An advisory board to the UW Master of Health Informatics and Health Information Management (MHIHIM) program helps guide the overall direction of the program.
The board includes key faculty and staff as well as representatives from some of the top organizations in the field. Board members review content, guide course design, and provide updates to ensure the program remains current as the field evolves.
Chris Denier-Karr (Advisory Board Chair)
Senior IT Consultant, Healthcare IT, The BASIC Group
Sandra Andrade
Clinical Instructor, Health Systems and Population Health
Director, Coding Solutions, Harmony Healthcare
Hamed Barahimi, Master of HIHIM
IT Director, Stanford Healthcare (CA)
Theresa Amihere-Bervell, MHA, RHIA, CHPC,
Health Care Mission Leadership, Diversity, Quality, Compliance and Privacy, Providence Health and Services
James Condon, EdD, RHIA, CTR
Associate Teaching Professor, Health Information Management Programs, University of Washington
Glory Dole, BSN, MA, RN
Section Manager, Medicaid Contracts and Compliance, Washington State Health Care Authority
Michael Han, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, Ambience Healthcare
John Hartgraves, Master of HIHIM
Associate Teaching Professor, HIHIM Programs, University of Washington
Seth Hennessey, MHA
Assistant Administrator, Business Development and Clinical Faculty, University of Washington Medical Center
Ernie Hood
Senior Director, Research and Insights, The Advisory Board
Amy Jenkins, MA, RHIA, CDIP, COC, CPC, CRC, CEMC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington
Director of Professional Coding Education, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Bryant Karras, M.D.
Chief Public Health Informatics Officer, Washington State Department of Health
Karima Lalani, PhD, MBA, RHIA, FACHE
Assistant Teaching Professor of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington School of Public Health
Sandra Nunn, MA, MS, RHIA
Principle, KAMC Consulting
Kurt C. O’Brien, MHROD
Interim Director, Health Informatics and Health Information Management Programs
Associate Teaching Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
Spencer Otis, MBA, PMP
Principal Project Manager and Healthcare IT EMR Consultant, SolluCIO Partners
Kathleen Peterson, MS, RHIA, CPHI, CCS
Senior Lecturer Emeritus, Master of HIHIM Program, University of Washington
Debra Primeau, MA, RHIA, MOAM, FAHIMA
President, Primeau Consulting Group
Megha Ramaswamy, Ph.D., MPH,
Department Chair and Professor, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington
Carolin Spice, MS, RHIA, CPHQ
Associate Teaching Professor, Master of HIHIM, University of Washington
Sara Vaezy, MHA
Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer, Providence
Carrie Yasemin Paykoc, MBA-Health Admin, MS, HCMACS
Washington Statewide EHR Executive Program Director, Washington Health Care Authority