2020 Healthcare Documentation Integrity Virtual Conference (HDIVC20 - Recordings)

Ron Bercaw Related Seminars and Products

Breakthrough Horizons LTD

Ron is the President of Breakthrough Horizons, LTD, a management consulting company specializing in World Class Improvement through the application of the Toyota Business System, more commonly known as “lean.” With over 33 years of experience in operations, his hands-on lean management experience was gained through multiple enterprise transformations in different industries, including custom packaging, power reliability electronics assembly, and test and measurement products.

Educated at Purdue University, he learned the details and disciplined applications of lean principles, habits, and tools from both the Shingijutsu Sensei and their first-generation disciples. Working in both shop floor and above the shop floor areas, Ron has vigorously strived to remove waste from businesses through the involvement and ideas of the people doing the work. 

Since leaving the industry, Ron has consulting experience in the healthcare sector (US and Canada Health Systems including primary care, acute care, and community applications of both clinical and back shop operations), the commercial sector (administration, manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, and engineering), and the public sector (US Army, US Navy, US Air Force including Depot Repair Operations, the Pentagon, and Surgeon General Assignments). 

Ron is also a recognized author with the release of his Shingo award winning book entitled “Taking Improvement from the Assembly Line to Healthcare” detailing the application of the Toyota Production system to the healthcare industry. His second Shingo award winning book, “Lean Leadership for Healthcare” details the tools, principles and behaviors needed to lead lean quality improvement. And his third book, The Lean Electronic Health Record” provides insights on deploying and then optimizing an Electronic Health Record. 

Jerome S. Blackman, MD, PC Related Seminars and Products

Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, EVMS

Dr. Blackman has served as a consultant to many public agencies and has had experience during his 48 years practicing psychiatry and psychoanalysis with many different disturbances, including eating disorders. For the year 2018-2019, he served as a teacher and consultant to the Jiao Tong Medical University Hospital’s Eating Disorders Unit in Shanghai, China, both onsite and online.

Christopher Bowen, MS, DABR Related Seminars and Products

Mosaic Life Care

Christopher Bowen has served as a radiation oncology physicist for 17 years and has guided the installation and commissioning of several accelerators and state of the art technologies. 

Roger D. Cole, MD, MA, FACS Related Seminars and Products

Dr. Cole recently retired after 30 years of active clinical practice as an otolaryngologist/head and neck surgeon. He completed his medical and surgical training at Bowman Gray School of Medicine and North Carolina Baptist Hospital. After completing his military service in the United States Navy, Roger was in private practice otolaryngology for 12 years in Hickory, North Carolina. He joined the Veteran Health Administration in 2009 was selected by the Veterans Administration to complete a Clinical Medical Ethics Fellowship at the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago in May of 2011. He completed his Master of Arts degree in Bioethics from Wake Forest University in 2013. He has taught medical ethics to medical students and residents at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, and throughout the Veterans Health Administration.

Scott Faulkner Related Seminars and Products

Mr. Faulkner has enjoyed industry involvement since 1979 in private industry as well as Board participation. He has held senior management positions at Lanier, VDI, Dictaphone, Rodeer, Speech Machines, and was a co-founder at InterFix LLC.  Board participation at AAMT, MTIA, Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial, and several local boards are also part of his life history. He serves now as Economic and Community Development Coordinator for Newaygo, Michigan, a city of about 2000 people, and still plays a mean guitar.

Deirdre Kamber Todd, Esq., CHP Related Seminars and Products

Deirdre Kamber Todd is the managing partner with the Kamber Law Group, P.C., a next-generation law-firm located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. With over twenty years of experience in Pennsylvania and New York, our areas of practice include employment law, business law, civil litigation, LGBT rights, cannabis law, healthcare law, and HIPAA. In addition to her legal practice, Deirdre Kamber Todd has contributed to programs, webinars, professional development trainings, and articles for National Public Radio, Bloomberg’s Business Week, Society for Human Resource Management, Washington Post, the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, and many others. She has been honored with awards including Distinguished Lawyer, Top 10 in Client Satisfaction, Lawyers of Distinction, Top Twenty under Forty, Public Justice Foundation and the New York State Bar Association.

Ms. Kamber Todd earned her undergraduate degree from Brandeis University, her master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Limerick in Ireland, her Juris Doctor from Hofstra University, and postgraduate certifications in Social Media from Seton Hall and in HIPAA Security from Harvard.

Ms Kathleen King, ASHI, AHDI-F Related Seminars and Products

Vice President, Customer Success

Cybexys

Kathleen “Kat” King, ASHI, AHDI-F, has been in the healthcare documentation industry since 1974, having owned or managed medical transcription services for over 25 years. She has always enjoyed the technological side of healthcare documentation, earning a degree in Healthcare Informatics 10 years ago. She is currently Vice President, Customer Success, for Cybexys, Inc., a healthcare technology solution specializing in AI-powered coding, auditing, claims gap closure, and analytics. The capture of SDoH documentation has become a key point in improving our Nation’s health. Kat is involved in addressing this need with a variety of Cybyexs clients, including provider groups/health systems, health plans, and coding companies. She has been a long-time member of AHDI, served on the Board of Directors and multiple committees, and has received numerous awards. 

Susan Marks, MSN, FNP-C, PHN Related Seminars and Products

Nurse Susan Cannabis Education and Consulting

Susan Marks, MSN, FNP-C, PHN, is a family nurse practitioner specializing in cannabis therapeutics. Her company, Nurse Susan, is a medical cannabis education and consulting practice. Nurse Susan is a member of the American Cannabis Nurses Association and the Society of Cannabis Clinicians. She works with medical patients in all 50 states who want to include cannabis therapeutics in their health management program. 

Nurse Susan is passionate about the therapeutic benefits of cannabis. She is a medical cannabis patient due to a progressive neurological movement disorder, and cannabis (high CBD, low THC) has allowed her to wean off anti-seizure medication and the intolerable side effects. Nurse Susan is incredibly grateful for this plant, and she enjoys working with other patients who can benefit from cannabis therapy. 

Jacqueline Schickling Related Seminars and Products

Mayo Clinic Health System

Jackie Schickling is the quality manager at Mayo Clinic for the Documentation Services Department. She has a degree in Sales and Management, has worked at Mayo Clinic for 17 years, and has held a variety of roles and leadership positions within HIMS. Jackie has worked extensively with implementing different documentation quality programs and worked to converge and standardize site and regional programs to an Enterprise model.  

Jennifer Styer Related Seminars and Products

Mayo Clinic

Jennifer Styer is a quality supervisor at Mayo Clinic and has worked for Mayo for 21 years. Jennifer has developed several quality programs to review documentation for accuracy that is created by internal HDS staff, outsourced vendor staff, scribes, and providers. She is an RHIT, CCS-P and has a bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Management. 

Karen Suggs Related Seminars and Products

Karen received her massage license in September 2012 and is a full-time massage therapist for Asante Hospice. She also has been a part-time massage therapy instructor at Rogue Community College for the past four years. Five years ago she opened Essential Wellness Bodywork & Massage, LLC, in Grants Pass, Oregon, which has grown to a team of seven therapists. Karen has been a part of many teaching events.

Nethaneel Suggs Related Seminars and Products

Nethaneel completed the reflexology program with Jill Fox in Jacksonville, Oregon, and is now completing his prerequisites to attend the massage therapy program at Rogue Community College this fall. His mother’s work as a massage therapist has fueled his desire to pursue an education in holistic medicine. Nethaneel was an active member of the speech and debate team at North Valley High school and has experience speaking at educational events.

Adriana Van der Graaf, MBA, RHIA, CHP, CCS Related Seminars and Products

Cybexys, Inc.

Susan Marks, MSN, FNP-C, PHN, is a family nurse practitioner specializing in cannabis therapeutics. Her company, Nurse Susan, is a medical cannabis education and consulting practice. Nurse Susan is a member of the American Cannabis Nurses Association and the Society of Cannabis Clinicians. She works with medical patients in all 50 states who want to include cannabis therapeutics in their health management program. 

Nurse Susan is passionate about the therapeutic benefits of cannabis. She is a medical cannabis patient due to a progressive neurological movement disorder, and cannabis (high CBD, low THC) has allowed her to wean off anti-seizure medication and the intolerable side effects. Nurse Susan is incredibly grateful for this plant, and she enjoys working with other patients who can benefit from cannabis therapy. 

Russell Sawyer Related Seminars and Products

Dr. Russell Sawyer is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. He is a board certified neurologist and fellowship trained in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry.  

Bonnie Jean Monico, CHDS, AHDI-F Related Seminars and Products

Assistant Manager - Dollar Tree

Bonnie J. Monico, CHDS, AHDI-F, lives in Omaha, Nebraska, and is the AHDI President-elect for 2020. She has been in the medical transcriptionist industry for more than 40 years was instrumental in the recruiting, mentoring, and MT Development processes of many MTs/HDSs and involved in the development and maintenance of quality improvement programs. Bonnie also has a coding certificate from the College of St. Mary.

Crafting is Bonnie's passion and she loves creating items that you cannot buy in a store. She creates personalized gifts to give away and sell in a space she affectionately calls her Craft Cave. Bonnie loves to paint, decoupage plates, and make gnomes (she has ones for every season!). She also loves a great bargain and repurposing things found around the home, like flowerpots, wine bottles, and old socks.

Mabel Heitmeier Related Seminars and Products

Certified KonMari Consultant

Mabel is the founder of Spark Joy in Michigan and a certified organizing consultant trained by Marie Kondo. Inspired by small space organization since her childhood in Hong Kong and frequent travels around the world, Mabel is passionate about helping people to create tidy homes and live their ideal lifestyle surrounded by things that matter most.