Speakers
Speakers
Clients and Partners
President, Strategic Interests
Al Kinel
Senior CPT Coding and Regulatory Manager, American Medical Association
Becky Dolan
Becky Dolan is a Senior CPT Coding and Regulatory Manager at the American Medical Association. She has been a coding educator for over 15 years and has worked with a variety of specialties. Most recently she was the lead AMA staff person for the CPT Ad-Hoc Maternity Care Services workgroup that was formed at the discretion of the CPT Panel Chair in February of 2025. Becky managed the multi-specialty workgroup through the code changes that went through the CPT Editorial Panel and were ultimately approved. Currently she is focused on the maternity care services updates for 2027.
Chief Human Resources Officer, Nemaha County Hospital
Codi Sailors, CHRO
Codi Sailors, Chief Human Resources Officer at Nemaha County Hospital, has worked at the organization for nearly 15 years and has served as CHRO for the past four. She holds a Master of Science in Organizational Management and brings a practical, people-centered approach to leading system transitions and workforce operations in a rural healthcare setting. Her work focuses on aligning technology, compliance, and payroll processes to support both operational efficiency and employee trust. Outside of work, Codi enjoys the gym, spending time outdoors, and life with her family.
CIO, Artrsia General Hospital
Eric Jimenez
Eric Jimenez has over 26 years of experience in information technology and has worked at Artesia General Hospital for more than 12 years. As Chief Information Officer, he leads initiatives to enhance rural healthcare through secure, reliable systems that support patient care and hospital operations. He is highly focused on cybersecurity and safeguarding patient data while promoting innovation. Eric is known for his practical leadership and has been nationally recognized as one of Becker’s Hospital Review CIOs to Know.
Principal, McDermott+Consulting
Eric Zimmerman
Eric is a Medicare law and policy professional and registered lobbyist who represents clients before Congress and administrative agencies. His work focuses on Medicare coverage, coding, reimbursement, and compliance. He primarily counsels hospitals and health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, laboratories, pharmaceutical and medical device organizations, and medical trade associations.
Chief Ancillary Officer, Cozad Community Hospital
Erin Chytka
Erin Chytka serves as Chief Ancillary Officer at Cozad Community Hospital. She holds a Master of Healthcare Delivery and a Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, along with certification in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. With a background in radiology and informatics, Erin brings a patient-first mindset to healthcare operations and leadership. Raised in a small town, she is passionate about providing high-quality care in rural communities and values teamwork and collaboration in improving patient outcomes.
Clinical Informatics, Girard Medical Center
Janna Sartin
Janna Sartin, RN, BSN is a Clinical Informatics Nurse at Girard Medical Center. She has 18 years of nursing experience, including the past 15 years in a Critical Access Hospital across a variety of departments, with the most recent 4 years in Clinical Informatics. She supports staff in workflow optimization, documentation standards, issue resolution, workflow education, and reporting alignment within the TruBridge system.
After a state survey identified weaknesses in care plan workflow, Janna conducted an in-depth review of best practices within TruBridge. Implementing those changes significantly improved compliance and strengthened documentation processes, and she is excited to share what was learned.
Medicare Programs & LTC Director, Ozarks Community Hospital
Jill Hewett
Jill Hewett is the Director of Medicare Programs and Long-Term Care for Ozarks Community Hospital. Jill spent 17 years working for a private practice, helping it to become the first in Missouri to achieve Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) status. In 2016 Jill joined OCH and developed the CCM program which now includes over 1,500 patients.
Health Informatics Leader, John C. Fremont Healthcare District
Kristin Montgomery
Kristin Montgomery, Health Informatics Leader at John C. Fremont Healthcare District, brings 20 years of experience in ER, Med/Surg, Oncology, and Nursing Education. She specializes in clinical education and informatics training, with a focus on quality reporting, documentation compliance, and safe patient care practices. Kristin has extensive experience developing onboarding programs, new graduate training pathways, and curriculum to support clinical teams. She earned her master’s in Nursing Informatics from Duke University, and combines her informatics and educator experience to improve patient outcomes and staff performance.
Director, Sales Strategy and Consulting, RevSpring
Lisa Gilley
Lisa Gilley is a healthcare-focused sales and strategy leader with experience spanning revenue cycle solutions, clinical research operations, and patient‑centered trial support. Her background includes leading sales strategy at McKesson and serving as Senior Manager of Clinical Trials New Business at PCM Trials, a global provider of decentralized and mobile clinical research services. She now drives strategic initiatives at RevSpring, helping healthcare organizations strengthen engagement, streamline operations, and improve outcomes through data‑driven communication solutions.
Principal Solution Engineer, Microsoft
Maria Jumawan
Maria Jumawan, RN, BSN, Principal Solution Engineer at Microsoft, works with healthcare organizations to demonstrate the value of Microsoft’s healthcare solutions. She brings extensive experience across clinical care and health IT. Prior to her current role, she supported healthcare applications for providers, nursing, and revenue cycle management at Microsoft, and spent 14 years at Cerner as a Clinical Consultant focused on EHR design, build, and adoption. She also held a clinical informatics role within a large integrated delivery network and has over 14 years of experience as a registered nurse specializing in critical care. Maria earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Indiana University and resides in Northern Virginia.
Thoughtium
Molly Sutherland
Molly Sutherland, Creative Director at Thoughtium, is a designer and strategist who brings ideas to life through visually compelling storytelling. With a background in graphic design, she translates complex ideas into clear, engaging visuals that support leadership development and drive alignment. At Thoughtium, she partners with the team to elevate the brand and create impactful, experience-driven deliverables for leaders and teams.
Associate Director, Client Services, Thoughtium
Nicole Diehl
Nicole, an ICF-Certified Coach with degrees in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and training in mindfulness, creates spaces for growth through reflection, coaching, and peer learning, helping people build resilience, empathy, and intentional connection.
Executive Director, CommonWell Health Alliance
Paul Wilder
Paul L. Wilder is the Executive Director of CommonWell Health Alliance, where he leads the organization in advancing interoperability services through its nationwide network. With more than two decades of experience in health IT, his work has focused on imaging, clinical informatics, and interoperability. Paul earned his Master of Business Administration from New York University with a concentration in Finance and Operations. He also holds two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania—one in Economics from the College of Arts and Sciences and one in Biomedical Science from the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
MD, Artesia General Hospital
Peter Jewell
Peter Jewell, MD is a distinguished family medicine physician with over 13 years of experience providing comprehensive healthcare to patients in southeast New Mexico. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College and his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine, followed by a residency at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Jewell practices at Artesia General Hospital, where he is dedicated to delivering personalized, compassionate care to patients of all ages, welcoming children, adolescents, and adults, and ensuring each patient receives the attention and support they deserve.
CEO, Escher Health
Pedram Afshar MD PHD
Pedram, CEO and Founder of Escher Health, is a technology innovator focused on human-centered automation to improve access to care, particularly for underserved communities. He also serves as a course instructor at Stanford for “Innovating with Underserved Communities using Biodesign.”
Pedram holds both an MD and a PhD and earned his undergraduate engineering degree magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania. He also completed a Stanford Biodesign Fellowship. He grew up in New Jersey and enjoys tennis and billiards.
Chief Nursing Officer, Pershing General Hospital
Raylene Stiehl
Raylene oversees the Critical Access Hospital and Nursing Home, providing executive leadership to nursing and clinical departments to ensure safe, evidence-based care and provide optimal patient outcomes. Her expertise spans acute care nursing, nursing leadership, community health, and instructing. With over 19 years of experience, she has devoted herself to improving rural access to healthcare, including community health nursing, nursing instruction, Medical-Surgical, ICU, and Emergency Department.
Healthcare IT System Administrator, Community Memorial Healthcare
Sara Kress
Sara Kress is Healthcare IT System Administrator at Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc., where she has spent the past 22 years driving technology initiatives that support patient care. With most of her career rooted in IT, she has developed expertise in optimizing and supporting the organization’s Electronic Health Record system. She partners closely with clinical and operational teams to streamline workflows, enhance efficiency, and ensure technology supports those on the front lines. She is passionate about building reliable, practical solutions that make a difference.
Associate Director of Pharmacy Consulting, Wolters Kluwer
Steve Mok
Steve Mok, PharmD, MBA, is the Associate Director of Pharmacy Consulting at Wolters Kluwer, where he focuses on applying emerging technologies to advance pharmacy practice. With more than 20 years of experience, his work has centered on antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacy leadership, and medication safety across a variety of health systems. He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Business Administration from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Mok is board certified in Infectious Diseases and Pharmacotherapy.
Nursing Administration Coordinator, Pershing General Hospital
Sydney Wemple
Sydney Wemple overseeing nursing operations for the Critical Access Hospital and Nursing Home, focusing on providing leadership to nursing and clinical teams, quality improvement, and the delivery of safe, evidence-based patient care. Her expertise spans acute care nursing, clinical informatics, and education. With over 7 years of experience, she has worked across urban and rural healthcare settings, finding a love for rural healthcare, including Infection Prevention, Labor & Delivery, Postpartum/Nursery, and Emergency Department.
HR Director for Monroe County Hospital, Paylocity
Tabitha Webb
Tabitha Webb is Director of Human Resources at Monroe County Hospital, where she brings 18 years of experience in human resource leadership. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management and specializes in developing strategic initiatives to attract, hire, and retain healthcare talent, including workforce planning and succession strategies. She is passionate about building strong teams that support organizational performance and quality patient care.
Rural Health Collaborative
Executive Director of the Health Impact Alliance, The Health Management Academy
Jasmaine McClain
Jasmaine McClain, PhD, serves as Executive Director of the Health Impact Alliance at The Health Management Academy, where she leads a research-backed collaborative of leading health systems focused on advancing efficient, equitable patient care. Previously, she led quality improvement and implementation science initiatives at Avalere Health and research on consumer journey mapping and virtual care adoption at Advisory Board. She holds a PhD in Cancer Biology and an MS in Medicine from Stanford University School of Medicine.
Chief Operating Officer, Artesia General Hospital
Jose Gurrola
Jose Gurrola, MHA, is the Chief Operating Officer at Artesia General Hospital, bringing over a decade of New Mexico healthcare leadership in strategic growth, regulatory compliance, and patient safety. With a background in inpatient & outpatient services, he offers a “ground-up” perspective on clinical operations and holds a Master of Health Administration from Ohio University.
Director, Rural Policy Research Institute at University of Iowa College of Public Health
Keith J. Muller, PhD
Keith J. Mueller is Gerhard Hartman Professor in Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health at the University of Iowa. He is the Director of the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) and a past President of the National Rural Health Association. He has served on numerous advisory committees to federal agencies and has published more than 300 scholarly articles and policy papers. He has provided testimony on rural health to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee in 2019 and 2024.
Vice President of Health Policy and Strategy, The Health Management Academy
Stephanie Bernardes
Stephanie Bernardes is Vice President of Health Policy and Strategy at The Health Management Academy, advising health system executives on policy and regulatory strategy to drive growth and competitiveness. Her expertise spans Medicare and Medicaid payment policy, hospital and physician reimbursement reform, value-based care, medical liability, and health information technology. Previously, she served as a federal lobbyist for the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons. She holds an MPH in health policy from The George Washington University.
President, The Health Management Academy
Patrick Lanier
Patrick Lanier is President of The Health Management Academy, leading its Research, Policy, and Innovation Partnership divisions, along with Finance, Strategy, and New Product Development. He works closely with top U.S. health systems and serves as Faculty for the Academy GE Fellows Program. He also oversees the Academy’s COVID Research Center. Previously, he spent 18 years at the Advisory Board Company in executive roles, including leading Strategy and New Product Development. He began his career in clinical research in the Department of Neurosciences at Duke University.
TruBridge Executive Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer, TruBridge
Chris Fowler
Chris Fowler joined TruBridge in 2000 and worked in various roles until 2008, when he became VP of Business Services. In 2013, this division became TruBridge, LLC, where he became President. He was later appointed TruBridge’s COO in 2015. In 2022, Chris became President and CEO, also joining CPSI’s Board of Directors. He holds a BS in Marketing from Auburn University.
General Manager Patient Care, TruBridge
David Harse
David Harse, General Manager of our Patient Care business unit, joined TruBridge in 2022. Previously, David worked as a senior-level leader at Healthmark and over 20 years in various roles with the EHR business at Cerner. Proficient in healthcare information technology and services industry, he is skilled in healthcare consumerism, performance improvement, business development, and strategy. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from Southern Methodist University.
General Manager Financial Health, TruBridge
Merideth Wilson
Merideth Wilson joined the TruBridge team in 2025 as General Manager of our Financial Health business unit. She came to us with over 25 years in healthcare technology leadership experience, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and General Manager at Experian. She is an accomplished healthcare technology and services executive with extensive RCM and global experience. Merideth received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University and her MBA from Mercer University.
Chief Business Officer, TruBridge
Mike Daughton
Michael (Mike) Daughton joined TruBridge in 2025, bringing over 25 years of leadership in healthcare solutions. He combines strategic vision with client-focused execution to drive growth, innovation, and enterprise value. At TruBridge, Mike is strengthening the company’s position as the partner of choice for rural and community healthcare, supporting organizations in sustaining local care and financial stability. He previously held senior commercial roles at Optum, M*Modal, and EnableComp and holds a BS from Minnesota State University and his MBA from Texas Christian University.
TruBridge Speakers
Revenue Cycle Optimization Analyst, TruBridge
Amy Judice
Amy Judice, Revenue Cycle Optimization Advisor, TruBridge, brings 34 years of experience in the healthcare revenue cycle arena and has been with TruBridge for 7½ years. During that time, she has served as Director of Business Services; Director of Education, Compliance, Quality & Optimization; and Director of Compliance for Medical Billing and Coding. She now specializes in assisting Central Business Office clients with TBEHR table maintenance to optimize revenue in a compliant manner.
Head of TruBridge Encoder, TruBridge
Amy Larsson
Amy Larsson is a strategic and collaborative executive with deep experience leading healthcare business operations and product management across complex billing and claims payer platforms. With a diverse background across healthcare, Amy serves as trusted advisor to key stakeholders and large healthcare organizations to align cross-functional teams. She joined TruBridge as Vice President of the TruBridge Encoder in July of 2023 and has a Master of Business Administration from Penn State University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Rutgers University.
Support Experience Consultant, TruBridge
Anna Fredricks
Anna Fredricks, Support Experience Consultant at TruBridge, brings nearly 22 years of experience. She focuses on Clinical Regulatory and Documentation, including nursing and physician documentation, CCDA exchanges, federal reporting programs, state reporting programs, and voluntary reporting programs. For more than 10 years, her primary focus has been reporting.
Product Management Group Lead, TruBridge
Brandon Cooper
Brandon Cooper is a Product Owner at TruBridge, with over 9 years of experience in healthcare IT. Their focus and experience at TruBridge span user experience, design and research, patient engagement, and MyCareCorner.
Consulting Group Lead, TruBridge
Carmen Vance
Carmen Vance, Director of Consulting Services, Trubridge, brings over 18 years of experience. She is currentlyfocused on the delivery of Patient Care Consulting Offerings. Her expertise spans Financial and Clinical Consulting Services, Leadership Development, and maximization of delivery.
Business Analyst, TruBridge
Cassandra Bruns
Cassandra is a Senior Business Analyst in TruBridge RCM product development. Over the last 15 years, she’s held positions in both client support and product development. Her current development team is responsible for Patient Financial Clearance, Patient Liability Estimates, Remittance Management, Denial Management and Contract Management.
Product Owner, TruBridge
Chason Hicks
Chason Hicks, Clinical Development Product Owner at TruBridge, is a skilled healthcare technology professional with 12 years of experience across multiple care settings and clinical workflows. He specializes in the CCDA and Notes applications and is dedicated to optimizing these tools to support the highest quality of patient care. Chason partners closely with healthcare teams to align solutions with organizational goals and enhance the overall clinical experience.
Product Development Analyst, TruBridge
Cindy Francis
Cindy Francis, Director in Early Out Services, has over 20 years’ experience in the customer service/patient services arena, driving initiatives and innovations to meet growing needs of customers and clients. Cindy’s focus is on implementation, system development and analysis. She works closely with the Early Out team during implementation to ensure that the patient experience is everything that we promise it will be.
IT Administration Department Lead, TruBridge
CJ Milto
C.J. is a Department Lead at TruBridge, where he focuses on Cloud Hosting. His expertise spans disaster recovery and business continuity, infrastructure architecture and virtualization, and enterprise cloud operations. With over 23 years of experience, he has worked across healthcare IT, managed hosting environments, and large-scale data center operations.
IT Administration Group Lead, TruBridge
Christopher Johnson
Christopher Johnson is a Technical Group Lead in IT Administration at TruBridge, providing technical and OS support for TruBridge EHR clients. With over 16 years of experience, he specializes in backup and disaster recovery (BDR), faxing, and OS performance and upgrades.
Senior Account Executive, TruBridge
Dane Arand
Dane Arand is a Senior Account Executive aligned to TruBridge’s Strategic Partnership with Paylocity. With more than 15 years of experience in the human capital management industry, he is dedicated to helping organizations leverage Paylocity’s solutions to streamline operations, enhance communication, and strengthen workplace culture.
Clinical Technical Training Advocate, TruBridge
David McCune
David McCune has over 14 years of experience at TruBridge and works within the Learning department. His areas of focus include physician applications, TruBridge EHR clinic applications, and electronic forms. He frequently leads customer workshops and supports education initiatives across the organization.
Product Strategy Department Lead, TruBridge
Dustin Nurski
Dustin Nurski is the Department Lead of Clinical Care Product Management at Trubridge, where he leads product strategy and execution for the organization’s Clinical EHR portfolio. His expertise spans electronic health record innovation, regulatory-aligned product development, and outcomes-driven clinical workflow optimization. With over 20 years of experience, he has worked across clinical care delivery, healthcare administration, and healthcare technology, bringing a uniquely comprehensive perspective to product leadership. Dustin has built his career on translating complex clinical and operational needs into high-value, data-driven solutions that empower healthcare organizations to deliver safer, more efficient, and more patient-centered care.
TruBridge RCM Core Implementation Manager, TruBridge
Elizabeth Villeneuve
Liz is a RCM Implementation Manager, where they focus on TB RCM Core Module Implementations. Her expertise spans, Claims Scrubbing and Submission, ERA Retrieval and Remittance Management, Eligibility, PLE. MRF, and all CORE RCM Modules. With over 37 years of experience, she has worked across all areas of Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management.
Vice President, TruBridge
Jason Coffin
Jason Coffin, CHFP, CRCE, is the Head of RCM Operations at TruBridge and brings over 25 years of experience in healthcare and financial services. His expertise includes management of hospital business offices, patient collections, systems integration, process improvement, and relationship management. Jason joined TruBridge in 2022 through the acquisition of HRG, where he served as Chief Operating Officer. He is a veteran who served 8 years in the United States Navy.
Director, TruBridge
Jennifer Knawa
Jennifer Knawa is the current director of the TruBridge RCM operations team. She has both a law degree and Masters of Health Administration from St. Louis University. Over the past 13 years with TruBridge, she has worked extensively in the Contract Management and Patient Liability Estimate tools but has been involved in all areas of the TruBridge RCM product suite.
SVP Strategy & Partnerships, TruBridge
Jeremiah Rothschild
Jeremiah Rothschild is the Senior Vice President Strategy & Partnerships, TruBrudhe He has over 20 years of experience at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and financial services. His career began in strategic advisory and management consulting, and he has previously held management and executive leadership roles at IBM, Gartner, McKesson Nuance, and ClearBalance Healthcare.
Customer Learning Specialist
Jill Johnson
Jill Johnson, Technical Training Advocate for Learning within the F&A Unit at TruBridge, brings over 20 years of experience with Revenue Cycle applications within the TruBridge EHR software. Her work focuses on training and supporting users in Revenue Cycle applications. Her long-standing commitment and specialized focus make her a valuable asset within and out of the organization, consistently delivering excellence in training and support.
Director of Education and Training, TruBridge Encoder
Karen Scott
Karen Scott is Director of Education and Training at TruBridge Encoder. She has taught HIM programs at several universities and has served as an HIM director in an acute care hospital. She previously served on the AHIMA Board of Directors and AHIMA Foundation Board of Directors and has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Health Information Management Association. She teaches seminars nationally and has authored multiple coding textbooks.
Consulting Area Lead, TruBridge
Kelsey Heape
Kelsey Heape is an Area Lead at TruBridge, where she focuses on Project Management Operations. Her expertise spans Project Management, Refresh Projects, and Optimizations. With over 17 years of experience, she has worked across various clinical applications, including Pharmacy, Physicians, and Clinic/Ambulatory applications.
Vendor Relationship Consultant
Larkin Turner
Larkin Turner, Vendor Relationship Consultant at TruBridge, specializes in payroll, and time and labor software for rural healthcare. She brings over 14 years of experience in HCM customization, product development, implementation, and support, with a strong understanding of the challenges rural hospitals face.
Product Owner
Lauren Williamson
Lauren Williamson, Product Owner in Product Strategy at TruBridge, focuses on advancing Order Management. She brings over 14 years of experience at TruBridge spanning product implementation, customer support operations, and product strategy, with a focus on supporting interconnected applications and clinical workflows. Lauren is passionate about partnering with stakeholders to translate real‑world needs into meaningful product enhancements that improve efficiency and promote safer patient care.
Product Owner, TruBridge Encoder
Lolita Jones
Lolita Jones is Product Owner for the Professional Coding Encoder at TruBridge. She has over 35 years of experience in the medical coding field as a coder, auditor, trainer, educator, author, technical editor, and entrepreneur. She is the author of the Single Path Coder Upskilling Toolkit, a reference guide for designing in-house training curricula.
Product Owner, Patient Connect
Lynn Schobrich
Lynn Schnobrich, Product Owner at TruBridge, specializes in Patient Engagement applications with primary expertise in Patient Connect. She brings over 37 years of healthcare operations experience across Scheduling, Patient Registration, Charging, Coding, Abstracting, and Patient Billing. Her background includes guiding product strategy and development with an understanding of real-world workflows and client needs.
Vice President, TruBridge
Nick Widboom
Nick Widboom, MBA, Vice President of the RCM Product Suite at TruBridge , brings over 20 years of experience in healthcare revenue cycle software, including 16 years leading the development and operations of SaaS applications. His expertise spans RCM product development, healthcare financial systems, and compliant web-based software solutions.
Group Lead Customer Service, TruBridge
Nina Philips
Nina has worked in the Healthcare industry since she was 15, starting as a runner in registration through a school co-op program. She worked her way through every position in the business office which led her to the Financial Health Division at TruBridge in 2000. She has had many roles and has worn many hats but landed 2 years ago as the Technical Lead for Early Out Services. She has a passion for trying to figure out how something works and make it better.
Product Owner, TruBridge
NyEela Harney
NyEela Harney is a Product Owner at TruBridge with experience in project management within the rural acute healthcare space. Her background includes value-based care, population health, quality measure management and reporting, and product management. She also has experience in information system implementation and clinical informatics, with a focus on workflows, interoperability, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
IT Administration Group Lead, TruBridge
Patrick McGinnis
Patrick McGinnis, Technical Application Support at TruBridge. has more than 16 years of experience in IT support. As Team Lead of Technical Applications Support within the Technical Center of Excellence, he focuses on enhancing the technical customer experience across the TruBridge EHR, peripheral devices, and internet-reliant services. Patrick draws on his experience from both the vendor and client perspectives to drive continuous improvement of TruBridge EHR technical products and support.
Group Lead, Product Management
Philip Seemann
Philip Seemann, Group Lead, Product Management at TruBridge, focuses on defining and delivering the company’s unified analytics strategy across reporting, dashboards, and quality programs. He brings over 20 years of experience spanning healthcare data and analytics, clinical algorithms and decision support, and customer-centric product leadership across healthcare technology, electronic health records, and enterprise software for health systems and providers.
Education Lead, TruBridge
Renee Friesen
Renee Friesen is a Learning Specialist Educator for TruBridge with more than 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Her extensive background spans both the professional and facility fee sides of coding, auditing, education, and compliance—providing expert support to coders and physicians nationwide. A dedicated leader and innovator, Renee has developed and implemented numerous tools, resources, and initiatives designed to strengthen provider and coder performance. She is also a seasoned presenter, sharing her expertise at WHIMA events and on national platforms for TruBridge.
Product Strategy Department Lead, TruBridge
Samantha Speer
Samantha Speer is the Product Strategy Lead at TruBridge, where she oversees Patient Care Strategic Partnerships and Patient Engagement Product Strategy. She focuses on advancing patient engagement and product strategies that help TruBridge clients deliver more connected, effective care. In her role, Samantha partners with clients and cross-functional teams to align technology solutions with clinical, operational, and patient experience needs, while also leading the operational execution of Strategic Partnerships to ensure client adoption and success.
Knowledge Management Consultant
Shalanda Jenkins
Shalanda Jenkins, Knowledge Management Consultant at TruBridge, focuses on healthcare technology initiatives in community-based healthcare organizations. She brings over 20 years of experience spanning Pharmacy, Nursing, and Physician applications, with leadership experience in Support, Optimization, Learning, and Consulting.
Product Owner, TruBridge
Sheila Farley
Sheila Farley, Product Owner at Trubridge, brings over 20 years of healthcare expertise across Acute, Ambulatory, and Post-Acute settings. Her diverse experience encompasses client product support, physician workflow optimization, and strategic product development for ordering and medication management solutions. As Clinical Product Owner at Trubridge, Sheila drives the development roadmap and future innovations for the company’s ordering and medication management platforms.
Technical Training Provider, TruBridge
Shuntavia Johnson
Shuntavia Johnson is a Technical Training Provider at TruBridge, where she supports and implements the TruBridge EHR and delivers effective, results-driven training to clients. Her expertise spans financial applications, system implementation, and workflow optimization. With over 10 years of experience, she has worked across implementation services, support call operations, financial consulting, and on-site client engagements, focusing on teaching complex concepts clearly and ensuring each site is supported.
VP, TruBridge
Stacey Sexton
Stacey Sexton, RHIA, brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in Health Information Management and revenue cycle operations. Her background spans both rural healthcare organizations and large multi‑entity systems, where she has led comprehensive HIM functions including clinical documentation integrity, medical coding, transcription, release of information, and system implementations. A long time advocate for the HIM profession, Stacey is a Past President of the Alabama Health Information Management Association (AAHIM) and has served in multiple state level leadership roles supporting workforce development, standards, and education.
Group Lead, TruBridge
Stephanie Revering
Stephanie Revering has nearly 30 years of revenue cycle experience spanning home health, DME, and acute hospital environments. She has spent the last 12 years working in clearinghouse operations, including EDI, eligibility, claim scrubbing and submission, claim status, and remittance management. In 2023, she began developing TruBridge RCM’s optimization department to improve software performance and customer use.
Product Owner, TruBridge
Stephanie St. Andrie
Stephanie St. Andrie has clinical experience in nursing at both a Level I trauma center and a community hospital. She has worked at TruBridge for over 25 years with an emphasis on developing clinical applications for clinicians. She currently serves as a Product Owner in Product Development and has experience in clinical support, implementation, management, and sales content services.
Customer and Managed Services Department Lead, TruBridge
Todd Guthrey
Todd Guthrey is a Department Lead at TruBridge, where he focuses on providing healthcare solutions and services that support community hospitals, clinics, and healthcare organizations. His expertise spans business development, EHR support, and managed services. With over 25 years of experience, he has worked across multiple EHR platforms, emphasizing client success, EHR adoption, and value realization.
Product Owner, TruBridge
Tony Johnson
Tony Johnson has 40 years of experience at TruBridge focusing on EHR revenue cycle applications. He currently serves as a Product Owner within the Finance and Administration unit, supporting applications including patient accounting, medical records and HIM, state reporting, registration, and scheduling.
Product Owner, TruBridge
Vaibhav Patel
Vaibhav Patel is a Product Owner at TruBridge, where they focus on Interactive Reports and Dashboards. Their expertise spans Healthcare Analytics, Platform Strategy, and AI-Powered Product Development. With over 7 years of experience, they have worked across both community hospitals and large health systems, delivering data-driven solutions that span clinical, financial, and operational domains.
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