Day 1 Schedule: Thursday, February 29

The day 1 sessions will be held in-person in Health Sciences Building 1345. A bus from the hotel to ECU’s Health Sciences Building is provided.

8:30-8:45

Welcome & Introductions

Susie Harris | BS HIM Director, East Carolina University
Ray Hylock | HSIM Chair, East Carolina University
Robert Orlikoff | Dean, College of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University


8:45-9:15

Student Recruitment & Enrollment

Lauren Allen-Joyner & Justine Okerson | East Carolina University Advising
Download slides: Okerson and Allen-Joyner

  • Ideas for increasing
  • Challenges

9:15-10:15

Experiential Learning, Internships/PPE

Anita Hazelwood | University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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  • Relaxed Requirements/Virtual PPE Sharing Program
  • Onsite and Online Internships
  • Placements/Processes for Paid Experiences
  • Challenges

10:15-10:30

Break


10:30-11:30

RHIA Exam

Lisa Delhomme | University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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  • Take/Pass Rates
  • Accelerated Programs for License/Experienced Healthcare Professionals seeking RHIA credential

11:30-12:00

Course Resources

Rebecca Reynolds & Marcia Sharp | University of Tennessee, Health Sciences Center
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  • Textbooks
  • Software Applications – Best Practices and Successful Technologies
  • Other Resources

12:00-12:30

Program/Student Challenges

Susie Harris & Katelyn Rouse | East Carolina University
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12:30-13:15

Working Lunch – Provided

Firehouse subs


13:15-14:15

AI – Panel Discussion

Norb Belz | Seva Learning
Ray Hylock & Akshat Kapoor | East Carolina University
David Marc | College of St. Scholastica
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  • Use – Challenges and Opportunities
  • HIM Curriculum/Impact on HIM/HI Education
  • Policies
  • Academic Integrity
  • Addressed in the Classroom

14:15-15:45

BS Health Informatics

Christina Eldredge | University of South Florida
Sue Feldman | University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bob Garrie | University of Louisiana at Lafayette
David Gibbs | Texas State University
Download slides: Domains, Competency, Disciplines, and Bloom’s to Miller’s

  • Curriculum
  • Foundational Domains
  • HIM transition to HI

15:45-16:00

Break


16:00-16:30

Online Course Engagement

Amanda BarefieldKim Moore, & Lori Prince | Augusta University
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16:30-17:00

Student Organization Involvement

Katelyn Rouse | East Carolina University

  • Hyflex and Online Programs
  • Student Requirements for Online Programs

17:30

Dinner – The Seahorse Steakhouse

Provided by Darris Mishler with DaVita

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