Professional Development

Certification

  • AHIMA-Approved Data Analytics Trainer (11/2018 - Present)
  • Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA) (02/2016 - 10/2018)
  • Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) (06/2010)

Classes

  • Improving Your Online Course (IYOC) Quality Matters (06/2019)
  • Online Teaching Presence Using the Community of Inquiry Model Hoonuit (03/2019)
  • 2018 AHIMA-Approved Data Analytics Trainer Workshop AHIMA (10/2018)
  • Exploration of SNOMED CT Basics The College of St. Scholastica - HIIM ProgramMOOC CE Participation (06/2015)

Seminars and Conferences

  • 21st Cures Act Webinar, CHIA House of Delegates Update and New Board Installation Inland Area Health Information Association (IAHIA) (05/2021)
  • Consortium of Baccalaureate and Graduate Health Informatics & Information Management Educators 2021 (03/2021)
  • How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing CDI Program AHIMA (01/2021)
  • AHIMA House of Delegates & Strategic Pathfinder Sessions Discussions (10/2020)
  • Cyber Threats, Trends & Leadership Mid/Post-Pandemic CAHIIM Fall Festival 2020 (09/2020)
  • Infusing Curriculum with Security, Legal and Risk Considerations CAHIIM Fall Festival 2020 (09/2020)
  • Assembly on Education 2020 (08/2020)
  • The Culture of the Mindful Classroom: Cultivating Student Focus, Curiosity, Perspective, Compassion, and Resilience (08/2020)
  • How Can Online Instructors Better Manage Their Workload? Magna (07/2020)
  • AMIA 2020 Clinical Informatics Conference (05/2020)
  • Panel Discussion: Managing the Challenges and Changes in the Middle of a Crisis (05/2020)
  • Consortium of Baccalaureate and Graduate Health Informatics & Information Management Educators 2020 (03/2020)
  • AMIA Virtual Informatics Summit 2020 AMIA (03/2020)
  • Transitioning from Customer Experience Reporting to Analytics HIMSS (07/2019)
  • Unlocking the Power of Data Analytics: New Insights into Key Healthcare Priorities and Best Practices HIMSS (03/2019)
  • Introduction to Information Governance and House of Delegates (HOD) Topics IAHIA (05/2018)
  • Virtual IG Boot Camp Deep Dive: Data Governance and Analytics AHIMA (04/2018)
  • Assembly on Education 2017 (08/2017)
  • Consortium of Baccalaureate and Graduate Health Informatics & Information Management Educators 2017 Annual Meeting (08/2017)
  • CHIA Convention & Exhibit 2017 CHIA (06/2017)
  • Consortium of Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in HIIM 2017 (03/2017)
  • Item Writing Writing test questions for CHDA exam (01/2017)
  • Healthcare Informatics Summit 2017 Health IT Summit Series (01/2017)
  • Data Institute: Making Information Meaningful (12/2016)
  • CHIA Convention & Exhibit 2015 (06/2015)
  • Performance Improvement (IAHIA) (05/2015)
  • Project Management & Change Management (IAHIA) (12/2014)
  • Using Data Analytics to Validate Data Quality in Healthcare (IAHIA) (10/2014)
  • How to Utilize Brain and Cognitive Mechanisms to Improve Training 2014 Annual Faculty Colloquium (09/2014)
  • AHIMA Convention & Exhibit 2014 (09/2014)
  • Assembly on Education Symposium/Faculty Development Institute 2014 AHIMA (07/2014)
  • CHIA Convention 2014 (06/2014)
  • Health Data Analysis for the CHDA Exam and Beyond (06/2014)
  • Followers Needed! AHIMA (05/2014)
  • Consortium of Baccalaureate and Graduate Health Informatics & Information Management Educators (03/2014)
  • Terms of Engagement: Understanding What Engaged Learning Means for Today’s Health Professional Student (02/2014)
  • Electronic Competency: Can We Develop it for Free? (02/2014)
  • Meaningful Use – Stage 2 (CHIA) (01/2014)
  • Resume Building (IAHIA) (12/2013)
  • Domestic Violence 2013 Fall Faculty Colloquium (09/2013)
  • Assembly on Education Symposium/Faculty Development Institute 2013 (AHIMA) (07/2013)
  • CHIA Convention 2013 (06/2013)
  • Keeping Your HIM Skills Evolving (05/2013)
  • ICD-10-PCS Overview (04/2013)
  • So You Think You’re Compliant? (CHIA) (04/2013)
  • The Best Defense is a Good Offense (CHIA) (03/2013)
  • Coding and Documentation Implications of Use of 3M APR DRGs for Inpatient Hospital Reimbursement (CHIA) (02/2013)
  • HIM Compliance: A Cornerstone of an Organization’s Compliance Program Seminar (CHIA) (01/2013)
  • Clinical Documentation Improvement (IAHIA) (01/2013)

Special Projects

  • EPIC Teach Backs in HIM Attended training in EPIC HIM Modules for Coding, Release of Information, and Deficiency TrackingTeachback performed for Coding (08/2017 - 10/2017)