More Than Payer Contract Negotiation

Every physician understands the importance
of delivering exceptional patient care.

Far fewer have the time, resources, or tools needed to effectively
manage payer contracts, analyze reimbursement, and negotiate
stronger agreements.

That’s where CodeToolz comes in.

We believe successful payer strategies don’t begin
at the negotiation table.

They begin with organization, objective analysis, and a clear
understanding of every payer relationship.

That’s why we built CodeToolz.

Why We Built CodeToolz

Healthcare reimbursement has become increasingly complex.

Payer contracts are more detailed.

Fee schedules change more frequently.

Reimbursement varies significantly between payers.

Yet many organizations continue managing these critical financial assets
with spreadsheets, shared drives, email folders, and paper files.

We believed there had to be a better way.

So we built one.

Today, CodeToolz helps physicians and healthcare organizations
organize payer information, identify financial opportunities, and
approach negotiations with greater confidence through technology,
data, and proven reimbursement strategies.

Meet the Team Behind CodeToolz

Dana R. Bellefountaine Jr.

With a close to four (4) decade progressive career, Dana possesses extensive experience in physician services, the evaluation of managed care contracting opportunities, strategic planning, negotiations, contract review, and analysis/modeling of contracts. He oversees and assists with the education of staff to ensure the capture of revenue as modeled and understands required procedures and policies of the health plan.

Dana provides strategic leadership as well as financial and administrative oversight of contract management, including negotiation, rate analysis and subsequent maintenance, in effort to ensure a strong portfolio of payer relationships and maximized related revenue.

Kathrin Pereira

Director of Contract Analyzer Development

Microsoft Office and VBA Expert

Mrs. Pereira is responsible for the development and support of the CodeToolz Contract Analyzer. She has an extensive background in automation and development of multiple different tools and constantly works on improvements to give you the best possible user experience.

She is responsible for all Contract Analyzer lifecycle phases, from specifications and coding through deployment, testing, debugging, documentation, and maintenance. She is an expert in creating VBA programs to automatically update Excel workbooks, encompassing class and program modules and external data queries.

Dr. Himadri Patel

Director of Technology & Product Development

BSc, MCA, PhD

Dr. Himadri Patel is an expert in website development and maintenance, having over 10 years of experience working on hundreds of small and large websites. She is also an AWS-certified Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence specialist. She holds a PhD degree in the field of Computer Science and the domain of Natural Language Processing.

Dr. Patel leads the development and ongoing advancement of the CodeToolz Payer Contract Center and Member Resource Center. She continually enhances our technology and products to deliver an intuitive, reliable, and exceptional experience for our clients.

Jeffrey Leach​

Director of Payer Negotiations

Jeffrey Leach is an accomplished healthcare and technology executive with over 20 years of experience leading the design and development of payer systems and driving enterprise modernization.

He has extensive expertise in negotiating contracts across complex organizations and industries. Mr. Leach has also advanced the use of AI-driven workflows to streamline contract reviews and negotiations, leveraging domain knowledge developed by industry experts with decades of healthcare contracting experience. He has a proven ability to drive healthcare transformation and consistently deliver best-in-class contracting analysis and negotiation strategies.