Susan Wallace, MEd, RHIA, CCS, CCDS Director of Compliance for Inpatient Reviews, provides consultation in Health Information Department Management, Clinical Documentation Improvement, MS-DRG Management and ICD-9-CM coding. She has over 30 years of experience in the HIM field, working for 14 years at Garland County Community College, serving as Chair of the Health Science Division while also directing their programs in Health Information Technology, Medical Transcription and Medical Coding. Prior to that Susan was director of an HIM department and instructor in an HIA program.


Her current professional association activities include:

• AHIMA ACE Member, the Action Community of e-HIM Excellence
• AHIMA ACCP (Coding Basics Program) Advisory Committee Member – 2007- present
• AHIMA e-HIM Workgroup: Clinical Documentation Improvement
• ArHIMA Treasurer / Executive Board Member
• AHIMA ICD-10-CM / PCS Trainer Certificate Holder

Her previous professional association activities have included:

American Health Information Management Association
• AHIMA Clinical Terminology and Classification Practice Council Member
• Chair, Council on Accreditation
• Member, Joint Committee on Education
• COA Liaison, Panel of Accreditation Reviewers
• Surveyor, Panel of Accreditation Reviewers
• Delegate, AHIMA House of Delegates

Arkansas Health Information Management Association:
• President
• Regional Director
• Executive Board Director
• Committee Chair – education, budget, newsletter, program, nominating

Honors and Awards:
• ArHIMA Distinguished Member
• Who's Who Among American Teachers
• Distinguished Leadership Award - American Biographical Institute