About

About Bonnie

I own and live on 50 acres near the foothills of the Oregon Coastal Mountain Range.  I started working with computers as a keypunch operator in 1974 while in college.  I have adapted with the times and I now use the latest version of Windows, Apple OS’s, Linux, Android and more.  I work remotely as much as I can and I often have one of my lighter computers, the iPad and Android phone in my purse for working anytime, anywhere, including from my motorhome.

Education

Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR

Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Informatics (Health Information Management) (30 quarter credits), December 2009

University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

M.S. in Applied Information Management (45 quarter credits in Business, Finance and Management with a focus on Information Technology), June 15, 2007

Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA

A.A.S. in Health Information Technology with Honors, December, 2003

California State University, Los Angeles, CA

B.S. in Business Education, December, 1990

 

Professional Certifications and Credentials

Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)

Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security (CHPS)

Certified Coding Specialist – Physician (CCS-P)

AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Advancement to Senior Member (SHIMSS)

Certificate of Achievement as a Prior Learning Assessor, CAEL

Quality Matters Peer Reviewer, Higher Education, Continuing Education, Publishing, and Programs.

 

Volunteer and Community Activities

Amateur Radio License, Extra Class, Call Sign AB7ZQ issued by the FCC, February 27, 1997

FCC Authorized Volunteer Examiner for Amateur Radio Licenses, W5YI, 2000-2010

Oregon Emergency Management Amateur Radio Unit Member, 2008-2014

Yamhill County Amateur Radio Emergency Services Emergency Coordinator, 2006

McMinnville Amateur Radio Club Member 1997-Present, President 2000-2001

American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Member, 1997-Present

ARRL Oregon Section Manager (Volunteer Elected Position) 2006-2013

ARRL Northwestern Division Vice Director (Board of Directors) 2014-Present

Radio Operators of Dallas (ROADS), Dallas, Oregon, Secretary-Treasurer

 

Professional Activities

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), 2002-Present

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), 1999-Present

Healthcare Information and Management System Society-Oregon Chapter (HIMSS-Oregon), 2003-Present

Oregon Health Information Management Association (OrHIMA), 2002-Present

American Association of Procedural Coders (AAPC), 2016-Present

Commission on Accreditation of Health Information and Informatics Management (CAHIIM)

  • Peer Reviewer

HITOC (Health Information Technology Oversight Council)

  • HIE Strategic Planning Workgroup Member – State of Oregon (January 2010 – May 2010)

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Member (2002-Present)

  • Council on Excellence in Education (CEE) Curriculum Workgroup Member (1/1/2016-Present)
  • Council on Excellence in Education (CEE) Faculty Development Workgroup Member (1/1/2015-12/31/2015)
  • Council on Excellence in Education (CEE) Community Workgroup Member (1/1/2012-12/31/2013)

  • HIM Consortium for the Academic EHR Member (1/1/2012-Present)

  • Quality Initiatives and Secondary Data Practice Council Member (1/1/11-12/31/11)

  • Chargemaster Communities of Practice Facilitator (9/15/03-12/31/12)

  • Privacy and Security Officers Communities of Practice Facilitator (6/15/04-12/31/12)

  • CHPS Exam Construction Committee Member (1/1/07-12/31/09)

  • CHP Exam Construction Committee Member (1/1/05-12/31/06)

  • 2005 FORE Scholarship Review Committee Member

  • Clinical Terminology and Classification Systems Practice Council, Terminology Sub-group Co-Chair (1/1/08-12/31/08)

  • Clinical Terminology and Classification Systems Practice Council Member (1/1/07-12/31/07)

  • The Action Community of e-HIM Excellence (ACE) Member (4/22/08-Present)

  • House of Delegates Volunteer and Professional Development team member (7/1/2008-6/30/2009)

  • House of Delegates Higher Education and Workforce Team member (7/1/2009-6/30/2011)

  • Participated on the Practitioner to Professor (P2P) workgroup to develop an awareness campaign.

Oregon Health Information Management Association (OrHIMA) Board Member (2005-2011)

  • Education Committee Member (1/1/2015-Present)
  • Nominating Committee Chair (7/1/11-6/30/12)

  • Past-President, Chair of Finance Committee, Chief Delegate to AHIMA (7/1/10-6/30/11)

  • President (7/1/09-6/30/10)

  • President-Elect (7/1/08-6/30/09)

  • Acting Nominating Committee Chair (April – May, 2009)

  • President’s Appointed Director (7/1/07-6/30/08)

  • Advocacy Director (7/1/05-6/30/07)

  • State Delegate to AHIMA (7/1/06-6/30/07, 7/1/08-6/30/11)

  • Newsletter Project Manager (7/1/04-6/30/05)

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Member

  • Achieved Senior Member status (9/17/04)

  • CPHIMS Technical Committee Member (7/1/05-6/30/07)

  • Served as Moderator for educational session at 2005 National Convention

  • HIMSS Oregon Chapter Secretary (7/1/04-6/30/06)

  • HIMSS Oregon Chapter Treasurer (7/1/03-6/30/04)

  • HIMSS Oregon Web Site Administrator (4/1/03-12/31/04)

Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU)

  • DMICE (Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology) External Advisory Board Member, representative for Health Information Management track (January 2010 – June 2013).

Oregon Health Information Security and Privacy Collaborative (HISPC) Work Groups

  • Variations Work Group Member (August-September 2006)

  • Solutions Work Group Member (November 2006-March 2007)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Clark College, Vancouver, Washington

Curriculum Development Specialist (Federal Grant), January 2013 – Present

Lead Adjunct Health Informatics – Information Technology Faculty, November 2011 – Present

Courses developed and taught (including Quality Matters requirements) include:

HI201 Introduction to the US Health Care System (Winter Term)

HI202 Introduction to Health Care Quality (Spring Term)

HI210 Introduction to Health Services Management (Fall Term)

HI211 Introduction to Health Informatics (Winter Term)

Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon

Adjunct Instructor, Part-time, March 2010 – August 2014

Courses taught or working as a teaching assistant include:

BMI 582 Health Care Data Management

BMI 583 IT in Health Information Practice

BMI 584 Clinical Classifications and Reimbursement Methodologies

BMI 585 Applied Management in HIM

BMI 586 Applied Legal and Ethical Issues

BMI 587 Research, Statistics and Quality in HIM

BMI 588 Capstone Project and Professional Practice

Medical Terminology/Pharmacology (non-credit)

Anatomy, Physiology and Diseases (non-credit)

DeVry University Online

Visiting Professor, Part-time, January 2011 – August 2014

Adjunct Instructor (Independent Contractor), January 2008 – December 2010

Courses taught include:

HIT120 Introduction to Health Services and Information Systems

             HIT203 ICD-10-PCS Coding with Lab

HIT205 ICD-10-CM Coding with Lab

HIT272L RHIT Certification Assessment

HSM330 Health Care Information Systems

HIM335 Health Information Systems and Networks with Lab

HIM370 Healthcare Data Security and Privacy

HIM420 Healthcare Total Quality Management

MATH325 Health Care Statistics and Research

Program Architect, November 2010 – June 2011

Courses responsible for were:

HIT120 Introduction to Health Services and Information Systems

HIT141 Health Information Processes with Lab

HIT220 Legal and Regulatory Issues in Health Information

HIT230 Health Insurance and Reimbursement

Program Counsel for Health Services, July 2009 – June 2010

Subject Matter Expert, January 2012 – February 2012

Redeveloped HIM335 Health Information Systems and Networks with Lab.

Subject Matter Expert, September 2011 – October 2011

Updated curriculum guides with a new textbook for:

HIM335 Health Information Systems and Networks with Lab

HSM330 Health Care Information Systems

Subject Matter Expert, February 2011 – April 2011

Redeveloped HIM355 Advanced Classification Systems and Management with Lab.

Subject Matter Expert, September 2009 – October 2009

Redeveloped HIM435 Management of Health Information Functions and Services.

Everest University, Online Division (Corinthian Colleges)

Adjunct Instructor, Part-time, October 2009 – September 2014

Courses taught:

CGS2060 Computer Applications

HIM2260 Introduction to Hospital Billing and Coding

HIM2326C Computer Applications in Medical Coding and Billing

MEA2345 Third-Party Payers

HIM2272 Medical Insurance Billing

Tutor, Part-time, October 2012 – November 2013

Tutor in the following courses:

HIM2260C Introduction to Hospital Billing

HIM2326C Computer Applications in Medical Coding and Billing

UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, California

Adjunct Faculty – College of Engineering and Technology, August 2012 – June 2014

Course taught:

            X418.24 IT Management I

Linn Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon

Computer Systems Part-Time Faculty, September 2013 – June 2014

Course taught:

CS120 Digital Literacy (Windows 7 with brief introduction to Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Oregon Institute of Technology, Wilsonville, Oregon

Adjunct Instructor, Part-time, December 2009 – June 2014

Courses include:

MIS 344 Business Intelligence and Data Analytics in Healthcare (Classroom)

MIS 345 Management of Healthcare Information Systems (Online and Classroom)

National American University

Adjunct Instructor, March 2012 – September 2013

Courses taught include:

            HT2110 ICD-9-CM Coding I

            HT2115 ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding

            HT2116 ICD-10-CM Coding

HT2210 Healthcare Data Quality Management

            HA3220 Healthcare Information Systems

Kaplan University Online

Adjunct Instructor, Part-time, March 2009 – January 2012

Courses taught:

HS101 Medical Law and Bioethics

HI120 Introduction to Health Information Technology

HI150 Automation in Health Information

HI160 Health Information Practicum

HI250 Medical Coding II

HI300 Information Technology and Systems for Health Care

HS420 Advanced Health Informatics

HS450 Strategic Planning and Organizational Development

HS460 Project Design and Management for Healthcare

HI499 Bachelors Capstone for Health Information Management

HA565 Health Information Management and Assessment

Course Lead for HS420 and HS460, February 2011 – January 2012

KNEXT, affiliated with Kaplan University

Portfolio Evaluator, Part-time, August 2010 – January 2012

Colorado Technical University Online (Career Education Corporation)

Adjunct Instructor, August 2009 – December 2009

Course taught:

            HIT140 Healthcare Management

West Coast University

Adjunct Instructor, June 2008 – October 2008

Course taught:

            HCA201 Introduction to Healthcare

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Grand Ronde Health and Wellness Center, Grand Ronde, OR, 2018
Contract work to help in the transition with HIM supervisor of 20 years retiring

Oregon State Hospital (Psychiatric), Salem, OR, 2008 – 2012
Quality Improvement/Utilization Review Supervisor, Standards and Compliance Department

Samaritan Health Services, Corvallis, OR, 2007 – 2008
Senior Systems Analyst – Information Systems Clinical Services

Oregon Department of Corrections Health Services, Wilsonville, OR, 2005 – 2007
Medical Records Manager – Statewide

Willamette Valley Medical Center, McMinnville, OR, 1996 – 2005
Manager of Information Systems and Telecommunications/Information Security Officer

Salem Hospital, Salem, OR, 1993 – 1996
Systems Analyst – Medical Records, Patient Registration and Patient Billing

Chino Valley Medical Center, Chino, CA, 1991 – 1993
Director of Information Systems