Ellen Ellis

DRG Coordinator

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St Joseph, Missouri, United States

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About me
Experienced health information management leader
Education
- St. John's College
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  Associate of Arts (A.A.) Liberal Arts
- University of Kansas Medical Center
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  Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Medical Record Administration
Experience
- North Kansas City Hospital
  Jul 1988 - Jul 1991
  DRG Coordinator
  DRG assignment, utilization management, PRO liaison
- Heartland Health
  Jul 1991 - Jul 1997
  Supervise clerical and coding sections for medical center Auditing Medicare inpatient coding, appeal DRG changes, provide coder education
  - Health Information Services Supervisor
    Jul 1994 - Jul 1997
  - Coding Team Leader
    Jul 1991 - Jul 1994
- Mosaic Life Care
  Jul 1997 - now
  Oversee inpatient coding for medical center and LTACH, clinical documentation improvement program Oversee Health Information Mgmt. Dept. for medical center and 50+ clinics including clerical, release of information, case merge, medical library, coding, transcription, unit secretaries, switchboard/communications, data entry, CDI, medical library. Regulatory compliance, project leadership.
  - Inpatient Coding/Clinical Documentation Improvement Manager
    Jul 2017 - now
  - Enterprise Health Information Management Director
    Jul 1997 - Jul 2017
Licenses & Certifications
- RHIA
  AHIMA
  Oct 1987
- CHP
  AHIMA
  Sept 2001
- Fellow
  The Advisory Board Company
- CCS
  AHIMA
  Apr 1992
Volunteer Experience
- School Board Member
  Issued by St. Paul Lutheran School on Dec 2017
  Associated with Ellen Ellis
- Scrip coordinator
  Issued by St. Paul Lutheran School on Sept 2003
  Associated with Ellen Ellis
- Liaison
  Issued by AFS-USA, Inc. on Aug 2015
  Associated with Ellen Ellis