Master of Science in Health Care Administration

Kelly is Assistant Director in the Department of Health Science and Technology at Charter Oak State College, with a focus on the M.S. Health Informatics Program at Charter Oak State College.

She has been involved in Health Information and Informatics Management education and CAHIIM accreditation since 2012.

Prior to her career in HIIM education, she was a physician office manager, medical transcription service business owner, and manager of HIM in a community hospital where her interest in data analysis and reporting began.

Kelly holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Quincy University in Quincy, IL. She completed a Master of Science in Health Information Management degree and certificate in Health Information Exchange at College of St. Scholastica.

Brittney has a master’s degree in health informatics and a bachelor’s degree in health information management from the College of St. Scholastica. She currently works as the Chief Operations Officer and Director of Quality Improvement for the Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers where she supports safety net providers in creating access to high quality, cost-effective health care to underserved populations. She serves as a liaison to local and state public health organizations to promote collaboration and effective population health management for the state’s most vulnerable populations.

Cindy Edgerton, MHA, MEd, RHIA, graduated with a degree in Health Information Administration with a minor in Management from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN. In 2007, she obtained her Master of Science in Education with a specialization in Leadership in Higher Education from Capella University. She earned a second master’s degree, in Healthcare Administration, from Kaplan University in 2015. She has been a Registered Health Information Administrator since 1987. She is the author of the Healthcare Statistics chapter in the popular HIM textbook Health Information Management: Concepts, Principles, and Practice.

Kelsey Jendrzey is a clinical research coordinator, assisting physicians with research in numerous areas of medicine. A former writer and academic journal editor, she also edits on a freelance basis for scholarly journal submissions. Kelsey is an active member of ACRP, SOCRA, and ACHE, and resides in West Texas with her husband and three sons. She holds a certification in clinical research from ACRP, a BS from Wayland Baptist University, and an MSHA from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Asia Johnson is the Practice Administrator for Northern Minnesota Eye Care. Asia has 20 years of health care experience including working in large health care systems, critical access hospitals, ambulatory care, and behavioral health. She specializes in the areas of Corporate Compliance, Health Information Management, Quality, and Risk Management. Asia also has experience teaching in both graduate and undergraduate programs. She has presented at local and national level. Asia graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's degree in Health Information Management with a focus in Health Care Administration.

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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.

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

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+.

Practice Director, Revenue Cycle Management
Gina 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.

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.

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.