Presenter: Lisa Woodley, RHIT, CMT, AHDI-F
Time: 10:00 AM PST / 1:00 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour
Registration Close: January 21, 2010
Cost: $20 Members / $30 Non-Members
CEC Given: 1 TW
The Health Literacy movement aims to increase patient understanding, compliance and positive medical outcomes by making medical forms and records easier for consumers to understand. This presentation will explore health literacy, define best practices in form creation and management, and discuss ways that healthcare documentation specialists can play a role in promoting health literacy.
Ms. Woodley has been in the healthcare documentation field for 20 years, primarily as a medical transcriptionist. She has worked in a variety of healthcare and education settings, including owning her own medical transcription business. She is currently the Health Information Supervisor for inpatient medical transcription services at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA, and teaches for M-TEC, Inc. She is an active member of AHDI, AHIMA, and the American Medical Informatics Association and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Health Informatics and Information Management at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN.
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