10 SSM Health revenue cycle leaders
Paul Sahney, System Vice President - Revenue Managent, opens this list of SSM Health revenue cycle leaders, who hold vice president and director roles across patient financial experience, financial clearance, patient access and revenue integrity. A reader can learn how revenue cycle leaders work at SSM Health from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Angelia Gower
LinkedInExperience: System, Senior Director Revenue Integrity · SSM Health
Angelia Gower has been System, Senior Director Revenue Integrity at SSM Health since June 2021, in a role listed in St. Louis, and also lists the title Patient Access Manager there since 2019. Angelia Gower was Senior Director, AR Management Operations - Custom Solutions at Conifer Health Solutions from 1997 to 2018.
Autumn Heaster
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Patient Financial Experience · SSM Health
Autumn Heaster has been Vice President Patient Financial Experience at SSM Health since January 2025, in a role the profile places in the finance and accounting department. Autumn Heaster was Senior Enterprise Director Patient Financial Engagement at WVU Medicine from 2015 to 2025.
Deborah Watson
LinkedInExperience: Former System Director Patient Access Services · SSM Health
Deborah Watson is a former System Director Patient Access Services at SSM Health, a role held from 2011 to 2017, and was Director of Patient Access there from 2010 to 2011. Deborah Watson was Vice President Revenue Cycle Operations at Optum from 2022 to 2025 and Associate Vice President Revenue Cycle at Optum360 from 2017 to 2022.
Gina Godin
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Revenue Cycle- Patient Access · SSM Health
Gina Godin has been Regional Director of Revenue Cycle- Patient Access at SSM Health since February 2024, based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and the profile describes a focus on patient access within the revenue cycle. Gina Godin was Revenue Cycle Manager at Optum from 2022 to 2024.
Jackie Forbes
LinkedInExperience: SSM Health System Revenue Cycle Director · SSM Health
Jackie Forbes has been SSM Health System Revenue Cycle Director at SSM Health since December 2023, based in St. Louis. Jackie Forbes was SSM System Director Revenue Cycle at Optum from 2017 to 2023 and Assistant Director of Revenue Cycle at St. Louis University from 2009 to 2017.
Jamie Davis
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Revenue Cycle Officer · SSM Health
Jamie Davis is a former Chief Revenue Cycle Officer at SSM Health, a role held from 2025 to 2026, and was Vice President of Revenue Cycle there from 2023 to 2025. Jamie Davis has been Senior Vice President Revenue Cycle at Memorial Hermann Health System since July 2026, and was Executive Director at Banner Health from 2018 to 2023.
Joseph Ximenez, MS, LSSGB, CRCR, CSBI, CSPR, CSAF, ARCR
LinkedInExperience: Former Regional Director of Revenue Cycle Front-End Operations Revenue Cycle Liaison - Oklahoma Region · SSM Health
Joseph Ximenez is a former Regional Director of Revenue Cycle Front-End Operations Revenue Cycle Liaison - Oklahoma Region at SSM Health, a role held from 2024 to 2026. Joseph Ximenez has been Market Director of Patient Access Palm Beach Market at UHS since March 2026, and was Director of Patient Access Hospital Operations at University Medical Center New Orleans from 2022 to 2024.
Keri Binder
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Patient Financial Clearance · SSM Health
Keri Binder has been Senior Director of Patient Financial Clearance at SSM Health since October 2025 and was Director, IT Enterprise Applications Optimization there from 2023 to 2025. Keri Binder was AVP, Revenue Cycle at Ensemble Health Partners from 2022 to 2023 and Director of Clinical Application Services at Children's Hospital Colorado from 2019 to 2022.
Paul Sahney
LinkedInExperience: System Vice President - Revenue Managent · SSM Health
Paul Sahney is System Vice President - Revenue Managent at SSM Health, a current role with no start date shown, based in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Paul Sahney was Chief Revenue Officer at Trinity Health from 2000 to 2013, and the profile headline gives the current title at SSM Health Care.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your revenue cycle role at SSM Health?
- 02How do you keep patient access and financial clearance work consistent across the regions you support?
- 03What has your own work at SSM Health taught you about measuring revenue cycle performance?
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