| 2024 RRHIMA Annual Meeting Program | ||
| Timeline | Topic | Speaker(s) |
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Breakfast and Registration | BOD |
| 9:00 – 9:15 AM | Welcome and In Memoriam, Diane Gray | Penny Hankins, RRHIMA President (Welcome)
Donna Rugg, RHIT, CDIP, CCS-P, CICA, CCS (In Memoriam) |
| 9:15 – 9:30 AM | Break while sharing stories about Diane | |
| 9:30 – 10:20 AM | ROCovery Fitness: Sober Living Through Fitness | Jonathan Westfall, CRPA, CRPA-F, CARC
Executive Director ROCovery Fitnes |
| 10:30 – 11:20 AM | Cyberattacks: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Information | James Purvis, CISA, CISM
Clinical & Administrative Information Security Officer HIPAA Security Official SMH, URMFG and UHS University of Rochester – Information Security Office |
| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Lunch/Door Prizes | |
| 12:30 – 1:15 PM | RRHIMA Year Highlights & End of Year Business meeting and Installation of Officers | RRHIMA BOD
New Officers – Stephanie Drager, Melissa Michielsen, Lisa Boyle, Brandy Almekinder Installing officer: Donna Rugg |
| 1:15 – 1:30 PM | Break/Raffle Drawing | |
| 1:30 – 2:20 PM | Utilizing Patient Access and Revenue Cycle Systems to Automate Coding | Amanda Baird, RHIA
SVC Coding, Claim Edits and Denials Supervisor Callie Crow, MPH EHR Application Analyst University of Rochester |
| 2:30 – 3:20 PM | The ROI to D&I: Information and Data are Foundational to Advancing Equitable Health Outcomes | Dr. Lonie S. Haynes Masters in Public Administration from City University of New York Masters in Management (MS.c) Boston University Doctorate DL.P in Law and Policy from Northeastern University Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity, Health Equity, Inclusion and Justice Officer Rochester Regional Health Ebony D. Caldwell, EdD, MA, CDE® |
| 3:30 – 4:20 PM | HIM Student Experience Panel | Host: Darlene McKendrick. RHIA, CCS
Medical Coding Analyst Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield Students:
Riana Jackson, RHIT Education: SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Graduate Degree in Health Informatics Sarah Meacham-Midden Release of Information Specialist University of Rochester |
| 4:30 PM | Closing Remarks | Penny Hankins, MS, RHIT 2024-2025 RRHIMA President |