Robert Gallagher, RHIA, PMP, CPHIMS
Adjunct Instructor, Health Information Technology at Central Carolina Community College- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Become a Manager
LinkedInJan, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Coaching and Developing Employees
LinkedInSep, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Delegating Tasks
LinkedInSep, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Essential Lessons for First-Time Managers
LinkedInSep, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Leading Productive Meetings
LinkedInSep, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Make the Move from Individual Contributor to Manager
LinkedInSep, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
New Manager Foundations
LinkedInSep, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Onboarding New Hires as a Manager
LinkedInSep, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate
USF Corporate Training and Professional EducationOct, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management InstituteSep, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS)
HIMSSJul, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Patient Access Essentials
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)Jun, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Excel Statistics Essential Training: 1
LinkedInMar, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
SQL Essential Training
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Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
AHIMAMay, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
EpicCare Ambulatory Certification (2017)
EpicFeb, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
EpicCare Link Certification
EpicFeb, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
Epic Identity Certification (2015, 2017)
EpicMay, 2016- Oct, 2024 -
Epic HIM Deficiency Tracking Certification (2015, 2017)
EpicApr, 2016- Oct, 2024 -
Epic HIM Hospital Coding Certification (2015, 2017)
EpicApr, 2016- Oct, 2024 -
Epic HIM Release of Information Certification (2015, 2017)
EpicApr, 2016- Oct, 2024 -
Certified Revenue Cycle Professional-institutional
American Association of Healthcare Adminsitrative ManagementMay, 2015- Oct, 2024 -
Certified Revenue Cycle Specialist - Institutional
American Association of Healthcare Adminsitrative ManagementNov, 2014- Oct, 2024 -
Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems
HIMSSJul, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT®)
AHIMAJun, 2015- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Central Carolina Community College
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Higher Education
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500 - 600 Employee
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Adjunct Instructor, Health Information Technology
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Aug 2023 - Present
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RUSH University Medical Center
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Epic Analyst, HIM and Ambulatory
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Jul 2018 - Present
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Population Health Application Specialist (Project Lead)
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Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
▪ Designed operational workflows and data flows to promote care transformation and population health initiatives▪ Recommend the use of EHR functionality for care management and quality improvement functions▪ Managed health IT projects through the SDLC such as practice-level dashboards, EHR optimizations, and implementing and maintenance of registries that support the transition to value-based care▪ Facilitated risk management, issue resolution, and documentation of project scope, plan, status updates, etc.▪ Participated in defining Rush Health’s definition and approach to projects Show less
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City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Adjunct Instructor, Health Information Technology
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Jul 2018 - Dec 2020
▪Instruct Foundations of Health Information Technology, Quality and Performance Improvement, Health Statistics and Registries, each with approximately 15-20 students for four hours each week ▪ Develop lectures, activities, and assessments to promote critical thinking and include CAHIIM curriculum standards ▪ Maintain a course syllabus, course schedule, grade book, and additional HIM-related resources ▪ Encourage students to further research and pursue the area that most interests them, and encourage students to follow current events related to the HIM field ▪ Participate in curriculum review and develop competency-based assessment for application for initial CAHIIM accreditation Show less
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SCL Health
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Epic HIM & EpicCare Link Application Analyst
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Aug 2016 - Jul 2018
▪ Managed Epic HIM team (6 analysts) during capital projects including 2017 upgrade and acute implementation ▪ Recommend and implement system and workflow enhancements ▪ Implemented eHealth Exchange, Carequality, Acordex media viewer, community e-consult orders, user reporting ▪ Created templates to improve documentation of system configuration, leadership decisions, project scope and plan, issue tracking, data courier, and team productivity ▪ Participated in on-call rotation and maintained Optio, Identity, EpicCare Link, Care Everywhere and HIM modules Show less
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Rochester Regional Health
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Epic HIM Application Analyst
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Mar 2016 - Aug 2016
▪ Participated in system and workflow design sessions ▪ Configured system for new data integrity workflows, optimized simple visit coding rule and performed IMO load ▪ Developed positive and negative test scripts and performed unit and integrated testing ▪ Resolved reported issues through training and configuration while following change management processes ▪ Collaborated with Principal Trainers in the development of HIM role-based training programs ▪ Participated in system and workflow design sessions ▪ Configured system for new data integrity workflows, optimized simple visit coding rule and performed IMO load ▪ Developed positive and negative test scripts and performed unit and integrated testing ▪ Resolved reported issues through training and configuration while following change management processes ▪ Collaborated with Principal Trainers in the development of HIM role-based training programs
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State University of New York Upstate Medical University
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Trainer/Quality Analyst - Patient Financial Services
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Apr 2015 - Mar 2016
▪ Documented departmental workflows, recommended enhancements and worked with leadership to implement▪ Developed training materials, performed new employee training and performed group in-service sessions▪ Audited staff accounts at random, investigated issues and suggested appropriate resolution or corrective action▪ Initiated appeals to overturn denials for high-dollar accounts and resolve aged accounts to decrease A/R days▪ Coordinate and participated in leadership meetings, voiced end-user perspective and documented meeting notes Show less
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Payor Recovery Specialist - Patient Financial Services
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Jun 2012 - Apr 2015
▪ Processed Medicare, Medicare Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care remittance and correspondence▪ Verified reimbursement with Medicare APC, MS-DRG and other fee-schedule calculators▪ Initiated appeals for claim rejections, denials and improper payment▪ Investigated trending payer issues and worked with regional insurance representatives to resolve issues▪ Developed departmental training materials for Epic implementation and trained staff on Epic workflows
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Patient Service Coordinator - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Nov 2010 - Jun 2012
▪ Assisted in coordinating services for patient care with imaging, laboratory tests, dietary, therapies, and others▪ Participated in care management by scheduling follow-up appointments upon discharge▪ Contacted staff to fill open shifts, paged on-call physicians and emergency response units▪ Created and maintained paper charts, greeted and directed visitors, and maintained unit supplies and equipment▪ Observe patients with a safety-risk on a one-to-one basis
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Education
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University of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Science - BS, Health Information Management Administration -
Onondaga Community College
Associate's degree, Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician