Melanie Richard is a Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT) with experience in patient care across various settings, including acute and home health, and has expertise in health informatics, coding, and documentation quality auditing. Her education includes an associate degree in health information technology and a certificate in healthcare informatics, along with memberships in health information management associations. Melanie has held various roles, including a volunteer patient ambassador and customer service associate, and is skilled in Microsoft Office and project management.

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Attributes
 RegisteredHealthInformation
Technologist(RHIT)
 Communicate With Other Care Providers
To Ensure Appropriate Documentation
 MicrosoftOfficeSuite-Word/Advanced;
Excel/Intermediate; Power
Point/Intermediate; Project
Management/Intermediate
 Patient Care-Acute, Outpatient, SNF, Home
Health
 HIPAA Compliance Training, Health
Informatics, And Information Systems
Training
 Non-Supervisory Management Experience
 ProjectManagement
 Use Of Electronic Encoder, Practice
Management Software,And Groupers
 Coding: CPT4/HCPCS/
ICD9CM/ICD10CM/PCS
 Record Keeping Practices (Paper/EHR)
 Employee Mentoring And Training
 Continuous Quality Improvement
 Documentation Quality Auditing
 Medical Assistant In US NAVY
 WorkFlow Chart Design
 Leadership
 Peer Reviews
 Patient Charting
 Accounts Receivable Practices
 Contract Management
Education:
04/2015 - Certificate in Healthcare Informatics
08/2015 -SantaFe College - AssociateofScienceDegreeinHealth Information Technology Management
09/2015 -Received AHIMA Credential: Registered Health Information Technologist Certification
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05/1993 – University of North Carolina, Asheville Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
12/1978 – United States Navy Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes, IL. Medical Assistant/ Certification
Affiliations:
01/2016 – Current -NFEHIMA- Northeast Florida Health Information Management Association Member
09/2013 - Current - American Health Information Management Association/ FHIMA Member
05/15 -07/15- Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL Volunteer Patient Ambassador
05/14 – 05/15 – Former Santa Fe College Health Information Student Association, President
Melanie Sue Richard, RHIT 932 NW29th
Place, Gainesville, FL 32609
melaniesusan14@gmail.com
Phone:(386)853-5243

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Work Experience/Professional Practice Experiences:
08/2014 – 1st PPE HIM1800,Professional Practice – (RequiredProfessional PracticeExperience [PPE])
Health Information Management Department, UF Health Shands, Gainesville, Florida
12/2014 – 2nd PPE HIM2810Non-Acute-(Required PPE) – Dividedtime between various departments in
the Patient Financial Services Department at the University of Florida Health (Shands) Hospital;
Jacksonville,Florida
04/2015 – 3rd PPE HIM2820Administration/Technology -(Required PPE) Faculty Group Practice,UF
Health Shands, Gainesville, Florida, AAPC Coders; Observed Cardiac Catheter Procedure;Coded
10/22/15 -12/4/2015 – CustomerServiceAssociate/Cashier – Lowe’sHome Improvement, 1415 7th
Ave. East, Hendersonville, NC 28792
10/23/10 -09/27/15 – CustomerServiceAssociate/Cashier – Lowe’sHome Improvement; 15910 NW
144 Terrace, Alachua, FL 32615
11/15/04 -05/23/2008 – BehaviorProgramSpecialist– Tacachale,Department of Children and
Families; Facility #1, 1621 NE Waldo Rd, Gainesville, FL 32609
04/87-03/90 – HomeHealthNursesAssistant– Visiting Health Professionals/ (Care Partners) ‘92
Francis Road, Hendersonville, NC 28792
01/79– 08/79– Hospital Corpsman/ Medical Assistant– Cherry PointNaval Hospital, PSC Box 8023,
BLDG 4389 Cherry Point,North Carolina 28533-0266