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Laurine
Johnson, MS, RHIA, CPC-H, Clinical Development &
Research
Laurine Johnson brings to Ingenix over twenty-five
years of experience in health information management
specializing in coding and reimbursement. Her
previous experiences include APC/DRG review, RAC
education/services, ICD-9-CM/CPT-4/ HCPCS coding and
education, revenue cycle turnaround, and
transitioning to ICD-10- CM/PCS. She has
participated in an exciting Ingenix Consulting
project working with the National Health Services in
the United Kingdom regarding coding and
documentation audit strategies using WHO’s version
of ICD-10. Laurie is actively engaged in the Ingenix
ICD-10 implementation/education and coordinates the
Ingenix ICD-10 Standards Board. Her current
responsibilities include the development of mapping
for the internal ICD-10 products, managing the
ICD-10 mapping content, and acting as liaison
between business units and ICD-10 implementation
teams. Laurie has recently presented ICD-10
implementation tutorials at the national AHIMA
convention and the Ingenix Essentials Conference.
Previous to joining Ingenix, Ms. Johnson directed
auditing, educational and training programs for
several nationally recognized consulting firms. She
has affiliations with numerous state and national
healthcare associations including American Health
Information Management Association, Pennsylvania
Health Information Management Association, Western
Pennsylvania Health Information Management
Association, and American Academy of Procedural
Coding.
Ms. Johnson has also been a featured speaker at over
thirty conferences and seminars including AHIMA
audioconferences. She was a five year member of
AHIMA’s Classification and Clinical Terminology
Practice Council and a current two year member of
Quality Initiatives and Secondary Data Practice
Council. She holds a B.S. in Health Records
Administration from University of Pittsburgh, a M.S.
in Healthcare Information Systems, also from
University of Pittsburgh. |