tlm consulting

What tlm consulting does

TLM Consulting is a boutique Health Information Management (HIM) consulting firm founded in 2008 by Terri McIntosh through the acquisition of the HIM practice of Lubaway, Masten and Company. Headquartered in Michigan, the firm serves hospitals, health systems, and physician practices across the United States, with the majority of named customers located in Michigan and the broader Midwest. TLM delivers five core service lines: Remote Coding, Auditing, Denials Management, Education Services, and Interim Management.

Service delivery is built around U.S.-based, AHIMA-credentialed HIM professionals who support clients remotely and on-site. The firm positions itself on staffing quality — requiring AHIMA credentials, screening all employees, and emphasizing low turnover — and offers flexible engagement terms with no minimum volume requirements. TLM does not operate a proprietary technology platform beyond standard remote-coding workflows and does not disclose any AI/ML tooling, automation, or proprietary methodology.

TLM is a privately held, founder-owned, bootstrapped business with no disclosed funding rounds, headcount, or revenue. Its client base includes at least 13 named healthcare facilities, encompassing large regional systems such as Henry Ford Health System, Trinity Health, University of Michigan Health System, and Detroit Medical Center, alongside mid-sized community hospitals in Michigan and the broader Midwest. The firm brands itself as 'The Nationwide HIM Consulting Corporation,' indicating intent to serve customers across the United States rather than limiting itself to its Michigan base.

Name

tlm consulting

Legal name

TLM Consulting

Website

https://tlm-yourhimsolution.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

TLM Consulting is a boutique Health Information Management consulting firm founded in 2008 that provides remote coding, auditing, denials management, education, and interim management services to hospitals and health systems across the United States, with a concentration in the Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. HIM Consulting Services: TLM Consulting generates revenue through professional services engagements including remote coding, auditing, denials management, interim management, and education services. They offer flexible contract terms with competitive rates based on client needs.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

TLM Consulting is a boutique Health Information Management (HIM) consulting firm that delivers remote coding, coding audits, denials management, education, and interim management services to hospitals and healthcare systems. All services are staffed exclusively by U.S.-based, AHIMA credentialed professionals and are provided on flexible contract terms with no minimum volumes or contract length requirements.

Product overview

TLM Consulting is a boutique Health Information Management (HIM) consulting corporation serving the healthcare industry. The company offers a portfolio of five interconnected consulting services: Remote Coding (covering temporary staffing, backlogs, and outsourcing for inpatient/outpatient/professional E&M coding), Auditing (retrospective and prebill coding audits), Denials Management (third-party payer appeals), Education Services (physician and coding staff training), and Interim Management (temporary leadership placement). These services are delivered exclusively by AHIMA credentialed, U.S.-based professionals and are designed to help healthcare facilities maintain coding accuracy, maximize reimbursement, and ensure compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Remote Coding Short-term and temporary coding assistance for vacancies, backlogs, system conversions and upgrades, and outsourcing arrangements covering inpatient, outpatient, professional, and facility Evaluation and Management coding, including high dollar cases and specialized services such as hierarchical coding, behavioral health, oncology coding, and Children's hospitals.
• Auditing Retrospective or prebill auditing of coding and documentation accuracy, acting as a neutral third party to augment internal auditing efforts with fresh perspectives.
• Denials Management Assistance with third-party payer appeals and denial management, covering both technical and clinical aspects of claim denials.
• Education Services Educational services for physicians and coding staff focused on increasing revenue and improving the quality of physician documentation to produce optimal coding and reimbursement outcomes.
• Interim Management Experienced staff placement to fill director, manager, or supervisor vacancies to help maintain department workflow processes.

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Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• Aviacode: A HIM-focused firm providing remote medical coding, auditing, and compliance services to hospitals, physician groups, and payers. Highly comparable to TLM in target customer and service line overlap.
• Himagine Solutions: A specialized HIM and medical coding outsourcing firm offering remote coding, auditing, and CDI services to hospitals and health systems nationwide. Closest boutique-style comparable to TLM in service mix and customer profile.
• TrustHCS: Specialized health information management and revenue cycle services company offering coding, auditing, denial management, and HIM consulting. Comparable niche player serving similar mid-sized hospital and physician group customers.
• Lexicode: Medical coding and HIM outsourcing firm offering remote coding, auditing, and HIM consulting to hospitals and physician practices. Operates in the same boutique-services niche as TLM.
• MedPartners: Medical coding, auditing, and HIM staffing company serving hospitals, health systems, and physician groups. Direct comparable in service portfolio, customer type, and delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Optum (UnitedHealth Group): The largest U.S. healthcare services conglomerate, offering outsourced coding, auditing, denial management, and HIM consulting to hospitals and health systems. Competes head-on with TLM's service portfolio but at far greater scale, technology investment, and pricing power.
• Conifer Health Solutions: A national revenue cycle management and HIM services provider owned by Tenet Healthcare, offering coding, auditing, denial management, and education services to hospitals and physician groups. Directly competes with TLM across the same five core service lines.
• Maximus: A large government-focused services firm with adjacent healthcare consulting, claims, and program integrity capabilities. Competes in some healthcare BPO segments where TLM operates.
• nThrive: Revenue cycle management and HIM services provider offering outsourced coding, auditing, denial management, and consulting to hospitals. Larger competitor with broader technology-enabled RCM offerings overlapping TLM's core services.

Emerging players

• CSI Healthcare IT: Provides healthcare IT staffing and consulting including HIM-related expertise to hospitals and payers. Overlaps with TLM in HIM staffing and project-based engagements, though broader in IT scope.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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