For more information, contact:

Beth B. Wright at 615-764-3010 or [email protected]

Franklin, TN.  February 21, 2013 – Capella Healthcare has announced the appointment of Shawn Green, BS, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, to a new position as Director of Denials and Appeals, according to Lori Wooten, Vice President, Operations Chief Financial Officer.  Green is responsible for the coordination of Capella’s RAC (Recovery Audit Contractors) appeals process.

Green was previously Director for Central Appeals, Quality and Clinical Transformation at Community Health Systems (CHS) where he developed and implemented the Recovery Audit appeal process for Medicare and Medicaid Part A.  Green was awarded CHS’s President’s award in 2011, for outstanding achievements within the company and contributing to overall success, and again in 2012 for his successful restructuring of the centralized department.

Green earned an MSN as a Clinical Nurse Specialist from Liberty University, a BS in Business Administration from Excelsior College in New York and AS in Nursing from West Central Technical College in Waco, Georgia.  Additionally, he has just earned certification as an Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist.

About Capella Healthcare

Capella Healthcare partners with communities to build strong local healthcare systems that are known for quality patient care. Based in Franklin, Tenn., Capella owns and/or operates 14 acute care and specialty hospital facilities in six states.  With the philosophy that all healthcare is local, Capella collaborates with each hospital’s medical staff, board and community leadership to take care to the next level.  The company has access to significant leadership and financial resources, investing in its family of hospitals to strengthen and expand services and facilities. For more information, visit the website, www.CapellaHealthcare.com.

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