Anthony is a Learning & Development leader who builds and scales impactful leadership programs for healthcare organizations. He brings a design-thinking approach to developing leaders who can navigate complexity, drive performance, and improve patient outcomes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

Chris Fowler, will be speaking at the General Session of our National Client Conference! Chris will share valuable insights on the future of our industry and what’s ahead for our clients.  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 the Board of Directors. 

David Harse will be speaking at the General Session of our National Client Conference! David is the 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.

Merideth Wilson will be speaking at the General Session of our National Client Conference!  Merideth 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.