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Mrs. Jan Hunt-Shepherd, MHA, RHIA, CPHQ, CCS
Associate Professor of Health Information Management
Office: South Campus Academic Wing 142
Phone: 270-780-2566
Email: jan.hunt-shepherd@wku.edu
Courses
HIM 100- Health Data Content and Structure
HIM 221- Health Information and Quality Management
HIM 225- Legal Issues in Health Information Management
HIM 250- ICD Coding
HIM 251- HCPCS/CPT Coding
HIM 252- Healthcare Payment Systems
AH 290- Medical Terminology
Bio
Jan Hunt-Shepherd has a Masters Degree in Health Care Administration from Western Kentucky University and a Bachelors Degree in Medical Records Administration from University of Central Florida. She is an Assistant Professor in the Healthcare Information Management Program at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She also provides consulting services and interim management to health care facilities throughout the United States. Previously Jan spent twelve years in Healthcare Management. Jan holds certifications from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) as a Registered Health Information Administrator and a Certified Coding Specialist and from the National Association of Healthcare Quality as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality. She is a former President of the Kentucky Health Information Management Association and has held the role of an AHIMA delegate in the House of Representatives. She is also an AHIMA Approved ICD-10 Ambassador Trainer.
