Sharina Covington serves as the Vice President of Revenue Cycle focused on Patient Access Services at Emory Healthcare, where she leads strategic growth initiatives focused on collaboration, performance improvement, and compliance across complex hospital systems. With a background spanning DeKalb Medical and Emory Healthcare, she is known for bringing teams together to achieve shared goals, including collaborative outcomes that involves both financial and clinical team members. Ms. Covington holds degrees from UNC Greensboro and ECPI University and maintains certifications in healthcare management, revenue cycle operations, budgeting, HIPAA compliance, and team building. She is affiliated with HFMA, GAMMA, and local professional associations. Most proud of climbing the corporate ladder with integrity, she also takes pride in guiding her daughter through higher education at the University of Georgia and the University of Miami. Looking ahead, Ms. Covington aims to continue expanding her network and perspectives to drive meaningful organizational improvement, guided by a philosophy of never becoming complacent and always striving to make healthcare systems better.