Darice Grzybowski, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA

Curriculum Vitae

Position:

Affiliate

 Summary:

Darice Grzybowski is an affiliate of The CCG Group and President of  HIMentors,LLC (www.HIMentorsLLC.com) an independently owned health information management, education & strategic marketing firm whose target clients include software & consulting vendors, physician owned practices, hospitals, publishing firms, government agencies, & schools.. Specializes in projects related to strategic product marketing, marketing communications review, development and industry positioning, HIM workflow assessment, operations analysis & best practice re-engineering/performance improvement, related to electronic document management systems. Prior to founding HIMentors she was the National Manager Industry Relations for 3M Health Information Systems. Darice's experience as a HIM Director, Vendor Executive and  independent consultant allows her to provide a wide perspective to her clients.

Experience:

· Sample Key Client Engagements (Current and Past):

· Served as Vice President of Marketing for # 1 KLAS ranked revenue cycle software vendor in United Kingdom  and US (3 years)

· Serves as Corporate HIM/Revenue Cycle Consulting Coordinator for 40+ hospital system (mix acute care, long term, CAH, Hospice, LTACH, etc.) Midwest/east

· Serves as Regional HIM Consulting Coordinator for 8 hospital system –multi-state, Midwest

· Serves as Corporate HIM Consultant for 170+ hospital system (EDMS preparation and regional record consolidation) – multi-state, Midwest

· Serves as National Consultant for program and faculty development for largest HIM online academic/training program in US

· Multiple other acute care hospital HIM consultations throughout US

· Contracted speaker and author for multiple national publications and national industry trade associations

· Continues to serve as Adjunct Assistant Professor for University of Illinois and Northwestern University

· Contracted as permanent industry expert/guest author for HCPro Electronic Health Records Briefing publication

· National Manager Industry Relations (Marketing)- 3M Health Information Systems, (2000-present)

· In this position she was responsible for representing 3M HIS to various professional associations, internal and external customers, government and other entities via marketing to assist in business/product development, strategic planning, trade show coordination, and customer relations initiatives.

· Provided public speaking, internal industry website & communications trending, byline articles, product development & launch activities, and other contributions to assist in public relations and educational initiatives.

· Provides input and leadership for product, consulting, and support service strategy, alliances, competitive intelligence reviews, and business development activities, partnerships & acquisitions.

· Co-authored division strategic planning documentation and templates

· Coordinated 3M HIS ideation process and coordinated education plan for 20+ marketers and black belts around new product introduction and launches

· Responsible for Market Research activity coordination (2003-2004)

· Responsible for a variety of Voice of Customer and Acceleration growth initiatives for division using Six Sigma principles

· Developed the chargemaster software product line campaign, natural language processing technology commercialization plan, psychiatric grouper and reimbursement product commercialization, professional services research, and document management/imaging product line & strategic planning

· Performed simultaneous role of Product Line Marketing Manager over the Coding and Reimbursement product lines responsible for approximately $200 million dollars in annual revenue and nine direct reports (product marketing managers) from 2002-2003

· Served on external volunteer committees and workgroups including AHIMA, HFMA, ASTM, HIMSS, NAHI, and special governmental/legislative appointments

· Participated as both a mentor for sales in divisional formal mentoring program and mentee under the Vice President of Construction & Home Improvement division as part of executive diversity corporate mentoring program in St. Paul, MN

· Received formal training Pragmatic Marketing (product marketing) technique and theory

· Regional H.I.M. Director- Adventist Health System Midwest, 120 N. Oak St., Hinsdale, IL 60521 (1998-1999), Promoted from Director HIM at Hinsdale Hospital (1988-1998)

· Responsible for 150+ employees, multimillion dollar budget, and nine cost centers with in multi-state facilities including 4 hospitals, 2 nursing homes, and one ambulatory/emergency medical center.

· Within one year, reorganized 5 facilities’ HIM departments in the region into consolidated services and a matrix management structure with HIM saving in excess of $250,000 annually through increased efficiencies, standardization, labor flexing, and innovative best practice programs.

· Director, Health Information Management- Hinsdale Hospital, 120 N. Oak St., Hinsdale, IL 60521 (1988-1998), Promoted from Assistant Director (1985-1988)

· Responsible for staff of 80 in HIM, Transcription, Cancer Registry, and Clinical Decision Support areas.

· Coordinated successful computerization of Medical Transcription, Dictation, Cancer Registry, Release of Information, Coding/Abstracting/Encoding, Decision Support, Deficiency Processing, Chart Tracking/Bar Coding, and other health information management systems

· Implemented flex staffing, productivity benchmarking. and continuous quality improvement programs within the department.

· Independent Consultant (1983-Current)

· Provides HIM professional practice consulting and educational services on a contract basis for various firms and independently with expertise in Revenue Cycle Management, Clinical Data Management, workflow process &reengineering, electronic health record systems, productivity improvements, quality/performance management, and JCAHO preparation/information management. Experience with urban/academic and critical access/rural hospitals.

· OTHER PREVIOUS POSITIONS:

· Assistant Director, Medical Records/Coding/Abstracting, Gottlieb Hospital, 1984-1985

· Instructor, Medical Terminology, L.T. High School Adult Education Program, 1984-1987:

· DRG Coder/Technician, Medical Records, La Grange Memorial Hospital, 1981-1984

· Assistant, Office of Organization Development-Univ. Of IL, 1982-1983

· Assistant, Pharmaceutical Photo-merchandising, P.E. Systems, 1981-1982

Education and Professional Affiliations:

Education:

· M.A., Cum Laude, Clinical Data Management, DePaul University-School of New Learning, 1998

· B.S., Cum Laude, Medical Record Administration, University of Illinois-CAHP, 1983

· RHIA. Certification May 1984 Registration #0387100

· FAHIMA Fellowship Status Granted September 2002 (8th Fellow Appointed for AHIMA)

· Six Sigma Green Belt Certification June 2003

· DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) Marketing Green Belt Certification 2004

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & APPOINTMENTS:

· Association Membership in: AHIMA, ILHIMA, CAHIMA, 1982- Present

· Member HFMA and ASTM E31.22 taskforce on Electronic Record Formats (since mid 1990s)

· Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Illinois School of Biomedical & Health Information Sciences, 1992-Present

· Member HL-7 2003 – Present (Participated in HL 7 Functional EHR standards development)

· Editorial Advisory Board Member: Medical Record Briefings, HC PRO, 2000-Present

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:NATIONAL:

· 2004-Current: Bi-Monthly Guest Author: Electronic Health Records Briefing (HCPro); Editorial Board Member

· 2005 Appointed to Electronic Health Records Briefing Editorial Advisory Committee (HCPro)

· 2005 Appointed Member of AHIMA Fellowship Review Committee

· 2004 Elected Member: Manchester International Who’s Who Registry of Executives & Professionals

· 2004 AHIMA/IFHRO National Convention: ICD-10 Tract Presider

· 2004 Member & Sub Chair, AHIMA eHIM Initiatives workgroup on Computer Assisted Coding (NLP) Tools

· 2004 Ex-Officio Member/Review AHIMA eHIM Initiatives workgroup on Electronic Health Records Management

· 2003 Member & Sub Chair, AHIMA eHIM Initiatives workgroup on Document Imaging as a part of the EHR

· 2003 Member: FORE Scholarship Review Committee

· 2002-2003, Member National Alliance of Health Information Technology

· Third place national AHIMA “Best Practices Award” 1999, for “Managing Incomplete Record Processes”.

· “HIM Practitioner of the Year” Award, 1998- ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals Magazine

· 1st Place “PATHFINDER”-Innovations in Clinical Decision Support System Usage” National Award Winner: HBOC 1998

· AHIMA Item Writing Panel Appt.: R.R.A. National Certification Examination, 1997

· Judge/Panel Member for Advance for Health Information Professionals "Re-engineering-A Quest for Quality" Essay Contest,(1/6/97 Issue)

· Member, AHIMA Membership Taskforce, 1996

· Member, JCAHO Taskforce on I.M. Standards for Authorship, 1996

· Alternate Rep. for AHIMA-JCAHO Hospital PTAC, 1993-1994

· National Professional Achievement Award Recipient, (Triumph Award- Advancement of Electronic Health Records) 1994

· Member Professional Practices Committee, 1993-94

· Chairperson, AHIMA Authorship Strategy Taskforce, 1993-1994

· Member, National Symposium on Confidentiality Advisor, 1993

· AHIMA Representative to JCAHO for Surveyor Training for I.M. Stds., 1994

· Editorial Advisory Board Member: Hospital Payment & Information Management published by American Health

· Consultants, 1997-2003

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:ILLINOIS:

· President, Illinois Health Information Management Association (Term 1999-2000) (Host National AHIMA Convention

· Chicago, 2000)

· Faculty Advisory Board Member: Moraine Valley Community College, 1993-1999

· Illinois Ambassador to Education State Finalist 1998

· HIMSS/ILHIMA Joint Seminar Task Force: Central Data Repositories, 1995

· ILHIMA Professional Achievement Award, 1994

· ILHIMA/AHIMA State Delegate, 1992-1994, 1998-1999

· ILHIMA State Liaison to IL Department of Public Health, 1993-94

· CAHIMA Distinguished Member Award Recipient

· Sponsor CPT coding seminar, 1993

· ILHIMA/Illinois Hospital Association: IDPA Videotape Volunteer, 1992

· IMRA Project Manager, Editor of State Newsletter: "Newsbreak", 1991-1993

· Member of IMRA Literary & Professional Award Committee, 1990

· Member IMRA Education Committee, 1984

· Student Award: Medical Record Week Marketing Contest, 1982

 

SPEAKING/EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS: NATIONAL:

· Moving Along the eHIM Continuum” – TEPR, Medical Records Institute National Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL May 2008

· MS-DRGs – United Health Partnerships , Bowling Green, Ohio, February 2008

· AHIMA National Convention , “In Search of eHIM: A Case Study of Transformation to a Centralized HIM Record Archival an EDMS Processing Center in a Multi-Hospital Network, Philadelphia, PA, October 2007

· AHIMA National Convention, “Where HIM and Chargemaster Coding Intersect”, Denver, CO October 2006

· AHIMA National Convention, “Where HIM and Chargemaster Coding Intersect”, Denver, CO October 2006

· National Conference on Health Information Capture, “Examining Data Integrity Through Medical Transcription and Data Sources”, Las Vegas, NV, Sept 18, 2006

· AHIMA National Assembly on Education: “E-HIM’s role in Revenue Cycle Management: Incorporating Content, Tools, and Application in Curricula”, Chicago, IL June 2004

· 3M Customer Meetings & National Account Presentations: : 2000-2004; Variety of Topics related to HIM & RCM

· Host, Hon. Governor Michael Leavitt & team: Utah State Government Health Ecosystem Summit, Chicago May 2003

· AHIMA National Convention “Data Quality” (St. Paul , MN) Oct 2003

· Natl. Conference of State Legislators (NCSL): “Impact of Information Technology on Healthcare Quality” (Denver, CO) July 2002

· HFMA ANI: “Ensuring Clean Claims” (Seattle, WA) June 2002

· AHIMA National Convention “Has Natural Language Processing Finally Arrived? HIM Challenges and Opportunities” (Miami, FL) 2001

· TEPR (Toward an Electronic Patient Record) Conference “Data Integrity and Compliance” (Boston, MA) 2001

· HBSI Conference: “APR-DRGs”, Las Vegas, March 2000

· NAHQ (National Association for Healthcare Quality) Annual Conference “Data Integrity and Compliance” (San Antonio, TX) 2000

· AHIMA National Convention “HIM and Clinical Decision Support and Pathways Variances” (Anaheim,CA) 1999

· Healthcare Informatics Exposition: McCormick Center-Chicago, April 1999 “Building the Information Dream Team”

· HBOC Trendstar Regional User’s Group (Chicago)/National User’s Group (San Diego), “Clinical Data Management and Decision Support”, 1998

· CHAMPS Pharmaceutical Group: “Critical Care Pathways & Cost Containment Initiatives”, 1998 (Cleveland)

· Lanier/INPUT National Mtg: "Implementation of an Optical Imaging System for H.I.M. Departments", (Atlanta) 1997

· Lanier/INPUT National Mtg: "The Quest for Data-Continuous Quality Improvement in Medical Transcription", (Atlanta), 1996

· Cleveland Clinical International Exposition: Through Care Education, Inc-"Case Management and the Role of HIM", and "Reengineering the HIM Department", 1995

· AHIMA Natl.Convention: Leader:Issue Group on Creation, Authentication, Authorship, and Retention of Records, 1994

· Lanier/INPUT National Mtg.:"Electronic Signatures",1994

· California H.I.M. Association: Health Care Reform-The New Frontier-"Documentation Trends", 1994

· AHIMA National Convention: "Alliances" (Illinois Hospital Association and JCAHO), 1992,1993

 

AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS:

· Editorial Thought Leaders: “Why Are We Worried About Denials Management?”, Health Technology Management March 2006

· ‘PPS Brings Change to Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities’ JAHIMA, May 2004-75/5, p 64-65

· ‘Oldies But Goodies’: Stay on Track by Reconsidering Basic Filing Techniques: Interview article in Medical Records Briefings, Vol.19 No 4 April 2004, p 1-3

· Cover Interview Article: “Severity Adjustment Tools Enhance Documentation”, Hospital Payment & Information Management May 2003 Vo. 21 No. 5 p. 49-50

· Editorial Thought Leaders: “Righting the Write Offs”, Health Technology Management February 2002

· “How to Successfully Interview for an HIM Position”, CAHIMA, Winter 2001

· “Simplified Deficiency Processing Brings Hospital-wide Benefits”; JAHIMA, March 2000

· ”Building the IT Dream Team” Managed Care News 1999; AHIMA Marketing Kit

· ”Building a Cost Efficient Path Variance Database” Beyond Clinical Paths: Advanced Tools for Outcomes Management , Chapter AHA, Inc. .by Patrice Spath, 1997

· ”Oncology Outcomes Data Management”, JAHIMA, September 1997

· Contributing Author, Management of Health Information Functions & Applications, by Rozella Mattingly, 1996

· ”Re-Engineering the Documentation Process”, JAHIMA, Nov-Dec 1996 Issue

· First Place National Essay Contest: Lanier Worldwide, Inc."CQI in Medical Transcription”, 1996

· ”IM Planning to Meet JCAHO Needs”, MR Briefings June 1995

· ”Re-engineering the H.I.M. Dept.-Human Resources”, JAHIMA, April 1995

· "Paper to Paperless & the Paper In-Between",JAHIMA, October, 1994

· Contributing Author, Documentation Requirements for the Acute Care Patient Record by Barbara Glondys, 1993

· "Authorship Equals Accountability", JAHIMA, December 1993

· "The Transition from Signature to Authorship, JAHIMA, September 1993

· ”Staff Vacation Scheduling”, MR Briefings, 1993

· "Patient Centered Care", ILHIMA Newsbreak 1993

· "The Challenge of Auto-authentication-Who's Accountable", ADVANCE 5-31-93

· "1992 Annual Meeting Poem,” JAHIMA, December 1992

· First Place National Essay Contest, Lanier Worldwide, Inc., "From Complaints to Compliments: A Modernday Healthcare Fairy Tale", 1992

· "Selection and Implementation of a Computerized Severity of Illness System”, JAMRA 1991

· "Defining Physician Classification”, MR Briefings, 1991

· ”Are Your Medical Records Up to Snuff?", Smart Strategy, Fall 1989

· "Purchasing and Installation of a Digital Dictation System”, CVMRA Newsletter 1987

· "Marketing the MRD to Physicians”, CVMRA Newsletter 1986

Contact:

P.O. Box 802,

La Grange, Illinois 60525
Telephone (708) 352-3507 Office (708) 352-3705 Fax

 

email: DariceGrzybowski@CavanaughConsulting.org

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