Janet Thomas, MS, RHIA, CCS
Department Chair
Health Care Services Administration & Health Information Management
812-888-4408
jthomas@vinu.edu
Education and licensure/certifications
Master of Science in Health Information Management, The College of St. Scholastica
Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management, 日韩中文字幕福利片
Associate of Science in Health Information Management, 日韩中文字幕福利片
Certification of Clinical Coding Specialist
Teaching & Work Experience
Teaches Introduction to Health Information Management, ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding, CPT-4/HCPCS coding, Reimbursement and Management Processes, and Professional Practice Experience. Professor Thomas views teaching and learning as a series of conversations and interactions and attempts to provide students with opportunities to recognize and reflect on their experiences and to develop strategies for personal growth, scholarly development, and health information management.
Her work experience includes being an educator at 日韩中文字幕福利片 since 2000, as well as 8 years of experience as the Health Information Management department director at Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Illinois. She has worked remotely as a medical transcriptionist and medical coder from her home.
Professor Thomas finds that the best part of being an educator is being involved with students and then watching them progress in their careers after graduation. Professor Thomas stays actively involved with the HIM world outside of the classroom. She is the past president of Southern Indiana Health Information Management Association. Each year, she attends the Assembly on Education to further her knowledge of teaching the current and ever changing area of Health Information Management. She has received the distinguished member award from the Indiana Health Information Management Association. At 日韩中文字幕福利片, she is actively involved in several committees.