Julie Rabat-Torki, MHA, Administrative Director and Government Reporting, Harris Health System, Houston.
Julie has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Master of Health Administration, Julie started her career as a Medicare Auditor and was soon recruited to Sister’s of Charity/CHRISTUS Health into the Reimbursement Department as a Reimbursement Specialist, where she prepared Medicare/Medicaid cost reports and put her accounting degree to work calculating allowances for contractual and receivable/payables for government payers.
While at CHRISTUS Health, Julie was promoted several times, eventually to Regional Director of Government Reporting. Julie’s time at CHRISTUS was extremely rewarding in terms of learning experiences and having opportunities to work outside the usual “Government Reporting” work parameters. She was able to use her accounting degree, but also gained Government Reporting, Compliance and Finance experience. During this time, Julie became a Fellow of HFMA and a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Currently, Julie works for Harris Health System as the Admin Director of Government Reporting, where she is responsible for the public hospital system’s Medicare/Medicaid cost reports, facility licensing, facility and provider enrollment, 340B enrollment, and physician payments management. Julie also directs the Harris County Local Provider Participation Fund.