About inQuiseek

Since 2001, we have worked to empower many healthcare facility-types: small rural hospitals; critical access hospitals; emergency rural hospitals; provider-based and independent rural health clinics by providing training and technique assistance.

Our assistance consists of boots on the ground help. Not just what needs to be done but how to do it.

Patty Harper

Patty Harper is CEO of InQuiseek Consulting, a healthcare consulting company based in Louisiana. She has over 24 years of healthcare experience in the areas of healthcare finance & reimbursement, health information management, compliance, and practice management. She began her healthcare career as a hospital controller and reimbursement analyst. Patty holds a B.S. in Health Information Administration (cum laude) from Louisiana Tech University. She is credentialed through AHIMA as a RHIA, CHTS-IM, and CHTS-PW. She is also Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC®) thorough the Compliance Certification Board. Patty is a frequent speaker and contributor for national, state, and regional rural healthcare associations. She has held memberships regional, state and national organizations throughout her healthcare career including NARHC, NRHA, AHIMA, MGMA, and HFMA. Patty has served two terms on the Board of the National Association of Rural Health Clinics.

Jeff Harper

For the past forty-four years, Jeff Harper has been a business leader and innovator. During his emerging career, his accomplishments include: Working with Hospitals and Physician Practices in both urban and rural areas. Leading a regional CPA Firm as Managing Partner of a regional for 8 years; Providing 10 years of strategic financial leadership as CFO; Navigating and heavily negotiating through 16 mergers & acquisitions; and Serving as President of 50-million-dollar international corporation for 3 1/2 years. He presently is a principal of InQuiseek Consulting. He Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC®) thorough the Compliance Certification Board. Harper is in various hospitals and RHCs ever week all over the rural landscape and his diverse experience gives him a unique perspective to address opportunities for improved operational performance and cultural transformation. He is a regular presenter on rural healthcare issues on both national and state levels. He has membership in NARHC and NRHA.

Mika Odom

Mika Odom has over 13 years of rural healthcare experience in both hospital and Rural Health Clinic settings. She began as a Rural Health Clinic Director so Mika can identify with our RHC clients in all areas of development, compliance, operations and management. Before becoming a consultant, she also held positions in hospital management, project management, revenue cycle performance, finance and grant writing. Her skill set also encompasses strategic planning, payer contracting as well as RHC and HOPD provider-based physician clinic setup. Mika is committed to simplifying the complexities of our healthcare system and streamlining workflow processes to empower our clients.

Mika resides in Northeast Louisiana with her husband and three children. She spends her time outside the office with her family enjoying extracurricular events and supporting her husband’s business.