Master of Science in Healthcare Administration

Deanna Macon has been in the healthcare field for twenty-eight years. She has held multiple positions including Systems Analyst, Coding Supervisor, and Operations Manager. Currently, Deanna manages four Health Information Management departments for a large healthcare system in Florida. Deanna has an MBA from St. Leo University and her undergraduate degree in Business with a Specialization in Information Systems. Deanna is also a Registered Health Information Administrator. Deanna is married and has two children, three grandsons, and two doggie children. She likes to spend time with her family and likes to craft and read.

Dr. Frank M. Valier is the Assistant Director of the Health Information Management Program at COSC. In that capacity he teaches full time and is an advisor for the HIM program. His educational background includes a doctoral degree in Information Technology Management with a specialty in Health Care Systems from Nova Southeastern University in Davie, FL. He has been teaching online for over ten years. His research specialty includes work on issues of HIPAA Privacy and Security and EMR/EHR systems. He is a member of the Association of Information Systems, Special Interest Group for HEALTH, and participates in their annual conference. He is also a member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and participates in the CTHIMA annual conference here in CT. His dissertation thesis focused on Diffusion of Innovations.

Dr. Barionette possesses over sixteen years of experience in the health information technology and data analytics sectors, with a focus on implementing and optimizing Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems. His background also includes more than ten years of project management and over twenty years of leadership in healthcare. He has collaborated extensively with hospital and health system executives to define project scopes, develop strategic roadmaps, and support planning initiatives. His expertise encompasses sales support, client and sales education, development of product implementation strategies, data management and analytics, milestone and timeline management, and the successful delivery of business outcomes. In addition to his industry experience, Dr. Barionette has taught healthcare informatics and administration for over twelve years. He has conducted various courses and serves as a field preceptor, providing practical learning opportunities for students.

Practice Director, Revenue Cycle ManagementGina Sanvik provides professional practice expertise to AHIMA members and outside organizations on revenue cycle management and health information topics. She provides technical expertise towards the creation and review of AHIMA revenue cycle and coding related products and services such as webinars, practice briefs, and toolkits. In addition, she authors and provides technical review for AHIMA coding and revenue cycle articles. She supports AHIMA online ICD-10-CM/PCS education and serves as faculty for the AHIMA-approved Revenue Cycle and ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer Programs. Ms. Sanvik received her Bachelor and Master of Science in health information management from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. Prior to joining AHIMA in August 2015, she served as the Computer-Assisted Coding Content Manager for a technology company. Over the past 25 years, Ms. Sanvik has worked in various roles within the health information management profession including coder, consultant, business analyst and product manager.

Jim is the lead instructor for the Healthcare Informatics and Technology course. In addition to teaching at Charter Oak, Jim is co-founder of Medarcus, a product and services healthcare IT firm based out of Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, CA. Jim is the inventor of several healthcare IT-related products in the areas of patient matching, modern search, overlay detection, data quality measurement, and denials management. Jim is an active member of the HIM community and regularly presents at conferences, gives webinars, and produces YouTube videos on various healthcare IT topics. Jim is a California Health Information Management Association (CHIA) member and is a regular contributor to the CHIA Journal. In addition, he is very active on both the CHIA Health Information Integrity (former Co-Chair) and the Education Advisory Board Committees. Jim is a serial entrepreneur and prior to healthcare, he built companies in the finance, dot-com, and national security industries. Jim has a master's of computer science from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor's of computer science, magna cum laude, from Randolph-Macon College. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and is a lifelong learner.

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Dr. Mathur has over 20 years of healthcare administration practitioner and teaching experience.

Nicole Kapinos, DNP, RN is the Director of Population Health/Quality Improvement at the Federally Qualified Health Center Urban Health Network (FUHN). She has over 10 years’ experience in healthcare as a registered nurse, operations manager, and clinical healthcare informaticist. Her current role blends all those experiences to provide support to FUHN clinics as they endeavor to improve population health, enhance patient experience, reduce costs and improve primary care access for the patients they serve. FUHN clinics are Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) who serve the most vulnerable patients in the Twin Cities metro area. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Rhode Island and a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nursing Informatics from the University of Minnesota.

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Dr. Orner has served 9 years in the Army Reserves as a biomedical engineer and has worked in healthcare management, marketing, and IT roles for the past 20 years. Past experiences include Systems Analyst, Operations Manager, Manager of Governance, and Manager of Clinical Engineering with a large non-profit healthcare organization with responsibility for 15 hospitals and 200 medical clinics. His background also includes holding the title of National Director of Field Service and the Technical Assistance Center for a medical device manufacturer with over 100 employees reporting directly and indirectly to him. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, he has been an online adjunct since 2006. Dr. Orner holds a PhD in Business Administration, MBA in Marketing, MS in Information Technology Management, and a BS in Individualized Studies. He also completed a Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Risk Management from the University of Florida and Six Sigma Lean training at the University of South Florida. He also holds multiple IT and process improvement certifications including Lean Bronze Certification, Six Sigma Green Belt, MTA, MCSE, MCSA, Network+, A+, Server+, Security+, i-Net+, Healthcare IT Technician, and Project+.

For over 20 years, I have worked in the Health Information Management (HIM) industry at hospitals, social service agencies, clinics, and HIM software vendors. I earned an A.A.S. in Health Information Technology from Moorhead State University, a B.A. in Professional Communications from Metropolitan State University, and an M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology with a focus in Healthcare Leadership from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.