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Welcome to the 28th Annual HIM Student Leadership Conference!

This annual event from Tacoma Community College is an exciting opportunity for our students to give back to the community through the planning and execution of a professional conference with experts from all areas of the healthcare continuum. This conference is worth up to 6 AHIMA-approved CEUs and is 100% planned and run by the HIT Class of 2024. We operate on a not-for-profit model and have ensured that the costs are low to provide a more equitable experience.

Every session will be live-streamed via Zoom and recorded for viewing at a later time to accommodate scheduling conflicts.

Thank you for your continued support!

Jonathan, Corinne, Dona, Karen and Adrienne (HIT/HIM Faculty)
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Saturday, June 1
 

8:00am PDT

Continental Breakfast and Networking
Saturday June 1, 2024 8:00am - 8:45am PDT

8:45am PDT

Faculty Welcome! (LIVE)
The HIT/HIM Faculty will welcome participants to the 28th Annual HIM Student Leadership Conference. This conference was organized by the graduating Health Information Technology (HIT) class of 2024 who worked incredibly hard to plan and execute this event for our professional community. Additionally, we wanted to thank our amazing volunteers and speakers who helped make this conference a reality!

Saturday June 1, 2024 8:45am - 9:05am PDT
Classroom 13-124/125

9:10am PDT

Keynote Speaker: Peter A. Norman (LIVE)


Speakers
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Peter A Norman

Board Member, Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation
If you’ve visited Mary Bridge Children’s or MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, you may have met Peter Norman during one of his volunteer shifts. The longtime Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation board member, known across the health system for his “heart of gold,” dedicates... Read More →

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:10am - 10:00am PDT
Classroom 13-124/125

10:05am PDT

Breakout Session 1: Moving the Needle - Where Coding Meets Quality (LIVE)
Speakers
avatar for Toni McKay, RHIA, HACP

Toni McKay, RHIA, HACP

Accreditation Liaison, Swedish Health Services
Toni McKay has over 25 years of experience in the Health Information field. She has worked in a wide variety of settings including adolescent behavioral health, home health/hospice, physician clinics, compliance, and 10 years in hospital quality. She currently works in the Accreditation... Read More →

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am PDT
Classroom 13-124/125

10:05am PDT

Breakout Session 1: Patient Health Literacy (LIVE)
Speakers
DC
BC

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am PDT
Classroom 13-120

11:00am PDT

Breakout Session 2: Cybersecurity for the Remote Worker (LIVE)
Speakers
avatar for Erin Korff

Erin Korff

Professor, Networking & Cyber Security, Tacoma Community College
My first career path was Veterinary Science. 5 Years in the U.S. Army as a Veterinary Technician, 2 years as an O.R. tech for a board-certified surgeon, and 3 years working with research scientists and Non-human Primates at the UW (field station) as a Veterinary Technologist 3. My... Read More →

Saturday June 1, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Classroom 13-124/125

11:00am PDT

Breakout Session 2: WSHIMA Overview (LIVE)
Speakers
avatar for Amy Bolin-Deon, RHIA, CHP

Saturday June 1, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Classroom 13-120

12:00pm PDT

Panera Lunch and Networking
Saturday June 1, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT

1:00pm PDT

Breakout Session 3: 21st Century Cures Act (PRE-RECORDED)
Speakers
avatar for Debi Primeau, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA

Debi Primeau, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA

CEO, Primeau Consulting Group
Debi Primeau is Primeau Consulting Group’s Founder and President and leads the consulting practice in providing regulatory compliance, information governance, HIM staffing and auditing services. Debi has held positions in ambulatory care, acute care, and has worked with large consulting... Read More →

Saturday June 1, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Classroom 13-124/125

1:00pm PDT

Breakout Session 3: Managed Care Operations (LIVE)
Speakers
avatar for Bruce Smith

Bruce Smith

Manager, Field Operations Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Utah, Centene Corporation
Bruce Smith is a proven innovative healthcare executive with over 16 years of managed care experience and 20 years of military healthcare experience who is responsible for partnering, directing and collaborating with leadership at Military Treatment Facilities (MTF’s) ensuring optimization... Read More →

Saturday June 1, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Classroom 13-120

2:00pm PDT

Breakout Session 4: Data Dive & Next Steps - Older Adult Falls (PRE-RECORDED)
Speakers
avatar for Stephanie Kunold, MS, MA

Stephanie Kunold, MS, MA

Older Adult Falls Prevention Program Coordinator, Washington State Department of Health

Saturday June 1, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Classroom 13-124/125

2:00pm PDT

Breakout Session 4: Release of Information as a Career (LIVE)
Speakers
avatar for Georgia Green, MEd, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CPC, CHDS

Georgia Green, MEd, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CPC, CHDS

Manager of Release of Information and Transcription Services, Kaiser Permanente NW

Saturday June 1, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Classroom 13-120

3:00pm PDT

Breakout Session 5: Coding for Abdominal Hernias with a Revenue Cycle Twist (LIVE)
Speakers
avatar for Melody Draper Hnatovic, RHIT, CHPS, CCS

Melody Draper Hnatovic, RHIT, CHPS, CCS

Revenue Cycle Integrity Analyst, Jefferson Healthcare

Saturday June 1, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Classroom 13-120

3:00pm PDT

Breakout Session 5: Hot Topics in HIPAA (PRE-RECORDED)
Speakers
avatar for Kelly McLendon, RHIA, CHPS

Kelly McLendon, RHIA, CHPS

Principal, McLendon IP
Kelly McLendon, RHIA, CHPS has been a HIM practitioner for over 38 years and was awarded the 2015 ‘Innovator’ Triumph award. Kelly is a founder of CompliancePro Solutions and recently launched his own firm Mclendon IP. He has published a tremendous number of articles and professional... Read More →

Saturday June 1, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Classroom 13-124/125

3:30pm PDT

Faculty Closing Remarks (LIVE)
This will be our final time together going over any questions, reminders about how to claim CEUs, and a save-the-date for next year's conference (5/31/2025) :)

Saturday June 1, 2024 3:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
Classroom 13-124/125

5:00pm PDT

Conference Repeat - FULL SESSIONS
Saturday June 1, 2024 5:00pm - Saturday June 8, 2024 11:59pm PDT
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