Curriculum Vitae CATHY A. FLITE, M.Ed., M.A., RHIA, FAHIMA cflite@temple.edu EDUCATION 2008 M.A. Graduate University, Santa Barbara CA Master of Arts, Human and Organizational Development 1999 M.Ed. Widener University, Chester PA Master of Education, Health Education 1986 B.S. Temple University, Philadelphia Bachelor of Science Degree, Health Records Administration PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES Academic 2013-2015 Interim Chair, Department of Health Information Management, College of Health Professions and Social Work, Temple University. 2013-2015 Program Director, Bachelors of Health Information Management, Temple University 2013-2014 Program Director, Masters of Science in Health Informatics, Temple University 2000-2013 Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Health Information Management, College of Health Professions and Social Work, Temple University Courses Instructed (Undergraduate) HIM-1101 Medical Terminology HIM-3082 Independent Study in Health Information Management HIM-3101 Health Information Systems in Acute Care HIM-3105 Language of Medicine HIM-3206 Clinical Medicine I HIM-3211 Management in Health Information Systems HIM-4101 Health Informatics: Infrastructure and Standards HIM-4109 Clinical Medicine II HIM-4197 Human Resource Management in Health Information Systems HIM-4204 Systems Analysis in Health Information Management HIM-4213 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems Courses Instructed (Graduate) HIM-5001 Topics in Health Information Management Page 1
HIM-5003 Management Systems in Healthcare HIM-8001 Healthcare Reimbursement Systems HIM 8028 Health Data Standards OT-8509 Leadership Clinical 1998 2000 Manager, Health Information Management Department, The Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania 1997-1998 Associate Director, Health Information Management Department Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1993 1997 Assistant Director, Medical Record Department, Cooper Hospital University Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey 1989 1993 Assistant Director, Medical Record Department, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1987 1989 Coder and Reimbursement Specialist, Medical Record Department, Osteopathic Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1986 1987 Coder, Medical Record Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Publications & Workgroup Articles 2015 Flite,C. & Johns, M. L. (20156). CHAPTER Management & Leadership. In L.B. Harman (Ed.), Ethical challenges in the management of health information, 3 rd ed., in press Jones & Bartlett. 2013 Flite,C. & Harman, L. (2013). Code of Ethics: Principles for Ethical Leadership. AHIMA. Perspectives in Health Information Management. Winter, 2013. 2012 Harman, L.B., Flite, C.A. and Bond, K. (2012). Electronic Health Records: Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security. Virtual Mentor. American Medical Association Journal of Ethics. 14(9): 683-753. 2010 Acker, B., Backman, C., Briseno,S., Cunningham-West, C., Flite,C., Kohn,D., Liette, B., Loranger, C., Miller, N., & Warner,D. AHIMA Work Group on Electronic Health Records Management. "EHRs as the Business and Legal Records of Healthcare Organizations (Updated). Appendix A: Issues in Electronic Health Record Management." Appendix B: Checklist for Transition to the EHR." ( (Updated November 2010). Page 2
2008 AHIMA Work Group on Security of Personal Health Information. "Ensuring Security of High-Risk Information in EHRs" Journal of AHIMA 79, no.9 (September 2008): 67-71. 2006 Flite,C. & Laquer, S. (2006). Management. In L.B. Harman (Ed.), Ethical challenges in the management of health information, 2nd ed., and pp. 499-527. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett. 2005 Flite, C., Foley, M. Morton, L. & Shams,K. "Structuring Objects, Restructuring Workflow." AHIMA's 77th National Convention and Exhibit Proceedings, October 2005. 2004 Morton, L., Laquer, S., Kosich,J. Kolodinsky, D., Flite, C. & Foley, M. Next Steps for EHR. 2004 IFHRO Congress & AHIMA Convention Proceedings, October 2004. 2004 AHIMA Work Group on Electronic Health Records Management. "The Strategic Importance of Electronic Health Records Management. Appendix A: Issues in Electronic Health Records Management" Journal of AHIMA 75, no.9 (October 2004): web extra. 2004 AHIMA Work Group on Electronic Health Records Management. "The Strategic Importance of Electronic Health Records Management: Checklist for Transition to the EHR". Journal of AHIMA 75, no.9 (October 2004): 80C-E. 2004 AHIMA e-himtm Task Force. "The Strategic Importance of Electronic Health Records Management." Journal of AHIMA 75, no.9 (October 2004): 80A-B. PRESENTATIONS 5/13/2015 Flite, C., Watzlaf, V. Christopher, D, Hershey,L., Rizzo,L. Black,K. (2015) An Examination of New Curricula Competencies for HIM Education and Practice, PHIMA Annual Meeting, Hershey, PA (local; invited) 11/7/2015 Flite, C. (panelist) PA Health IT Workforce Development Conference, Models for Education and Industry Collaboration. Harrisburg, PA, (local; invited) 10/1/2014 Flite.C. & Harman L. Public Policy and Genetics: Patients and Information Systems. AHIMA, San Diego, CA (national;juried). Page 3
6/7/2013 Flite, C. & Harman, L. Professional Advocacy and Ethics: Emerging Leadership Roles. LVHIMA Annual Meeting, Bethlehem, PA (local; invited). 5/14/2013 Flite, C. & Harman, L. Professional Advocacy and Ethics: Emerging Leadership Roles. PHIMA Annual Meeting, State College, PA (local; juried). 10/2/12 Panelist, Watzlaf, V., Flite, C., Reeves, M., Abdouch-Murphy, K., Frawley, K., Partnering with Patient: Patient Advocacy. AHIMA Annual Meeting, Chicago (national; juried). 5/12 Flite, C. Bond, K., & Marcinowski,M. (2012). Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association. Leveraging HIM Talent: Acquiring Informatics Skills to Meet the Challenges of the HIM Profession. (local, invited) 5/12 Panelist, Flite, C., Starpoli, C., Donovan, S., & Madden, Y. (2012) Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association. Practitioner to Professor. (local, invited). 7/27/11 Flite, C. American Health Information Management Association, Assembly on Education, San Antonio, Tx: Virtual Lab: Migrating From Paper to an EMR in a Large Physician Practice. (national; juried) juried). 5/25/11 Panel Moderator, Gilbert Davis (CHOP), Suzanne Layne (Main Line Health), Sharon Laquer (Temple Health System, & Dina Nedorost (Jefferson Hospital). Health Information Management: Recent Dramatic Changes (local, invited). 5/9/11 Panelist, PHR: Consumer, Provider and Organizational Perspectives. Flite, C., Temple University HIM (personal); Joann Seppelt, CNP, VA (provider); John Kravitz, Gesinger Health System (organizational). Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, Hershey, PA.(local; juried). 7/28/10 Flite, C. American Health Information Management Association, Assembly on Education, New Orleans, LA: Understanding the Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design through Vlab Applications. (national; juried). Page 4
6/23/10 Panelist, Pennsylvania Partnership for Direct Care Workers. Symposium: The Electronic Health Record- Workforce Implications. Philadelphia, PA. (local; invited). 5/12/10 Flite, C. Managing Virtual Employees. Pennsylvania Health Information Management Associations, (local; juried). 5/7/10 Flite, C. Sherifi, D, Gibson., K. Pennsylvania Medical Group Management Association. The Personal Health Record: Challenges for the Ambulatory Physician Practice. (national; invited) 4/30/10 Panelist, Center for Biomedical Informatics. Philadelphia, PA: Panel Presentation on the PHR Provider, Patient and Organizational Perspectives. The Personal Health Record: Challenges for the Ambulatory Physician Practice. (national; invited) 4/17/10 Flite,C. (panel) District 1199C Member Conference. Plenary: Technology in the Changing Healthcare Workplace Welcome to a New Beginning. (local; invited). 11/7/09 Flite, C., Town Hall Meeting on Health Care Reform & Health IT, APHA-SA 5th Annual National Student Meeting, (national; invited). 3/6/09 Flite, C. Managing Virtual Employees. Maryland Health Information Management Associations, (local; invited). 1/28/09 Flite, C. Managing Virtual Employees. Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association; (local; invited). 12/04/08 Flite, C. & Sherifi, D. S. Your Personal Health Record. Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, Philadelphia, PA; (local; invited) 10/12/08 Flite, C. American Health Information Management Association. Seattle, WA; Moving Beyond Virtual Offices: Employees and Managers Perspectives on Virtual Offices. (national; juried) 4/1/08 Flite, C. Center for Biomedical Informatics. Philadelphia, PA: The Personal Health Record: Challenges for the Ambulatory Physician Practice. (national; invited) 10/7/07 Flite, C. American Health Information Management Association. Philadelphia, PA; Management in the Now. (national; juried) Page 5
8/1/07 Flite, C. & Donovan, S. American Health Information Management Association, Assembly on Education, Chicago, IL: Teaching Leadership Skills to the HIA Student. (national; juried) 6/13/07 Flite, C. (2007) Management & Leadership: Creating a Balance. Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, Philadelphia, PA; (local; invited) 6/27/06 Flite, C. American Health Information Management Association, Assembly on Education, Nashville, TE; Revising Curriculum to Baccalaureate Competencies. (national; juried). 6//06 Flite, C. Leigh High Valley Health Information Management Association, Bethlehem, PA; Exploring HIM Competencies. (local; invited). 10/12/05 Flite, C., Foley, M., Morton, M., & K. Shams American Health Information Management Association. San Diego, CA; Restructuring Objects: Restructuring Workflow. (national; juried) 10/11/04 Morton,L. Laquer,S.C., Kosich, J.P., Kolodinsky, D.M., Flite, C.A., & Foley, M.M. (2004). Next Steps for EHR. 2004 American Health Information Management Association and the International Federation on Health Record, Washington, D.C. October 9-14, 2004. (national; juried) 7/14/04 Flite, C. Access to health care: A review of racial and ethnic disparities in health care. The Fielding Graduate Institute, Arlington, V.A., July 12-15, 2004. (local; invited) 5/7/03 Flite, C. (2003) Emotional Intelligence: Workplace Competency Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA; (local; invited) 2/12/03 Flite, C. (2003) Contemporary Approaches to Managing HIM Employees. Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, Philadelphia, PA; (local; invited) Guest Speaker Personal Health Record, Presented to the Masters of Science in Health Informatics, Spring 2014, 2010, and2009 Electronic Health Record. Presented to Physical Therapy Class, Temple University on November 25, 2009 HIPAA Training: A Practical Guide to Understanding Privacy Page 6
and Security. Presented to Occupational Therapy Class, Temple University on July 10, 2008 and July 9, 2009 HIM 181Acute Care Internship: Update on Policies & Procedures. Presented to Alumni & Site Supervisor Appreciation Day, June 2008 HIM 181 Acute Care Internship: Theory & Practice. Presented to Alumni & Site Supervisor Appreciation Day. May 12, 2005 Introduction to Medical Documentation. Presented to Therapeutic Recreation Class, Temple University on 2005, 2006, & 2007 PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Temple University Service 2013-2015 Graduate Council 2013-2014 HIM Chair Search Committee for Non-Tenure Track 2012-2013 HIM Chair Search Committee Member 2012 Merit Committee Member 2012 HIM Faculty Search Committee, Health Information Management 2011 HIM Representative for the Kids Write and Create: Integrated Literacy & Health Promotion for Medically-Underserved 1st Graders. 2012 Marshall, Graduation 2008-2010 Research, Study and Leave Committee 2005, 2007 Faculty Search Committee, Health Information Management Department 2003-2005 University Disciplinary Committee 2002-2003 University Fee Committee 2000-2007 Interdisciplinary Committee, College of Health Professions 2000-2007 Student and Community Relations, College of Health Professions, Department of Health Information Management Department Service 2007-2014 RHIA Examination Preparation Workshop 2002-2005 RHIA Examination Preparation Workshop 2000-2015 Academic Review Committee 2000-2015 Curriculum Review Committee 2000-2015 Awards Committee, Health Information Management 2000 2015 Senior Internship Presentation Day 2000-2010 Faculty Advisor, HIM Students 2011-2015 Experience Temple Day April 3, 2011; March 25, 2012; March 16, 2013 2010 2013 Junior Internship Interviews Pearson Course Connect Advisory Board, Member 2012-2013 Professional Service Page 7
National Research Think Tank Workgroup, Council for Excellent in Education, 2014-2016 Research & Periodical Workgroup, Council for Excellence in Education, 2014-2016 Editorial Review Panel Guest, Educational Perspective in Health Informatics and Information Management, 2014-2015 Delegate, AHIMA House of Delegates 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016 Committee, AHIMA House of Delegates Leadership Committee 2012-2013,2013-2014 Committee Member, Electronic Health Record Taskforce 2014-2015 Committee Member, Research & Periodical Workgroup 2014-2015 Member, AHIMA Consumer Engagement Council, 2104-2015 Member, AHIMA Privacy & Security Council, 2103-2014 Member, Council for Excellence in Education, Educational Programming Workgroup, American Health Information Management Association, 2012-2013 Member, Virtual Lab Strategy Committee, American Health Information Management Association, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2014-2015 Member, Privacy & Security in RHIO/HIEs Workgroup, Health Information and Management Systems Society and American Health Information Management Association, 2009 Member, Electronic Health Record Systems Vital Records Functional Profile Workgroup, 2008-2009 ehim Workgroup: Security Schema, American Health Information Management Association, 2008 Member, Health Information Management Educational Strategy Committee, American Health Information Management Association, 2002-2005 Member, Faculty Stipend Review Committee, American Health Information Management Association, December 2004-2005 7 Page 8
Member, RHIA Test Specification Committee, American Health Information Management Association, 2004 State President-Elect, Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2015-2016 Elected, President-Elect, Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2014-2015 Elected, Delegate, Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2012-2013 Elected, Secretary, Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association 2010-2011, 2011-2012. Elected, 2nd Year Director, Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2009-2010 Member, Business Analysis and Technology Committee, Pennsylvania e-health Initiative, 2009-2010 Member, PHIMA Financial Reserve Task Force, Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2009-2010. Elected, 1st Year Director, Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2008-2009 Elected, Treasurer, Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2004-2006 Member, Nominating Committee, Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2007-2008 Local Emerging Technology Chair, Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2011-2012. Past President, Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2010-2011 Chair, Nominating, Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2010-2011 Elected, President, Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2009-2010 Page 9
Elected, Past-President, Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2008-2009 Chair, Nominating Committee, Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2008-2009 Elected, President, Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2007-2008 Elected, President-Elect, Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2006-2007 Chair, Finance Committee, Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2006-2008 Member, Bylaws Committee, Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2006-2007 Elected, Treasurer, Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2002-2004 Member, Nominating Committee, Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2004-2005 Chair, Legislative Committee, Southeastern Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, 2001-2002 CERTIFICATION 1986 Registered Record Administrator (Credential changed to Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) AWARDS: 2012 American Health Information Management Fellowship 2013 Pennsylvania Health Information Management Distinguished Member Page 10