Amanda Wickard, MBA, RHIA, CPHI

Experience

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  Mount Carmel Health System

  Jan 2002 - Jun 2006

  Management of patient data from health system; development and design of database structures; systhesis of data requests from multiple users, risk adjusted data analysis and reporting. System Experience: Chartmaxx imaging system, Witt Series IV, Decision Support Systems, CareScience, Cardiff TELEform Review and evaluation of patient medical records for optimal hospital reimbursement through the correct assignment and sequencing of ICD-9-CM diagnosis and/or CPT procedural codes. Specialized in Outpatient laboratory, Ancillary, Women’s Health and ED records. System experience: Electronic health record - Chartmaxx, McKesson HBOC Star, 3M encoder

  • Database Coordinator

    Sept 2003 - Jun 2006

  • Coding Specialist

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2006
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  Cleveland Clinic

  Sept 2006 - Mar 2007

  Electronic Health Record Analyst

  Initial point of contact for electronic health record corrections, amendements and proxy access approvals. System Experience: Epic

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  Medina General Hospital

  Mar 2007 - Sept 2008

  Manager, Health Information Management Department

  Management of all areas of the Health Information Management Department including record processing, file room, release of information, Coding services, Transcription services and Tumor Registry; staff consisiting of 37 employees.

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  Summa Health System

  Nov 2008 - Jan 2012

  Department Supervisor, Medical Records Inpatient DepartmentSupervision of the Inpatient Imaging and Analysis of patient medical records, consisting of 19 union Health Information Specialists. Direction over the preparation, scanning and quality analysis functionality of the Softmed System including ChartScan and ChartView modules. Development of performance standards, policies and procedures related to imaging and activities of the department. System Experience: Softmed imaging System, PLATO, Eclipsys, SMS Show less

  • Operations Analyst

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

  • Supervisor, Inpatient Imaging & Analysis

    Nov 2008 - Oct 2009
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  Summa Health System - Summa Vibra Rehab Hospital

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2018

  Director Health Information Management department, Privacy/Security Officer

  Direct and oversee all functions of health information management department ensuring regulatory and legal compliance, efficient operations, accurate coding and billing and record processing. Responsible for physician on-boarding and maintenance of physician credentialing files and expirables requirements. The development, implementation and ongoing administration of the organization's policies and procedures for maintaining the privacy of personal health information as required by federal and state laws. Coordination and submission of Trauma Registry data. Show less

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  National College of Business & Technology

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Health Information Technology Adjunct Instructor

  Health Information Technology Program InstructorHealthcare Statistics and AnalysisInformation Systems and TechnologyProvide knowledge and skills to students concerning Health information and the organization and management of data needed by patients, hospitals, and insurance companies.Bring industry skills and work experience to the classroom to ensure that students are well prepared to enter into the Healthcare field. Provide education focused on healthcare statistics by teaching statistical concepts and procedures to create meaningful reporting. Show less

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  DeVry University

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Health Information Technology Adjuct Instructor

  HIT-225 Data Application and Healthcare Quality

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  Stark State College

  Jan 2015 - Dec 2017

  Adjunct Instructor
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  Wood County Hospital

  Sept 2017 - now

  Director

  Direction and oversight of HIMS Operations, Coding and Transcription.