Neil Koonce
President
Neil has been in the Receivables Management industry since 1985. After spending 7 years with a national Account Receivables Management company, he founded Receivables Management Bureau (now Healthcare Receivables Group) in 1993. Neil serves as the President of HRG and is involved in the day-to-day management of the company as well as being responsible for business development and the strategy of the firm.
Neil holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing from Tennessee Technological University. Neil has been a member of the healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) since 1985 and is an advanced member and past-president of the Tennessee Chapter.
He has received the Follmer Bronze Merit Award, the Reeves Silver Merit Award, the Muncie Gold Merit Award and the Medal of Honor. Neil was awarded the TCHFMA Ira M. Lane Award for sustained service to the Tennessee Chapter. Neil has also been awarded the HFMA Tennessee Chapter Henry Hottum Award for significant contributions to the field of healthcare accounting and business office practices.
Neil is a past Regional Executive for Region 5 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee) and served on the National Associations Chapter Services Council. Neil has been a Helen M. Yerger Award Judge, and served as a member of the national Task Force on Governance, Organization, and Structure for National HFMA. Neil was appointed to two three-year terms as a Chapter Advancement Team member and served as the Chair of the Chapter Advancement Team for 2005-2006. Neil is a frequent speaker concerning healthcare A/R topics and has published articles in the TCHFMA Volunteer Voice.
Neil is a member of the Knoxville Area Medical Group Manager’s Association and a past president of East Tennessee Children’s Hospital’s Committee for the Future. Neil is also involved in many Civic and Community activities.