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WSHIMA ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM & INFORMATION
General Information
Location: Lynnwood Convention Center 3711 196th Street S.W.
Lynnwood, Washington 98036 Check-In Times: Thursday, April 28: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Friday, April 29: 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM Saturday, April 30: 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM Meals: All meals require a ticket. If you believe you paid for a meal and do not have a ticket, please check with the Registration Desk. The only meal tickets that will be sold at the Registration Desk are for the Receptions Thursday and Friday evenings. Morning and afternoon breaks each day are complimentary to all attendees. There are several restaurants near the convention center within walking distance if you have not bought meals with your registration. Session Locations: All Annual Meeting sessions will be held on the second floor of the Lynnwood Convention Center. Exhibitors and Meals will be in 2E. Breakout sessions will be in 2BC and 2D. Friday’s General Sessions will be in 2D.
WSHIMA Board of Directors and Committee Chairs President: Sally Beahan, MHA, RHIA Past-President: Sheryl Rose, RHIT Secretary: Christine Taylor Treasurer: Erin Ussery, RHIA, CCA 2nd Year Director: Lisa Withers, RHIA, CCS 1st Year Director: Corinne Meyer, MBA, RHIA 1st Year Delegate: Lynette Colis, RHIT 1st Year Delegate: Bill Thieleman, RHIA, CHP 1st Year Delegate: Tracy Stanley, RHIT SHIMA Representative: Vanessa Brumfield, RHIT TAHIMA Representative: Anita Tolbert INHIMA Representative: Paul Tusa, CCS Executive Director: J ill Burrington-Brown, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA Committee Chairs: Annual Meeting: Shannon Armstrong, RHIT Coding Round Tables: Cindy Stephens, RHIT Communications: Rex Dulay, RHIA Membership: OPEN Advocacy: Sheila Green-Shook, MHA, RHIA, CHP,
FAHIMA Vendor Relations: Eugenia Terry, RHIA Education: Corinne Meyer, MBA, CCS, CHC Collaboration Task Force: Sheila Green-Shook, MHA, RHIA, CHP,
FAHIMA Annual Meeting Committee Shannon Armstrong Sally Beahan Pam Beatty Jonathan Eastabrooks Leah Harmon Mary Rausch-Walter Ellen Remily Sheryl Rose Janet Sorenson Tracy Stanley Lisa Withers Jill Burrington-Brown
WSHIMA Corporate Partners Please thank them for their support! Gold:
Anthelio Healthcare Solutions 5400 LBJ Freeway, Suite 200 Dallas, Tx 75240 Website: www.antheliohealth.com Contact: Andrea Watson Email: [email protected] Phone: 214-257-7167
Healthcare Resource Group 12610 E. Mirabeau Parkway, Suite 800 Spokane Valley, WA 99216 Contact: Rick Lewis Email: [email protected] Phone: 425-830-4262
Reimbursement Management Consultants, Inc. 12042 SE Sunnyside Rd #452 Clackamas, Oregon 97015 Website: www.rmcinc.org Contact: Camille Walker Email: [email protected] Phone: 503-658-7274
Providence Health & Services 2201 Lind Ave SW Renton, WA 98057 Website: www.rmcinc.org Contact: Tamara Carter Email: [email protected]
Bronze:
KIWI-TEK 8900 Keystone Xing Suite 1095 Indianapolis, IN 46240 Contact: Terri Adam Email: [email protected] Phone: 317-625-3065
WSHIMA THANKS KIWI-TEK FOR THEIR DONATION TO THE WSHIMA SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
Medical Information Network- North Sound 325 Pine Street Suite B Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Website: www.min-ns.org Contact: Mark Quenneville Email: [email protected] Phone: 360-982-2415
QualCode, Inc. 5030 Broadway, Suite 669 New York, NY 10034 Website: www.qualcodeinc.com/ Contact: Natalie Williams Email: [email protected] Phone: 212-368-6200
MEETING AGENDA Thursday, April 28, 2016 (4 CEUs) 1:00 – 1:50 PM Leadership and Technology Track: Rooms 2BC Resume Building, Networking and How to Interview Successfully, Dawn Johnson, Seattle Children’s Hospital Coding and Revenue Cycle Track: Room 2D Leadership: Developing Your Team for ICD-10, Laura Legg & Carole Morris, HRG PROs. HRG Pros is a WSHIMA Gold Corporate Partner. 2:00 – 2:50 PM Leadership and Technology Track: Rooms 2BC Telemedicine at the UW, John D. Scott, MD, University of Washington Coding and Revenue Cycle Track: Room 2D Getting Through An Operative Report Without Crying, Kristi Pollard, The Haugen Group. 3:00 – 3:30 PM NETWORKING AND EXHIBITOR BREAK! PLEASE VISIT OUR EXHIBITORS! 3:30 – 4:20 PM Leadership and Technology Track: Rooms 2BC Information Governance: A Practical Approach, Sally Beahan and Christine Taylor, University of Washington Medicine Coding and Revenue Cycle Track: Room 2D ICD 10 Troubleshooting: Tips from Coders to Coders, Connie Calvert, RMC, Inc. RMC, Inc. is a WSHMA Gold Corporate Partner. 4:30 – 5:20 PM Leadership and Technology Track: Rooms 2BC Thinking Outside the Envelope: Leveraging Bar Codes to Automate Mailing Patient Records, Paula Dascher, Seattle Children’s Hospital Coding and Revenue Cycle Track: Room 2D ICD 10 Troubleshooting: Tips from Coders to Coders, Connie Calvert, RMC, Inc. (CONTINUED from previous hour) RMC, Inc. is a WSHMA Gold Corporate Partner. 5:30 – 7 PM Welcome Reception (Ticket Needed)
Friday, April 29, 2016 (8 CEUs) 7:00 – 8:00 AM BREAKFAST (Ticket Needed): Room 2E 7:15 – 8:15 AM General Session: Room 2D AHIMA Update, Cassi Birnbaum, AHIMA Past President Please bring your breakfast to the meeting 8:30 – 9:20 AM General Session: Room 2D The Washington State Clinical Data Repository Launch, Melodie Olsen, Dylan Oxford, Ginnie Odell-Eliason, & Linda Reeder, The Washington State Health Care Authority 9:30 – 10:20 AM General Session: Room 2D KeyNote Speaker: Bill Radke, Comedian and KUOW Radio Host Due to the nature of the presentation, there are no handouts. 10:30 – 11:30 AM Dedicated Vendor Time: Room 2E 11:30 – 12:30 AM LUNCH (Ticket Needed): Room 2E 12:30 – 1:20 PM Leadership and Technology Track: Room 2D HIPAA Updates and Lessons Learned, Evelyn Zeller, JD, Office of Civil Rights Coding and Revenue Cycle Track: Rooms 2BC ICD-10: Impact, Obstacles, Compliance, PANEL: Rhona Moses, Janneen Lambert, Corinne Meyer, Catherine Finnie, Michelle Lott, Evelyn Erdely Due to the nature of the presentation, there are no handouts. 1:30 – 2:20 PM Leadership and Technology Track: Room 2D Identity Management While Combining EMRs, Increasing Interfaces, and Allowing Patients to Register On-Line, Debbie Green, Providence Healthcare Providence Healthcare is a WSHIMA Gold Corporate Partner Coding and Revenue Cycle Track: Rooms 2BC Hospital Mortality Coded Data Insights, Gloryanne Bryant, Consultant. Gloryanne Bryant’s Presentation is sponsored by RMC, INC. 2:30 – 3:00 PM Networking and Vendor Break: Room 2E
3:00 – 3:50 PM Leadership and Technology Track: Room 2D Information Governance in the Era of Cloud and Cognitive Computing, Lorraine Fernandes, Consultant Coding and Revenue Cycle Track: Rooms 2BC ICD 10 PCS: Defining Cardiac Procedures, Virginia Bailey, MedPartners 4:00 – 4:50 PM Leadership and Technology Track: Room 2D HIM & IT: The Big Disconnect, Mary Beth Haugen, The Haugen Group Coding and Revenue Cycle Track: Rooms 2BC The Revenue Cycle, Carolyn Rubin, Anthelio Health Anthelio Health is a WSHIMA Gold Corporate Partner 5:00 – 7:00 PM Silent Auction Dinner and Celebration (Ticket Needed): Room 2E Saturday, April 30, 2016 7:00 – 8:00 AM BREAKFAST (Ticket Needed): Room 2E 7:15 – 8:20 AM: Room 2D WSHIMA Business Meeting Please bring your breakfast to the meeting 8:30 – 9:20 AM Leadership and Technology Track: Rooms 2BC Data Integrity and Data Governance, Andy Tauber, The Vancouver Clinic. Coding and Revenue Cycle Track: Room 2D Hands On Coding Scenarios (Bring Your Code Books!), Carol Garsi & Kassie Koledin, University of Washington Medicine. Due to the nature of the presentation, there are no handouts. 9:30 – 10:20 AM Leadership and Technology Track: Rooms 2BC Promoting HIM at Your Workplace, Jonathan Eastabrooks, Tacoma Community College. Jonathan Eastabrooks was the recipient of the 2015 Professional Development Scholarship. Coding and Revenue Cycle Track: Room 2D Hands On Coding Scenarios (Bring Your Code Books!), Carol Garsi & Kassie Koledin, University of Washington Medicine. CONTINUED. Due to the nature of the presentation, there are no handouts.
10:20 – 10:50 AM Networking and Vendor Break: Room 2E 11:00 – 11:50 PM Leadership and Technology Track: Rooms 2BC Release of Information 2016: Federal and Washington State Update, John Christiansen, Christiansen ITLaw. Mr. Christiansen is the author of the WSHIMA’s Legal Guide. Coding and Revenue Cycle Track: Room 2D NCCI Edits, Procedure to Procedure CPT Coding, Linda Windley, Noridian. 12:00 – 12:50 PM Leadership and Technology Track: Rooms 2BC Release of Information 2016: Federal and Washington State Update, John Christiansen, Christiansen ITLaw. (CONTINUED) Coding and Revenue Cycle Track: Room 2D Chronic Care Management Coding, Tammy Ewers, Noridian. 1:00 PM Adjournment
2016-2017 Board of Directors President: Sally Beahan, MHA, RHIA President-Elect: Cynthia Kelly, RHIT Secretary: Tamera Salladay, RHIA, CCS Treasurer: Erin Ussery, RHIA, CCA 2nd Year Director (one term): Tracy Stanley, RHIT 1st Year Director: Melody Draper, RHIT, CHPS, CCS 2nd Year Delegate: Lynette Colis, RHIT 2nd Year Delegate: Bill Thieleman, RHIA, CHP 1st Year Delegate: Lisa Withers, RHIA, CCS SHIMA Representative: Vanessa Brumfield, RHIT TAHIMA Representative: Anita Tolbert INHIMA Representative: Paul Tusa, CCS Executive Director: Jill Burrington-Brown, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA Committee Chairs: Annual Meeting: Ellen Remily Coding Round Tables: Cindy Stephens, RHIT Communications: Rex Dulay, RHIA Membership: OPEN Advocacy: Sheila Green-Shook, MHA, RHIA, CHP,
FAHIMA Vendor Relations: Eugenia Terry, RHIA Education: Corinne Meyer, MBA, CCS, CHC Collaboration Task Force: Sheila Green-Shook, MHA, RHIA, CHP,
FAHIMA Volunteer Opportunities: Contact [email protected]! WE NEED YOU!!!
2016 WSHIMA ANNUAL MEETING SPEAKERS Thursday, April 28, 2016 Dawn Johnson, Seattle Children’s Hospital
• Dawn Johnson is a Senior Recruiter at Seattle Children’s. • Her areas of focus for the organization are Health Information
Management, IS/IT, and Pharmacy. • Prior to joining Seattle Children’s Dawn was a Recruiter at Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. • Dawn also spent 13 years as a Recruiter for local staffing agency, Woods
& Associates. • Dawn majored in Sociology at the University of Washington.
Laura Legg, HRG
• Laura Legg is experienced as a leader, consultant, coding expert, speaker, trainer and auditor for acute care and critical access hospitals and major health systems.
• Laura has over 30 years of health information management experience working with acute care hospitals, critical access hospital, and home services. Laura joined Healthcare Resource Group (HRG) in January of 2013. The majority of Laura’s career has been as an HIM Director with focus on all areas of coding and compliance.
• Laura has been a Registered Health Information Technician and Certified Coding Specialist since 1990 and is currently completing her RHIA through Stephens College.
Carole Morris, HRG
• Carole Morris spent 25 years with the University of California Davis Health System, with the last 7 years as the Compliance and Privacy Manager for the 600+ physicians affiliated with the UC Davis Health System.
• Since relocating to Washington, Carole joined Healthcare Resource Group as the Director of Professional Coding and Compliance and was subsequently promoted to VP of Coding Services.
• Carole has extensive experience in managing coding operations and ensuring organization compliance through risk assessment and audit development.
• Carole possesses Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communication, her CCS-P through AHIMA and is Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) through Healthcare Compliance Association (HCCA).
John D. Scott, MD, The University of Washington
• Dr. Scott graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Human Biology, attended Georgetown University School of Medicine cum laude,
completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford University Hospitals, and then obtained sub-specialty training in Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington.
• He has an active research program in viral hepatitis, which is supported by federal and pharmaceutical grants. He has published in JAMA, Lancet, Hepatology, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Annals of Internal Medicine, Nature Medicine and the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
• In 2013, Dr. Scott spent 4 months at the University of Queensland, Centre for Online Health, learning about the Australian health care system and how telehealth can be used to increase specialty care access and to improve health outcomes. He was awarded the Best Paper at the 2012 Global Telehealth Conference in Sydney, Australia.
• In 2009, he launched Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) in Washington State, the first place to replicate the ECHO model outside of New Mexico. This innovative telehealth program helps clinicians serving in rural and underserved areas with the evaluation and treatment of hepatitis C and has since expanded into the areas of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, geriatrics, heart failure, diabetes, addictions and psychiatry, and multiple sclerosis. Project ECHO uses case-based learning to increase the capacity of primary care clinicians to care for common, complex diseases. Treatment of patients with hepatitis C through Project ECHO is as safe and effective as in person care (Arora S, et al. NEJM 2011) and is cost-effective. The Project ECHO model has now spread throughout the United States and the world.
Kristi Pollard, The Haugen Group
• With more than 20 years of industry experience, Kristi is currently developing web-based and instructor-led training material and conducting training in ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT.
• Kristi has an extensive background in coding education and consulting and is a national speaker on topics related to ICD-10 and CPT coding as well as code-based reimbursement.
• She has designed and developed training programs for inpatient and outpatient hospital-based coding including vascular interventional radiology and interventional cardiology CPT coding.
• Kristi has served on the Colorado Health Information Management Association’s (CHIMA) board of directors and was formerly chairperson of CHIMA’s ICD-10 Task Force.
• She is also a past president of the Northern Colorado Health Information Management Association (NCHIMA).
• Kristi devotes extra time to mentoring current and future coders through her Coder Coach blog and is the proud recipient of the 2011 AHIMA Triumph Award for Mentoring.
• She also received CHIMA’s 2013 Outstanding Volunteer Award for her work with the ICD-10 Task Force.
• Kristi is the author of a delightfully funny blog dedicated to the profession of coding. Follow Kristi’s Coder Coach Blog at www.codercoach.blogspot.com
Sally Beahan, The University of Washington
• Sally Beahan has worked at the University of Washington for 17 years in a variety of roles; most currently she is the Director of Strategic Planning and Projects for UW Medicine’s Health Information Management Department.
• She also served as Project Advisor for Coding & CDI for the UW Medicine ICD10 Program.
• Sally is serving a 2-year term as President of the Washington State Health Information Management Association.
• She earned a Master’s in Healthcare Administration in 2009 from the University of Washington and has a Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Administration from Seattle University.
Christine Taylor, The University of Washington
• Christine Taylor has worked at the University of Washington for 8 years in records and information management.
• Her current role is Records Officer for UW Medicine. • For several years prior to her employment at the University, Christine was
partner in a consulting firm that focused on implementing archives and information management programs in non-profit organizations.
• Christine earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Washington, and a JCL* at Catholic University in Washington, DC
Connie Calvert, RMC
• Connie is Director of Coding & Review services for Reimbursement Management Consultants (RMC)
• She is a graduate of Medical University of South Carolina, with a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management.
• With over 20 years of experience, Connie’s past positions include those of Director of HIM, Manager of Coder/Physician Education & Training, and Coding Education and Compliance Consultant for acute care facilities nationwide.
• She has implemented CDI training programs and documentation manuals for companies & facilities and is particularly proud to have planned and implemented an HIM department from scratch for a psychiatric facility.
• Connie enjoys coaching and mentoring staff, conducting audits, researching coding issues, developing coding tools, and providing education to coders as well as providers.
• Clinical Documentation is a particular passion and as such, Connie obtained her CCDS (Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist) credential in 2011.
• She is active in AHIMA, SCHIMA (South Carolina State Chapter of AHIMA), and ACDIS (the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists).
Paula Dascher, Seattle Children’s Hospital • Paula has a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology and Medical
Technology from Colorado State University. She received certification in Health Informatics and Health Information Administration from the University of Washington.
• She is a member of the Medical Informatics Committee and manages the Document Integrity and Design Team at Seattle Children’s Hospital. In her work Paula looks for opportunities to use LEAN methodology, and continuous process improvement.
• Seattle Children’s uses eScription for dictation, 3M E-Signature, Deficiency Tracking and Distribution, and Cerner for their EMR.
• Paula manages a team that includes 29 transcriptionists and 6 additional staff supporting the clinical documentation life cycle.
Friday, April 29, 2016 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Cassi Birnbaum, AHIMA Past President The Washington State Health Care Authority: Dylan Oxford, Melodie Olsen, Ginnie Odell-Eliason, and Linda Reeder Dylan Oxford has worked for the Washington State Medicaid program for 14 years, with an emphasis on major technical and financial projects within the state Medicaid agency.
• He is currently serving as the Technical Manager for the Washington Link4Health project, which aims to facilitate clinical data exchange and care coordination across the state.
Melodie Olsen is the State Health IT Coordinator working to advance the adoption of electronic health record systems and health information exchange across the health care community in Washington State.
• She has been leading change initiatives for the State of Washington in a number of roles over the past 22 years.
• To improve the coordination of care provided for Apple Health enrollees she is currently leading Washington Link4Health, a multi-year initiative to advance the statewide electronic exchange of clinical records.
• The WA Link4Health initiative is part of the State’s long-term efforts to improve health care quality, better manage costs and improve health outcomes for all Washingtonians.
Ginnie Eliason
• Ginnie Eliason serves the Washington State Health Care Authority as the HealthIT Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Manager.
• She is responsible for developing, implementing and managing the Outreach and Communication Plans for WA HealthIT including Washington Link4Health and the Electronic Health Records Program.
• She enjoys meeting with providers and delivery systems across our state. Linda Reeder, RN, FACHE
• Linda Reeder is an experienced healthcare project manager who specializes in leveraging technology for safe and high quality patient services, quality improvement, regulatory compliance and effective care management.
• She also has extensive clinical experience in various inpatient and ambulatory care settings.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Bill Radke
• Bill Radke now hosts KUOW's morning newsmagazine — as he did 20 years ago!
• Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s, and then he created Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR.
• Next, Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report.
• He returned to Seattle in 2010, hosting on KIRO-FM for two years. And now he's back home to start our days with smart news coverage and smart humor.
• The Seattle Times called Bill Radke the city's Jerry Seinfeld. He's been a comedian -- winning the Seattle International Standup Competition -- a newspaper columnist, and an author.
Evelyn Zeller, JD; Office of Civil Rights
• Evelyn joined the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), as an investigator in October 2005. She is now a supervisor in that office.
• She earned her law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law and then worked as an attorney with the Chief Counsel’s Office of the Internal Revenue Service.
• After relocating to Washington State, she operated a private law practice before joining the Office for Civil Rights. She is a member in good standing of the Washington State Bar Association.
Panel: Rhona Moses, Corinne Meyer, Catherine Finnie, Michelle Lott, Evelyn Erdely, Janneen Lambert Rhona Moses, RHIA, CCS-P
• Rhona Moses is the Director of Health Information Management for Group Health Cooperative, a non-profit integrated health plan and care delivery system serving more than 500,000 members and patients in Washington and Idaho.
• Ms. Moses previously served as manager and director of medical records in two acute care hospitals, Group Health’s Central Hospital in Seattle and Saint John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, CA. She also served as Group Health’s Associate Director of Coding and Compliance.
• She is a graduate of Seattle University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information, and is a member of AHIMA and WSHIMA.
Corinne Meyer, MBA/HCM, RHIA, CCS
• Corinne Meyer is the Director of Revenue Integrity & Coding at Seattle Children’s Hospital in Seattle, Washington. Seattle Children’s Hospital provides specialized pediatric care for children in a five state region including Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming (WWAMI).
• Corinne has over 15 years of health information management industry experience and is currently serving as a Board Director for the Washington State Health Information Management Association.
• She has also worked in a consultative capacity with Tacoma Community College Faculty Advisory Board and South Seattle Community College to improve educational offering to area students in the field of Health Information Management.
Catherine Finnie, MHA, RHIA, CPC, CEMC, CHC
• Catherine Finnie is the HIM Coding Manager for UW Medicine, overseeing a team of 60, including coders and coding auditor/educators, with responsibility for Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington Medical Center.
• Catherine started her role in healthcare at Harborview in the Charge Capture department. After working closely with several departments she made the switch to coding, taking a coder position at University of Washington Physicians (UWP). From there she was recruited for a position at Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) Compliance department and eventually became their Compliance Manager.
• From there Catherine shifted gears and went the path of Revenue Cycle working in both Chargemaster Operations and Professional Revenue Cycle at Stanford Hospital and Clinics.
• Eventually, she was enticed back to the beautiful Pacific Northwest by friends and family and spent a short period of time involved in the ICD-10
programs at NWH and Seattle Children’s Hospital, before accepting her current position at UW Medicine in early 2014.
Michelle M. Lott, CPC, CPMA • Michelle Lott is the Health Insurance Coding Specialist and the Associate
Director of the Practice Resource Center for the Washington State Medical Association (WSMA).
• Michelle provides guidance and training on CPT and ICD coding issues via webinars, in-person seminars, articles and other written materials through the WSMA Practice Resource Center for the benefit of physicians, practice managers and administrative staff.
• She also manages the WSMA Coding Hotline, researching coding issues and questions.
• Michelle has over 15 years’ experience in the health care industry. • Michelle is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified
Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA) through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), and an Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer through the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
Evelyn Erdely CCA
• Evelyn Erdely is the Reimbursement Policy Manager with First Choice Health in Seattle Washington. Over the past 5 years, Evelyn has been the Program Manager and Subject Matter Expert on the implementation of ICD10 for First Choice Health.
• Evelyn was also a member of the ICD10 Implementation Work Group for OneHealthPort, a coalition of health plans, physicians and hospitals that joined together to build a trusted community where business and clinical information could be shared securely and simply to improve efficiencies.
• Her primary responsibilities include providing subject matter expertise in Coding, Claims Editing, Contract Requirements, Reimbursement Methodologies, “Best Practices” in Payment Policies and Project Management.
• Evelyn has over 25 years of experience in the Health Insurance Industry. Janneen Lambert, CPC, CPC-H, CHC, CHPC
• Janneen is the Administrator of Regulatory Compliance and serves as Compliance Officer at The Everett Clinic in Everett, Washington with oversight of Privacy/Security and program integrity.
• Janneen has more than 20 years experience in Healthcare Business Operations, Coding/Regulatory Compliance and Privacy (HR). She is responsible for the development and implementation of organizational compliance programs and organizational strategy related to new laws and regulations associated with compliance and privacy. She oversees all HIM and Regulatory Compliance functions including training, contract management, billing and coding audits, and physician education.
• She is also a member of The Everett Clinic leadership team serving as special projects officer supporting strategic business initiatives and transformational care models.
• Janneen has a dual certification from AAPC in both hospital and professional coding; she is a certified trainer with AHIMA for ICD-10- CM and ICD-10 PCS, with membership in the ICD-10 AHIMA Ambassador program. She received her certification from the University of Washington in Healthcare Compliance and is a Certified Health Compliance Professional in both compliance and privacy through the Health Care Compliance Association.
• She has successfully certified in Lean Leader Training and Daily Management Systems through Joan Wellman and Associates, Inc.
• Janneen is a past member of the AAPC National Advisory Board, serves as a current member of the University of Washington Healthcare Regulatory Compliance Advisory Board, and the Everett Community College Billing and Coding Advisory Committee. Janneen is a current member of the Puget Sound Compliance Officer Forum, HCCA, AAPC, AHIMA, AMGA, MGMA, MGMA and EPIC Northwest Advisory Privacy and Security Group.
• She is also a contributing author to “Leading The Lean Healthcare Journey; Driving Culture Change To Increase Value” and has published many articles for AOA and other professional publications.
Debbie Green, Providence Healthcare
• Debbie Green has an RHIT and degree in Healthcare Administration. • She has worked in Health Information Management for 26 years and at
Providence Health and Services for 14 years. • She is currently their System Director of Legal Health Record Integrity.
Gloryanne Bryant, Kaiser Permanete
• Gloryanne is a 30+ years HIM professional and Leader with o RHIA (Registered Health Information Administrator), o RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician), o Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP), o Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), o Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS), o and is an AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer.
• In her current role as the National Director of Coding Quality, Education, Systems and Support at Kaiser Permanente, Gloryanne has responsibility for the coding quality, accuracy and integrity, monitoring programs, education, coding related systems and advisory for Clinical Documentation Improvement.
• She was also the key national leader for ICD-10 Coding Education and Training at KP across 8 regions.
• Prior to joining Kaiser in May 2009, she was the Corporate Senior Director of Coding HIM Compliance for Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) Dignity Health.
• Ms. Bryant has conducted numerous ICD-9-CM, ICD-10 and CPT coding, DRGs, MS-DRG, APR-DRGs, APC (OPPS), ICD-10, leadership and compliance workshops for hospital based coders, Coding HIM Leaders and others.
• In addition she has made an array of presentations on data quality, medical necessity, compliance and clinical documentation improvement to management executives and healthcare administrators.
• Over the past fourteen years she has been a guest speaker on compliance issues for several regional, state and national educational programs and associations.
• Over the past five years, Gloryanne has given presentations on planning and implementation of ICD-10 and provided testimony in support of ICD-10 implementation for the House Ways and Means Committee back in April 2006.
Lorraine Fernandes, Consultant
• Lorraine is Principal of Fernandes Healthcare Insights and was formerly global healthcare ambassador for IBM and Initiate System.
• Lorraine is an international and domestic thought leader, accomplished author and respected public speaker on topics related to technology’s role in healthcare transformation.
• Lorraine is on the Board of Directors for the International Federation of Health Information Management Associations (IFHIMA) and serving as the Regional Director for the Americas.
• Lorraine is recipient of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) 2013 Pioneer Award and 1998 Discovery Award and California Health Information Association (CHIA) 2007 Distinguished Member Award.
Virginia Bailey, MedPartners
• Virginia Bailey, RN, CCDS is the CDI Education & Training Consultant for Medpartners University (MPU). Virginia began working with MedPartners in October 2012 with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) as the Clinical Documentation Reviewer for their ICD-10 Transition Team.
• At CHOP, Virginia worked in various roles including developmente of ICD-10 physician education, development of new surgical templates that were ICD-10 compliant, and translating the hospital’s preference and Smartsets from ICD-9 to ICD-10 for their EMR build.
• As a CDI educator for MPU, Virginia is instrumental in content development, consultant mentoring, and the transformative and collaborative learning process for both Coder and CDI consultants.
• Virginia is considered to be a coding savant who has the ability to relate to any type of learner at any level.
Mary Beth Haugen, The Haugen Group
• Mary Beth Haugen, MS, RHIA, is President & CEO of The Haugen Consulting Group, based in Denver, Colorado, and comes to us with a vast experience in HIM and information technology services.
• She’s served on the Board of Directors for AHIMA and AHIMA Foundation, and is a nationally known speaker and authored numerous publications on topics such as the legal health record, information governance, integration of healthcare technology, and leadership.
• Mary Beth is also a CHIMA Distinguished member and Haugen Group was recognized as a Colorado Company to Watch in 2015.
Carolyn Rubin, Anthelio Health
• Carolyn Rubin is an accomplished healthcare professional with 23 years expertise in end-to-end revenue cycle optimization, implementation of ‘Best Practices’ and operational efficiencies, reimbursement, managed care, process improvement, billing and coding education and has been recognized for outstanding leadership and commitment within her profession.
• She is an experienced consultant focused on improving efficiencies and minimizing risk while increasing patient access to care.
• With expertise in revenue cycle operations, implementing and monitoring wide portfolio operations, compliance systems and initiatives to enable organizational compliance with all applicable CMS, federal, and state regulations, Carolyn is an experienced consultant and we are very pleased to have her presenting for WSHIMA.
• She is a proven educator and public speaker, recognized as a ‘subject matter expert’ in her field.
Saturday, April 30, 2016 Andy Tauber, The Vancouver Clinic
• Andy Tauber has over 40 years of professional information systems experience including application analysis, design and development, technical support, and Information Systems Management in a variety of industries.
• His most recent experience is as a Data Architect for IBM and The Vancouver Clinic. In this role he has designed enterprise business and analysis systems and managed data governance for the organization.
• He has experience in architecting web-based e-Commerce systems for both Business to Consumer and Business to Business, and was technical lead for the teams tasked with developing these systems.
• Andy’s skills in analysis and design of software applications, relational databases, and data governance have brought him industry recognition as an expert in his field. In addition, Andy is a co-author of the book Powerbuilder Foundation Class Library Professional Reference.
• Andy is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, and a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator. In the past he has been a Certified Sybase Instructor and a Certified PowerBuilder Instructor. He has taught Microsoft Certification courses at Portland State University
Carol Garsi, The University of Washington • Carol Garsi (M.ED, RHIT, CCS) is Coding Manager of the Coding
Education & Auditing Division of UW Medicine. • She has over 30 years’ experience in HIM and Coding with her most
recent focus being ICD-10-CM/PCS as Coding Manager for the UW Medicine implementation of ICD-10.
• Carol has a Master’s degree in Education and teaches at Edmond’s Community College.
• Carol is an AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer. Kassie Koledin, The University of Washington
• Kassie Koledin (RHIA, CCS) is a Coding Auditor in the Coding Education and Auditing Division of UW Medicine.
• She has more than 25 years of experience in coding and spent the last three years as an ICD 10 Coding Analyst in the UW Medicine implementation of ICD-10.
• Kassie is an AHIMA approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer. Jonathan Eastabrooks, Tacoma Community College
• Jonathan Eastabrooks is a tenured faculty member with Tacoma Community College's Health Information Technology program.
• He graduated from TCC and earned his RHIT in 2004. • He began work as an outpatient coder with MultiCare Health System. • He finished his undergraduate degree at the University of Washington in
2009 and focused on HIHIM. • After graduation, he worked as the Recovery Audit Contractor program
liaison for the Franciscan Health System. • He also began teaching part-time with the Medical Office Professional
program at TCC. He transitioned into full-time teaching with the college in 2011 and has since earned his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) through Brandman University.
John Christiansen, Christiansen ITLaw
• John R. Christiansen has been practicing health information-related law since the early 1990s. After practicing in major law and consulting firms, John formed Christiansen IT Law in 2005 to provide services on a more flexible, cost-effective basis.
• Christiansen IT Law’s services include privacy and security assessment, compliance and risk management, health information technology services contracting and licensing, and related issues.
• Clients include health care providers, technology and services vendors, government agencies, academic institutions and professional firms, including service as a Special Assistant Attorney General to the Washington State Health Care Authority and the University of Washington, and to the State of Hawaii Office of Information Management and Technology.
• Mr. Christiansen is Chair of the American Bar Association’s HITECH Omnibus Rule Task Force and Vice Chair of the Washington State Bar Association’s Health Law Section, and he speaks and publishes on health information technology frequently.
• He is the author of the 2015 update to the WSHIMA Legislative Manual, re-titled The Management of Health Information in Washington State: Federal and State Regulations.
Linda Windley, Noridian
• Linda Windley is a Provider Outreach and Education Representative from Noridian Healthcare Solutions.
• She has over 40 years of Part B Medicare experience, with the past 25 years dedicated to education and outreach endeavors.
• Her primary function is to serve as a liaison between the healthcare community and the Medicare Program, with a focus on providing education instruction and guidance to all provider types.
• In addition to her business and educational background, she is and has been credentialed as a certified professional coder for many years.
Tammy Ewers, Noridian Healthcare Solutions
• Tammy Ewers is a Provider Outreach and Education Representative servicing all Noridian States.
• Ms. Ewers has over 25 years of Medicare experience encompassing both Part A and Part B programs, with the past 18 years dedicated specifically to education and outreach endeavors. Her primary function is to serve as a liaison between the health care community and the Medicare Program with a focus on providing educational instruction and guidance to all provider types. She has worked on a number of program, system, and state transitions.
• In addition to her business and educational background she is and has been credentialed as a certified professional coder for many years and
serves on multiple CMS, state groups, professional committees and advisory groups.
