Michelle Atkins

Michelle Atkins is an accomplished healthcare revenue cycle leader with extensive experience, currently serving as the Assistant Vice President of Revenue Cycle at Northwell Health since April 2018. In this role, Michelle collaborates with administrative leadership to manage a $246 million annual budget, achieving a $30 million increase in collection from the prior year and improving key performance indicators such as reducing charge lag from 350 to 120 days and bad debt write-offs from 37% to 13%. Previously, Michelle held various positions at Northwell Health and North Shore-LIJ Health System, demonstrating expertise in change management, staff engagement, and operational efficiency, alongside significant accomplishments in revenue recovery and coding compliance. Michelle holds an MBA in Health Care Administration from Ashford University and a BBA from Baruch College.