CoHS Student Resources : Friday Forum Archive

Topic: Jarvis vs Ultron-Warring Technologies!

Presenter: Jorge Amaro, MBA, FACHE

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Jorge Amaro, MBA, FACHE has more than 25 years of senior leadership experience across the healthcare and biopharmaceutical industries. Mr. Amaro is President and CEO of A3i Health, leading a team that delivers accelerated procedural prior authorizations, patient assistance programs, and revenue cycle management services nationally.

Mr. Amaro’s command of payer medical and payment policy, healthcare finance, and operations has been leveraged to improve financial positions across renown organizations such as DaVita, Genentech, Becton Dickenson, Orlando Health, and more. He is the co-author of a Decision Support System embedding 15 decision trees within 7 implant categories that drove implant choice, site of service selection, and powered alternative payment models such as pay for performance and value-based payments. Jorge has been implementing the use of machine learning and AI within his organizations for the last 10 years.

Among several accolades, Jorge received the distinguished UCF College of Business Hall of Fame Entrepreneurial Alumni award, multiple American College of Healthcare Executives Regent awards, the American College of Healthcare Executives Presidents Award and is a board-certified Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Jorge actively serves on the UCF College of Business Advisory Board, Legacy Point Board, and proudly serves as President of the American College of Healthcare Executives of Central Florida.

Jorge holds an Advanced Management certification from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida and undergraduate degrees in management and computer science.

Jorge and his wife love to ballroom dance, have two grown children, and serve in various community and church ministries.

Topic: Horizons of Health Information Management (HIM)

Presenter: Bridgette Stephens Miller (Bio)

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By attending this forum, students can expect:

• To understand the significance of professional certifications in enhancing career prospects, validating expertise, and increasing credibility within a chosen field.
• To distinguish between diverse certification options available across industries, highlighting key requirements, benefits, areas of specialization, and coding technologies used.
• To explore how obtaining certifications can open doors to various career paths, outlining potential roles, salary expectations, and advancement opportunities.

Program Outcomes

Topic: Developing a Self-Care Mindset That Promotes Resilience

Presenter: Tom-Louis Gray (Bio)

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By attending this forum, students can expect:

• Understanding and Managing Stress: To educate students on the common stressors in healthcare professions and provide strategies for managing stress effectively to prevent burnout. 
• Developing Self-Care Skills: To guide students in identifying and incorporating self-care activities that align with their interests and can be easily integrated into their lives, fostering personal health and professional growth.
• Building a Self-Care Identity: To assist students in recognizing the importance of self-care as an ethical imperative and support them in developing a self-care mindset that promotes resilience and well-being in their personal and professional lives. 

These objectives aim to ensure that healthcare students are well-equipped to maintain a healthy balance between their personal and professional responsibilities, ultimately leading to better patient care and personal fulfillment.

Topic: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Medical, Billing, and Coding

Presenter: Alicia Scott, CPC, CPC-I, CRC (Bio)

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By attending this forum, students can expect:

• Discover how AI is reshaping roles in coding and auditing. 
• Explore how coders are adapting to changes.
• Learning through case studies.

Topic: Bridging Academics with the Real World 

Presenter: Sheila Sampath, BBA, MHSA, CPPM, CPB (Bio)

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By attending this forum, students can expect:

1. Understanding the Essence of Working in the Healthcare Industry: To educate students on how they can make a difference in the healthcare industry.
2. Building the gap between theory and real life: To assist students in recognizing how their program relates to key real-world functional areas, including collaborative team building in the work environment.
3. Developing an AI mindset: To help students develop the basic skills needed to embrace AI that will continue to grow in the healthcare industry. 

These objectives aim to ensure that healthcare students understand how to relate their formal education with real-life professional responsibilities, ultimately leading to well-rounded, educated professionals.

Topic: A Reflection of Being Resilient through the Unknown

Presenter: Clint Harris (Bio)

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By attending this forum, students can expect:

• Setting the Expectations of Successful Failure: To examine how early and mid-career professionals' expectations of success, coupled with the fear of failure, can limit the full potential for leadership development.
• Resilience in the Making: To explore the challenges, opportunities, and reflections that highlight the obstacles in taking the step toward developing executive presence.
• Performance of Networking: To explore how we engage and disengage with the social world as careers evolve and develop.
• Game-changers - The Outlier Being True to Ourselves Conversation: To examine how values and morals shape our 'Why,' and the impact of perception on leaders' mission and vision-driven careers.

Program Outcomes

Topic: The Internet of Things (IoT) in Modern Healthcare

Presenter: Antonio "Tony" Garcia (Bio)

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By attending this forum, students can expect:

• Attendees will develop a foundational understanding of the role of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in modern healthcare, including their applications, benefits, and potential challenges.
• Attendees will be able to identify specific examples of IoT devices and systems used in healthcare settings and understand how the specific technology of photoplethysmography can contribute to improved patient care and healthcare efficiency.
• Attendees will appreciate the potential impact of IoT in healthcare on patient outcomes, healthcare delivery models, and the roles and responsibilities of healthcare professionals, preparing students for the evolving landscape of healthcare technology integration in their respective fields of study.

Topic: Data and Privacy in Healthcare: Navigating the AI Revolution

Presenter: Sunila Levi, Strategic CIO/CDO (bio)

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Session Description:
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing healthcare, offering unprecedented opportunities to improve patient care, streamline operations, and enhance decision-making. However, this transformative shift brings critical challenges around data privacy, security, and ethical governance.

Objectives

• The role of AI in leveraging vast healthcare data for innovation.
• Strategies to mitigate risks to patient data privacy in an AI-driven landscape.
• Current and emerging regulations shaping data governance in healthcare.
• Ethical considerations for the responsible use of AI.

These objectives aim to ensure that healthcare students are well-equipped with how to handle data and privacy in the age of digitization. This knowledge will enhance both their personal and professional responsibilities, ultimately leading to more safe, ethical patient care and personal knowledge.

Program Outcomes

Topic: Tips for Landing Your First HIM Job (Interview with a Medical Coder)

Presenter: John Mabon (Bio)

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By attending this forum, students can expect:

• Interview with a Coder
• Membership in a professional organization
• Working with a mentor
• Becoming certified
• Resumes and interviews
• Pay it forward