Sally S. Eagan, RHIT
HIP auditor
10 years experience in the Health information Management field, with a focus on inpatient coding, auditing, education and compliance. Ms. Eagan has developed a proficiency in MS-DRG validation and general coding audits. In addition to auditing and coding, Ms. Eagan has also provided education and training on general inpatient coding guidelines in addition to chapter specific coding regarding areas such as Sepsis, respiratory diseases and neoplasms. Ms. Eagan is experienced in providing both auditing and education on site. Ms. Eagan also prides herself in her commitment to coding compliance, and healthcare ethics.
Other experiences include:
- RAC Defense Strategies
- Mentoring of students and new coders
- Documentation training for Providers
- Member of Ethics committee for Veterans Affairs acute care facility.
- Acting compliance officer for Veterans Affairs acute care facility.
- Training and education of new compliance team members.
- Inpatient coding and abstracting with experience in Level 1 trauma, transplant, and burn coding.
- Overseeing functions of Health Information for an ambulatory surgery center, including abstraction, coding, and compliance with JC standards for record completeness.
- DRG Validator for the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization
- Skillful in various coding and abstracting systems, include 3M, QuadraMed, Meditech, SoftMed,
and TruCode.
Professional Memberships
- American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
- Florida / Georgia Health Information Management Association