Position:
Medical Coder at Scottsdale Healthcare, Legislative and Advocacy Liaison at AzHIMA, Coding Roundtable Coordinator at AzHIMA
Work:
Scottsdale Healthcare
since Feb 2009
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Medical Coder
AzHIMA
since 2009
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Legislative and Advocacy Liaison
AzHIMA
since 2009
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Coding Roundtable Coordinator
Scottsdale Emergency Associates Ltd.
2004 - 2006
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Director of Patient Relations
Scottsdale Emergency Associates Ltd.
2002 - 2006
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Director of Physician Assistants
Scottsdale Emergency Associates Ltd.
1996 - 2006
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Physician Assistant, Emergency Medicine
Education:
Duke University 1992 - 1995
MHS, Master of Health Sciences
Virginia Commonwealth University 1988 - 1992
BS, Biology
Skills:
Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security, Certified Coding Specialist, Certified Health Data Analyst, Private Pilot since 1996 (single engine land, weight shift land)
Interests:
Patient Privacy and Security,
Patient Ownership and Control,
Nosology and semantic interoperability of medical nomenclature,
Interface design for healthcare portals (patient and provider)