Cynthia L. Dennis, EdD, MHS, BS, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, CPMA

Director Revenue Integrity

Tucson Medical Center

Dr. Cynthia Dennis has spent the past 20+ years overseeing the front-, middle-, and back-end functions of the revenue cycle in acute care facilities. Dr. Dennis received her Doctor of Education from the University of Southern California, with a focus on Organizational Change and Leadership.  Her dissertation entitled “Avoidance of Inpatient Medical Necessity Denials for Short-Stay Admissions: An Evaluative Study,” was nominated for Distinguished Dissertation of 2021. Much of the last ten years of her career has been spent building bridges between providers and documentation specialists, including Coding, CDI, and HIM.