March 20, 2025

UASI is excited to announce the appointment of Leah Jeffries as Managing Consultant of Strategy. With over a decade of experience in healthcare coding and compliance, Leah brings a wealth of expertise to this role. She has held several Coding Operations and Strategic Account Management positions where she enhanced client satisfaction, streamlined processes, and led healthcare organizations to optimize their revenue cycle.


“UASI’s 40-year commitment to improving revenue cycle operations and performance was one of the factors that attracted me to this position. Their history, along with their vision for helping health systems enhance quality, compliance, operational efficiency, reduce denials, and improve financial performance aligns with my personal passion and experience. UASI is reinventing themselves and I’m excited to be part of that.”



The addition of Leah Jeffries further demonstrates UASI’s commitment to delivering results oriented mid-revenue cycle solutions and enhancing customer satisfaction across the healthcare landscape.


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