Certifications
1971 Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) #6977
1992 Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) #05020
Education
1973 AMRA Correspondence Course, Illinois
1976 American River College (management course), California
1984 American River College (management course), California
1999 American River College (GIS course), California
1990-Current Onsite and Offsite classes on MS software applications, Business Objects,
Leadership workshop, Presentation workshop, Grammar and Technical Writing, Data
Warehouse, Metadata, X12 Structure.
Professional Experience
35 years of experience with healthcare information industry
25 years of SNODO, ICD-8 and ICD-9-CM
17 years of analytical experience with health data records
24 years of experience with DRG system
3 years of experience with APR-DRG system
11 years of coding experience with CPT (and California RVS)
6 years of supervisory experience
17 years of intensive data analysis of ICD-9-CM codes and other data elements reportable to the State of California
14 years as presenter
3 years of teaching experience in ICD-9-CM coding process, using AHIMA Toolbox for hosp staff
7 years of experience with Data Warehouse and Desktop Intelligence (Business Objects)
Employment (1969 - current)
Data Management Office (07- current)
Patient Data Section (02-07)
Healthcare Information Resource Center (99-01)
Patient Discharge Data Section (90-98)
Classifications
Associate Information Systems Analyst (07-current)
Research Analyst II (99-07)
Associate Government Program Analyst (95-98)
Staff Services Analyst (91-95)
Health Record Technician II (90-91)
Hospitals Mercy General Hospital and Mercy San Juan Hospital, Sacramento, CA (73-90)
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, Grass Valley, CA (71-73)
Nevada General County Hospital and Miners Hospital, Nevada City, CA (69-70)
Positions:
Lead Medical Record Coding Technician (83-90)
Medical Record Technician (73-80)
Medical Record Clerk (69-73)
CSC Computer Science Corporation under contract with California State on MediCal fraud (80-83)
Positions:
Quality Assurance Lead (82-83)
Medical Record Technician Lead (80-82)
Awards
2003 Recognition Award for appreciation in volunteerism and contributions to the California
HIPAA workgroups (CalOHI)
2002 Superior Accomplishment Award for significant contributions to the design and
development of a pilot data warehouse (OSHPD).
2002 Superior Accomplishment Award for significant contributions to the design, development
and implementation of an internet, web-based data collection and editing program for
patient care information (OSHPD).
1997 OSHIE Award (special achievement for being a nationally recognized expert in field of
medical records coding and for acting as liaison between OSHPD and the hospital
community)
1995 CHIA Seventh Literary Award (in recognition of the coding edit manual for the medical
record professionals and articles to the CHIA Journal).
Volunteer Activities
v American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), member
• AHIMA Coding Clinic Specialist Task Force, 1997-1998
• CHIA ICD-10 Committee member, 2007-2009
• CHIA Delegate to AHIMA, 2006-2008
• CHIA Bylaws Committee member, 2006-2008
• Chair, CHIA ICD-10 Committee, 2006-2007
• CHIA Coding Roundtable Facilitator, 2004-2005
• CHIA Legislative Committee member, 2002-2004
• CHIA Board of Directors, 1997-1999
• CHIA Coding and Data Quality Committee, 1996-1997
• CHIA Confidentiality Strategy Committee member, 1992-1994
• CHIA Coding and Data Quality Committee member , 1990-1998
• CHIA Coding and Reimbursement Committee member, 1988-1989
v Sacramento Valley Health Information Association (SVHIA), member
• SVHIA Coding Roundtable Coordinator, 2004-2006
• SVHIA Newsletter Editor, 1999-2001
• SVHIA Coding Roundtable Committee member, facilitator, topic presenter, 1998
• SVHIA President, 1997 (former president-elect resigned to accept elected CHIA Director)
• SVHIA President, 1996
• SVHIA Delegate to CHIA, 1995-1997
• SVHIA Secretary, 1994
• SVHIA Treasurer, 1991-1995
• SVHIA Education Committee Chair, 1990-1991
• SVHIA Public Relations Committee member, 1989
• SVHIA Education Committee member, 1988
• SVHIA Nominating Committee member, 1987
v Channel Publishing’s Advisory Committee for the ICD-9-CM Education Annotation Codebook, 1990-1995
v Cosumnes River College Advisory Board Member for Health Information Technology Program, 1993-1998
v AHA Coding Clinic’s Editorial Advisory Board Member, 1994-1996
v Society for Clinical Coding
• SCC Secretary, 1999
• SCC Committee member, 1995-1998
• SCC Nominating Committee member, 1994
vCalifornia Office of HIPAA Implementation (CalOHI)
• CalOHI HIPAA Transaction and Data Content Workgroup, Chair, 2001-2006
• CalOHI HIPAA Infrastructure Workgroup member (translators), 2003
• CalOHI HIPAA Research Sub-workgroup member, 2002
• CalOHI HIPAA Privacy Workgroup member, 2000-2001
v ASC X12N Committee
• 837 Health Care Data Reporting Guide Workgroup (in conjunction with Public
Health Data Standards Consortium), 2001-current
v Public Health Data Standards Consortium
• Payer Typology Committee member, 2005 - current
• PHDSC Web Resource Committee member, 2004-2006
Los Angeles Data User Conference: Future of OSHPD Data
Presenter ADP Understanding OSHPD Patient Level Data
Presenter OSHPD Changes in 2008 and 2009 Data
Presenter OSHPD Business Objects Users Meeting
Presenter OSHPD 2009 Changes Impacts from ICD-9’s E codes
2008 Co-Presenter HDPIC OSHPD Collection of External Cause of Injury (E Codes)
2007 Co-Presenter Texas California’s Experience on Present on Admission
Co-Presenter DHS ED and AS Data – 2005-2006 Data
Presenter IAHIA ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
Co-Presenter CHIA Conv. Everything You Wanted to Know about ICD-10-CM
2006 Presenter CRIHB ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS 101
Presenter CHIA/OSHPD E Code Regulations, Coding Edit Changes, Principal Language Spoken
2005 Presenter Sutter Health Data Findings and Tips for Improving their ED and AS Data
Presenter CHIA Conv. Emergency Dept and Ambulatory Surgery Reporting to OSHPD
2004 Presenter CHIA MIRCal System Project, Specifications, IP-ED-AS Data
Showcase Element Comparison
2003 Presenter North/South HIPAA Transaction and Code Sets (58 counties)
Presenter CHIA Conv. Data Reporting Requirements to OSHPD, HIPAA
Transaction Rules
Presenter CalOHI HIPAA Testing and Compliance on transactions, mapping, and translators
Presenter CalOHI HIPAA Transaction 201: How to Map Data Elements
Presenter CalOHI HIPAA Transaction 101: Overview in transaction rule, data elements, codes,
Presenter CHPDAC HIPAA Requirements in transactions, privacy, security, and OSHPD actions
2001 Presenter CHIA/OSHPD ED and AS Data Collection and Survey Results
Presenter HDPIC HIPAA and its impacts
Presenter CHIA Conv. OSHPD Privacy, Security, Data, and Dissemination
1999 Presenter SCC OSHPD Coding Edits
1998 Presenter CHIA/OSHPD Edits, Data Findings, Tips for Improving Your Data
Presenter SVHIA Coding Roundtable: OB coding
Presenter SVHIA New ICD-9-CM Codes and DRG Updates
Presenter SDHIA DRG Updates
1997 Presenter SVHIA Coding Roundtable: New ICD-9-CM Codes and DRG Updates
Presenter CHIA/OSHPD OSHPD Updates, Coding Edit Changes, CPAA Data Findings
1996 Presenter CHIA/OSHPD OSHPD Updates, Data Element Changes, Present On Admission
1995 Presenter CHIA/OSHPD OSHPD Updates and Psych Data Findings