Ashton Abernethy
Founder & President
Originally from small-town North Carolina, Ashton has worked on the financial side of behavioral healthcare since 2006. Since starting in the industry, Ashton has successfully launched and supervised billing departments at multiple, nationally-known treatment facilities.
At each of her stops, Ashton has created and developed thriving insurance departments, including internalizing outsourced billing and creating insurance and admissions departments from scratch. Ashton has held such diverse roles as Operations Supervisor, Business Manager, Clinical Development Manager, Director of Utilization Review, Admissions Coordinator and Director of Insurance throughout the course of her career.
In conjunction with these numerous roles, Ashton has been responsible for multiple successful Joint Commission (TJC/JCAHO) and CARF accreditation surveys. She has negotiated multiple insurance contracts, supervised clinical training and development, overseen quality and compliance, supervised outcomes studies, and facilitated EMR development, CRM development, and Revenue Cycle Management for her clients.
Ashton went back to school in 2012 to obtain a Bachelors in Business Managment and graduated with honors. Prior to entering the field of Behavioral Health, Ashton’s work portfolio includes experience in Textiles, Transportation, Government Contracting and Banking.
