.
Hands-on experience across every layer of reimbursement, from claims adjudication and hospital billing to executive advisory.
2026 to Present
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Neuro Pineal Research Foundation, Inc.
Nonprofit research foundation advancing scientific inquiry, education, and community engagement.
2020 to Present
Founder & Principal Consultant
Liberty Healthcare Financial Strategist
Advises C-suite executives, physicians, and research leaders on reimbursement, revenue integrity, and clinical research finance.
2008 to 2011
Hospital Coding & Billing Specialist
McLeod Health
Hospital coding, claims review, denial management, and revenue integrity.
1999 to 2003
Claims Adjudication Specialist
TRICARE / BlueCross BlueShield PGBA
Claims adjudication under federal healthcare program requirements.
1997 to 2005
Senior Supply Chain Specialist (E-4)
South Carolina Army National Guard
Logistics, asset accountability, and team leadership in a high-performance environment.
Credentials & Capabilities
Featured credentials. Financial rigor. Modern technology.
- MBA, Accounting & Finance
- Healthcare Business Management Consultant
- Clinical Research Finance Expertise
- Payment & Reimbursement Strategy Expert
Education
- MBA, Accounting & Finance, Ashworth College (2021)
- B.S. Business Administration, Concordia College New York (2017)
Analytics & BI
- Microsoft Power BI and advanced Excel
- Financial modeling and KPI reporting
- Revenue cycle analytics
AI & Automation
- AI-powered reimbursement analysis
- Workflow and process automation
- Predictive modeling and decision support
Let's talk about your reimbursement priorities.
Share the challenge and Melissa will follow up with an appropriate next step.