Kathy Blomqvist, RN, BSN is the founder and owner of Medical Review Services, Inc. and is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Nursing. She worked for several years as a medical case manager in the Workers Compensation department of a large insurer and was responsible for auditing the charges on the hospital claims against the documentation in the hospital records. At that time, medical auditing was not an established practice.

Using her nursing background and robust knowledge of medical audits Kathy founded Medical Review Service, (MRS), in 1981 as a one-woman business, specializing in chart reviews and medical record audits, initially working with Workers Comp insurers, before partnering with healthcare providers and hospitals. Kathy discovered that there was a great need on the hospital side for her services and began partnering with hospitals, to implement chart audit programs aimed at identifying charging and documentation opportunities, identifying the root causes of discrepancies, and providing education to hospital personnel regarding best practices in documenting and charging for the services they were providing.

As a young mom with two little boys, she managed to grow her business as her family grew, eventually hiring other nurses and training them to become nurse auditors. Medical Review Service has become a successful healthcare consulting firm, partnering with multiple healthcare organizations nationwide to achieve their goals of compliant billing and documentation, while optimizing revenue integrity and reimbursement.

Kathy has been a member of the Florida Medical Auditors Association, The American Association of Medical Audit Specialists, (AAMAS), National Association of Revenue Integrity, and Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). She has achieved certification as a Certified Medical Audit Specialist and a Certified Clinical Financial Auditor.

Kathy is most proud of being a pioneer in the medical audit business and being able to act as a mentor to other professionals who want to excel in the field of medical auditing. She feels blessed to have a diverse, talented staff who are dedicated to their jobs and our clients, and to promoting the company ideals of Integrity, Experience, and Partnership.

MRS has been certified by NWBOC, as well as the federal government’s System for Award Management as a Woman Business Enterprise and a Woman Owned and Operated Small Business.

When she is not working, Kathy enjoys golf, traveling with her husband, and spending time with her family, especially her 3 grandchildren.

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