Description: Most health information students are aware of the traditional health information career pathways. This discussion panel is meant to introduce non-traditional career pathways. Hear from three health information professionals and their pathway to their non-traditional roles. They will share why they consider their current position non-traditional; what additional education and/or experience was required for their position; what advice they would give a new HIM professional that wants to obtain their first job in HIM; and they share thoughts on if they ever imaged they would be in this role at the beginning of their career.
Webinar Date: This was presented as part of IHIMA’s 2023 Annual Meeting Student Track – April 2023
Duration: 1 hour
Speakers:
(Moderator) Jill Alfrey RHIT, CCS started her career in Health Information Management at Community Health Network in June 2002, working in the Doctors Incomplete area. In 2010, Jill decided to pursue her associate degree and later continued on for her bachelor’s degree. In 2014, she graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Human Sciences from Rasmussen University. Since graduating in 2014, Jill has held a few positions starting as Outpatient Hospital Coder until April 2016. Then hired for a newly created Coding Hospital Supervisor role until 2020 when that role was split into IP/OP and became the Inpatient Hospital Coding Supervisor. She held this role until July 2022 when she became the Inpatient Hospital Coding Manager. She currently holds her RHIT and CCS and still plans to sit for her RHIA in the near future.
Candace L. Early, RHIT, CCS, CDIP, ICD-10 Certified Trainer has 32 years’ experience in HIM field including Coding Management for both Contract Coders and Hospital Coders, Audit Team Management including offshore, 3M Nosology Support Analyst, IP and OP Coder including hospital and both remote and travel contract coding. Candace is currently working for Maxim Healthcare Staffing as a Coding Manager overseeing a team of 40 IP and OP Remote Coders living all over the US who code for 8 different hospital networks across the country including Arizona; Oregon/Washington; Illinois/Wisconsin; Texas; California and New Jersey.
Sarah Sallee, RHIA, CCS is the chair of the health information technology program at Ivy Tech Community College-Indianapolis. The programs includes a medical coding certificate program and an associate degree in health information technology. Sarah has served as the chair of these programs since 2018. Prior to this, Sarah served as an adjunct instructor in coding. Sarah began her health information career as an outpatient coder at Witham Health Services. She has degrees from Ivy Tech Community College and Indiana State University. She holds the Registered Health Information Administrator and Certified Coding Specialist credentials.
Brenda M White, MBA, CHCIO, CDH-E, RHIA is the IS Vice President Electronic Health Record for Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This executive leadership position oversees all Epic clinical and revenue cycle solutions, associated third party solutions, and HIM Operations. Additionally, Brenda establishes the vision, goals and objectives for the division and is responsible, in partnership with operational leaders and key stakeholders, for the build and maintenance of the applicable software solutions. Brenda’s past positions at Parkview in IS included IS Director responsible for Epic ambulatory, home health, virtual health, and population health solutions; Project Director responsible for the implementation of Epic’s enterprise suite of solutions and IS Director of EMR. Before transitioning to Information Services, Brenda’s focus was Health Information Management in various leadership positions up to and including Division Director of Parkview Hospital. She was on the IHIMA board for several years in various roles including secretary, delegate, and President. She is married to her high school sweetheart, and they are empty nesters whose family is scattered across the country. Brenda is on the Advisory Board for the Women in Leadership Certificate Program at Valparaiso University. She enjoys a variety of hobbies, including volunteering for various non-profits, reading, fine arts, walking, being outside, basketball, and travel.
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Cost: $25 Members/ $35 Non-Members
1 AHIMA CEU*
Domain: Evolving Topics/Other HIIM Relevant Topics
*AHIMA CEUs are also accepted by the AAPC. Check eligibility on the AAPC website.