Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
A Registered Health Information Administrator, Registered Health Information Technician, & AHIMA Approved ICD-10 CM/PCS Trainer, seasoned Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Manager/Program Developer, with a BS in Business Administration, an AAS degree, in Health Information Technology. Associate Pastor at Greater MT Sinai COGIC in Milwaukee, WI. Qualified to perform tasks of directing, planning, coordinating, restructuring & streamlining HIM Operations, Revenue Cycle and Denials Management & other processes. My self starter attitude and proven track record in moving departments of health information management forward at the speed of sure excellence are beneficial to any organization. My experience of 25 plus years in HIM includes working as an HIM Director, Manager, Project Team Leader/Manager, EHR Implementation, Revenue Cycle Management, Manager for HIPAA Compliance, ICD-10 CM/PCS physician education/trainer, Chief Privacy Officer, CDI program management. Exemplary leadership in Data Quality and Coding management, optimizing reimbursement, through effective monitoring of coding quality, Medical Transcription management/ outsourcing, team building & mentoring skills with staff in multiple acute care settings; proven expertise in physician education in documentation improvement and systems training; in Meditech, SRM, SCM implementation. My broad systems experience crosses many EHR’s Epic, McKesson, 3M’s Encoder, Siemens Encoder, Invision, HDM, eAbstract, Powersign, Alpha Systems, Cerner, Hyland Onbase working with Epic, Sunrise/Allscripts and others. Coupling proficiencies in facilitating collaborative relationships among staff, co-workers & providers, along with regaining respect for the HIM department, strategic planning, conflict mgmt policy and procedure development, I have created an effective team of talented, productive, and cross-trained professionals throughout my career path. I indeed know that I am capable of moving into administrative opportunities in many organizations. I develop trendsetters for success, and have mentored and developed staff in the Health Information Management profession.
Specialized excellence in securing and filling positions as Director of Health Information Management; Clinical Documentation Improvement management; AHIMA Approved ICD -10 - CM/PCS Trainer, both physicians and coders; Chief Privacy Officer; Project Management; Electronic Health record implementation; Relationship building; Coding management; DNFB management. Materials development to enhance and promote better physician documentation and communication via pocket brochures & more detailed query/clarification forms. Effective in bringing positive change to any facility.
Health Information Manager, multiple sites in Colorado.
Church and Community Outreach
Revenue Cycle, Denials Management.