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Melinna Giannini Melinna, President, CEO, and Founder of ABC Coding Solutions (formerly Alternative Link), has worked in the health insurance industry since the 1980s. She is one of the nation’s leading experts on contracting, billing, and practice management for nursing and other forms of integrative healthcare. Melinna designed ABC codes to fill gaps in national code sets, including those governed by HIPAA, and manages government relations. She is responsible for raising capital, negotiating contracts and overseeing sales and marketing. Before launching Alternative Link in 1996, Melinna patented a method and system for determining the cost and legality of coded treatments delivered by over a dozen licensed practitioner types. Today this technology provides over 15 million units of information to the healthcare industry on a per-practitioner, per-code, and per-state basis. Melinna frequently speaks at national conventions, testifies before numerous health-related government committees, and writes articles for leading healthcare publications. Prior to founding the Company, Melinna designed, sold, and helped manage healthcare plans for self-funded employers. | 