Sarah Mendiola

Sarah Mendiola is the Vice President of Denials at R1, and currently oversees clinical, coding, and complex claim denials teams. Sarah is an attorney barred in the state of MD, a licensed nurse, Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Professional Compliance Officer (CPCO). Sarah came to helping hospitals with overturning denials after many years of performing direct patient care as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). She graduated from the practical nursing program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and served on active duty in the United States Army for six years as a nurse.