Patricia A King, CHDS, CHDP, AHDI-F

Manager, Medical Necessity – Pre-Services

Tucson Medical Center

Patt King, CHDS, CHDP, AHDI-F, currently serves as AHDI’s Immediate Past President for the 2024–2025 term, concluding her second tenure as President of the Association. From 2013 to 2024, she was a Health Information Management (HIM) manager at Tucson Medical Center (TMC) in Tucson, Arizona, where she led a team of healthcare documentation specialists. In January 2024, she transitioned to a new role as Manager of the Proof-of-Concept Department for Medical Necessity – Pre-Services within TMC’s Revenue Cycle. Her former team of HDSs also transitioned and now serve as medical necessity analysts.  In addition to her leadership roles on AHDI’s Executive Committee over the years, Patt continues to co-chair the Best Practices Task Force, which is currently focused on updating AHDI’s Compensation Best Practices Toolkit. She remains committed to supporting AHDI through ongoing volunteer work on future initiatives.