Bev Walker, RHIA, CCS

Bev Walker, RHIA, CCS

Senior Coding Consultant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    EPIC HIM Principal Trainer, Educator, and HIM Manager

  • Education

    • Epic university

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    • Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis

      1993 - 1997
      Bachelor's Health Information Administration GPA: 4.0

      Activities and Societies: Graduated with Highest Distinction, University Student Ambassador

    • Anderson University

      2010 - 2014
      M.B.A.

      Activities and Societies: GPA: 4.0

  • Experience

    • Lexicode SOURCECORP

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2003
      Senior Coding Consultant

      Provided coding and auditing services on-site for clients nationwide

    • Memorial Health System

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2007
      Supervisor, Medical Records

      Supervised operations of 20 hospital-owned clinics medical records departments including transcription, release of information, training health information staff, orientation for all clinic employees & storage and retrieval of medical recordsProject Management for implementation of A4 electronic medical record in Phases I and II. including developed training materials, training physicians and staff, training super users, auditing and customizing templates for physicians

    • Franciscan St. Francis Health

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2010
      Manager, Coding Operations

      Managed quality assurance and production metricsTrained coding personnel & clinical documentation improvement specialistsMaintained knowledge of coding and billing requirements and regulatory changes and acted as a resource to the coding personnel

    • Indiana University

      Jan 2009 - May 2012
      Visitng Lecturer - School of Informatics - Health Information Administration

      Developed and taught the following classes:• HIA Professional Practice Experience • Computer Concepts & Database Design • Healthcare Requirements & Standards II • Medical Coding Professional Practice Experience Taught the following classes:• Healthcare Reimbursement Systems• Health Information Management• Quantitative Methods and Research• Release of Information• Healthcare Requirements & Standards II - IUPUI "Favorite Professor"- HIA academic advisor- Co-Developed Professional Practice Experience Manual for HIA students- HIA Connection Advisor- 1st Annual IUPUI Women in Technology Networking & Career Event Roundtable Discussion Leader- School of Informatics 10th Anniversary Panel Discussion, Bloomington Show less

    • Community Health Network

      Sept 2011 - now
      EPIC HIM Principal Trainer

      In May, 2012, transitioned to the EPIC HIM train/build Team. Certifiied by EPIC for HIM.Prior to May, 2012, managed HIM File Maintenance with staff of 32 employees.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • EPIC Deficiency Tracking

      Epic University
      Aug 2012
    • Epic EHR Release of Information

      Epic University
      Jul 2012
    • Epic EHR Coding and Abstracting

      Epic University, Madison, WI
      Jun 2012
    • Six Sigma Green Belt

      Jan 2008
    • Certified Coding Specialist

      American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
      Jan 2002
    • Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)

      American Health Information Management Association
      Oct 1997