Press & recognition
Recognition earned through performance, not promotion.
Healthcare Partners Consulting and Billing is recognized by the organizations that set the standards for revenue cycle management, professional credentialing, and service to the healthcare community — and is regularly featured by industry journals, business magazines, and podcasts.
Davia Ward, Founder and CEO: “Over the last 10 years, I have scaled more than 500 behavioral health practices, some to seven figures a year and six figures a month.”
Industry Recognition · Health IT and Revenue Cycle
Becker’s Hospital Review — 2025 Health IT and Revenue Cycle Up-and-Comer
Becker’s Hospital Review recognizes leaders who are advancing health information technology and revenue cycle operations across the healthcare industry.
Davia Ward, Founder and CEO of Healthcare Partners Consulting and Billing, LLC, was named to the Becker’s Hospital Review 2025 Health IT and Revenue Cycle Up-and-Comers list. This recognition is awarded to professionals who demonstrate exceptional leadership and forward-thinking contributions to health IT and revenue cycle management.
Becker’s Hospital Review is one of the most widely read publications in the healthcare industry, reaching executives, administrators, and clinical leaders across hospital systems, health networks, and independent practices nationwide. Inclusion on this list reflects peer recognition and editorial evaluation of industry impact.
The recognition reflects Ward’s commitment to building revenue cycle infrastructure that protects provider revenue, advances compliance standards, and integrates operational innovation into the practices she serves.
Professional Membership · Medical Billing and Coding
American Medical Billing Association — Active Member
AMBA membership reflects a commitment to professional standards, continuing education, and ethical practice in medical billing and revenue cycle management.
The American Medical Billing Association (AMBA) is the leading professional organization dedicated to the medical billing industry. AMBA membership is held by credentialed billing professionals and organizations who meet the association’s standards for expertise, ethics, and continuing education in revenue cycle management.
HPC’s AMBA membership reinforces the firm’s commitment to staying current with payer policy changes, coding updates, compliance requirements, and industry best practices. It reflects an ongoing investment in professional development that directly benefits the providers and practices HPC serves.
AMBA membership also connects HPC to a national network of billing professionals, providing additional resources for complex payer and coding issues that arise across the specialties HPC manages.
Business Designation · Veteran-Owned
Healthcare Partners Consulting and Billing, LLC — a proud veteran-owned business
The values that define military service — discipline, accountability, mission-driven execution, and integrity — are embedded in how HPC operates and how it serves its clients every day.
Healthcare Partners Consulting and Billing, LLC is a veteran-owned business. This designation is not incidental to how the firm operates. The discipline, structure, and accountability that define military service are the same standards that define how HPC approaches client engagements, staff performance, and operational integrity.
Veteran-owned businesses are held to a standard of mission-driven performance. That standard is reflected in HPC’s commitment to delivering documented results, maintaining professional accountability, and operating with the same level of precision that revenue cycle management demands.
For healthcare organizations and government-adjacent entities that prioritize working with verified veteran-owned businesses, HPC welcomes the opportunity to provide supporting documentation as part of any vendor qualification process.
In the press
Recent features
Madaket Health · Podcast
Uncovering Hidden Revenue in Behavioral Health Practices
Davia Ward joins host Ed Calderon to discuss how gaps in eligibility verification, patient collections, documentation, and daily operations can affect practice revenue—even when billing appears to be working. Hear practical ways to identify missed revenue and strengthen the processes that support sustainable growth.
Listen to the Full Episode →AI Journal
The mental-health billing crisis: why cookie-cutter AI solutions are making things worse
Davia Ward explains how generic AI tools overlook payer-specific rules, state regulations, and licensing nuances — turning shortcuts into denials. Published September 10, 2025.
Read full article →YFS Magazine
Beyond the paycheck: how workplace benefits forge loyalty and fuel growth
HPC shares how meaningful benefits — flexibility, purpose, and well-being — build teams that stay and practices that scale. Featured October 7, 2025.
Read full article →YFS Magazine
Small-business benefits that actually move the needle
HPC is featured for its people-first approach to healthcare administration — compassion, innovation, and evidence-based practice at the core.
Read full article →Podcast
Ep. 124 — Do what you love, outsource the rest
Davia Ward joins Therapy Disruptors to unpack why counselors should outsource every task that doesn’t generate revenue — and how doing so protects capacity, profitability, and work-life balance.
Listen to episode →Speaker bio
Davia Ward is the Founder and CEO of Healthcare Partners Consulting & Billing, LLC, an Atlanta revenue protection partner for behavioral health and specialty group practices. She began in medical billing in 1987, completed nursing school, and spent almost 12 years in clinical nursing, including ICU and Surgical ICU, before returning to revenue cycle management and founding HPC. Her credentials include CMRS, CBCO, and CMCS. In Davia’s words: “Over the last 10 years, I have scaled more than 500 behavioral health practices, some to seven figures a year and six figures a month.” She speaks on denial prevention, payer compliance, practice operations, and earned revenue recovery.
Media inquiries
Journalists, podcast producers, and editors: we’re happy to contribute expert commentary on medical and mental-health billing, denial management, AI in healthcare administration, and small-practice operations.
Email info@hpcbilling.com or call 888-517-4992 to reach Davia Ward and the HPC leadership team.
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