Catawba Valley Health System
Kim Severance has a strong background in revenue cycle management. Kim began their career as a Senior Auditor at Wellpoint/National Government Services in 2002 and later worked as a Financial Analyst at St. Peter's Hospital from 2007 to 2010. In 2010, they joined Glens Falls Hospital as a Revenue Cycle Business Analyst and worked their way up to become the Director of Revenue Cycle from 2012 to 2014. Kim's most recent position was at Caldwell/Pardee UNC Health Care, where they served as the Executive Director of Revenue Cycle from 2014 to 2020. In this role, they successfully implemented various strategies to improve financial performance, such as reducing accounts receivable days and increasing denial resolution. Currently, Kim is the Director of Revenue Cycle at Catawba Valley Medical Center.
Kim Severance earned a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University at Albany, SUNY in 2002. Kim later pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration and Management, General from The Sage Colleges-Sage Graduate School, completing their degree in 2008.
Catawba Valley Health System
Catawba Valley Health System is the region's largest not-for-profit community hospital, it is our mission to improve the health status of the Catawba Valley. Our organization's hallmark is an extraordinary blend of compassionate care and innovative clinical expertise. We do this by providing high-quality health-care services, as well as by supporting organizations dedicated to improving our standard of living.We exist to heal and comfort patients, to promote and foster a healthier Catawba Valley, and to assure access to health care to all who need it — not to create profits and return dividends to shareholders. By continuing to work together, we can improve the overall health status of the Catawba Valley and make our community an even better place to call home.