Michelle Duran CPC, CRC, CDEO

Michelle Duran is Practice Transformation Facilitator at Hill Physicians Medical Group (HPMG). HPMG is the largest network of independent providers in Northern California with more than 4,000 physicians. Michelle has worked at HPMG for over 12 years and supports the network to improve healthcare processes and outcomes, including delivery of wellness and preventive services. She is dedicated to advancing the quality and efficiency of healthcare at HPMG by creating scalable, measurable improvement that focuses on patient care and provider engagement. During the COVID-19 pandemic she is advising and assisting the physicians of the HPMG network in transitioning into telehealth services to insure they continue to deliver high quality health care services to their patients.Michelle holds two American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) certifications, Certified Professional Coder and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder as well as BS in Business Management from University of Phoenix. Michelle is a member of AAPC and past Membership Development Officer of her local AAPC chapter. Michelle recently participated in CMS sponsored California Quality Collaborative (CQC) four-year practice transformation initiative to improve measures of cost, quality and patient experience.