Sharina M. Covington, ACHE

Sharina M. Covington, ACHE, is a healthcare executive serving as Vice President of Revenue Cycle Patient Access and Utilization Management at Emory Healthcare. With a healthcare career spanning nearly three decades, she began in 1996 as an emergency department supervisor and steadily advanced through management and executive leadership roles. Her experience includes serving as Director of Patient Access, Director of Patient Access and Centralized Scheduling, Corporate Director of Revenue Cycle, and Vice President of Revenue Cycle–Patient Access before expanding into her current leadership role.

Throughout her career, Sharina has developed deep expertise in revenue cycle operations, patient access, centralized scheduling, financial clearance, utilization management, and healthcare administration. She has played an important role in strengthening front-end revenue cycle operations, supporting organizational growth, and leading teams through major initiatives such as Epic implementation. Her leadership approach emphasizes collaboration, accountability, communication, strategic planning, and building strong teams that can effectively navigate complex challenges in healthcare.

Sharina holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from UNC Greensboro and later pursued healthcare administration and management studies at ECPI University. She is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), reflecting her continued commitment to professional development and healthcare leadership. Her professional philosophy is grounded in dedication, teamwork, trust, continuous learning, networking, and integrity, with a strong focus on improving both the patient experience and organizational performance.