Speaker: Lynn Kuehn
Lynn Kuehn is a health care consultant with more than twenty-five years of experience,
including professional fee coding and reimbursement systems, data quality, operational
assessment, and management of both independent and hospital-based clinic practices.
Lynn has authored numerous publications for the American Health Information Management
Association (AHIMA) including Procedural Coding and Reimbursement for Physician Services,
now in the 9th Edition, The Coding Manager’s Handbook, and the CCS-P Exam Preparation Guide.
Her newest publication, A Practical Approach to Analyzing Healthcare Data, was recently
published by AHIMA.
In her volunteer role with AHIMA, Lynn has served as a member and chair of various national
committees, as a member of the AHIMA Board of Directors and is currently a member of the
Board of Directors for AHIMA's Foundation for 2008-2010. Additionally, Lynn is a member
of the faculty for the ICD-10-CM/PCS Train-the-Trainer Academy for AHIMA.
Ms. Kuehn holds a M.S. degree in Health Services Administration from Cardinal Stritch
University and a B.S. degree in Health Information Administration from Viterbo University.
She is a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), a Certified Coding Specialist
for Physicians (CCS-P), a Certified Healthcare Audit Professional (CHAP) and a Fellow of
the American Health Information Management Association.
Moderator: April Robertson
April Robertson, MPA, RHIA, CHPS, FAHIMA is the Compliance Officer for HealthPort;
a leading national healthcare technology company, with corporate offices in Alpharetta,
Georgia. Before joining HealthPort, April was the Corporate Compliance Officer for
ChartOne, and has been HIM director for a number of California healthcare organizations,
including the Golden Gate Service Area of Kaiser Permanente, and Vice President of
Ambulatory Services for the QuadraMed Corporation.
April holds RHIA, RHIT and CHPS credentials, and is a Fellow of AHIMA, in addition to
a Master's degree in Public Administration and Health Services Administration. Ms. Robertson
speaks nationally on the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Best Practices for Regulatory
Compliance, AHIMA's E-HIM® Vision and the Legal Electronic Health Record, and other topics
as required. April is the recipient of AHIMA's Legacy Award, CHIA’s Distinguished Member
Award and Literary Award, and the Outstanding Service Award from the state of Maine’s HIMA.
Ms. Robertson is past president and director of the California Health Information Association,
and has just completed a 3-year term as an AHIMA Director. In her spare time, Ms. Robertson
is an adjunct professor for DeVry University Online - teaching Healthcare Law and Accrediting
Agencies.