Rose T. Dunn, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA

Ms. Dunn’s health information management and senior administrative experience in a large teaching hospital and chief financial officer background in a multi-hospital system coupled with her national managed care position with a large health care insurance company allows her to see the health care industry from many perspectives.

Rose is a nationally recognized professional in the health information industry and has served as President and Board member of the American Health Information Management Association, the national association for health information professionals. During her career of more than thirty (30) years she has spoken publicly on numerous occasions, held adjunct faculty positions in baccalaureate and master degree programs, and has authored a prolific list of publications. In 1997, Rose was awarded AHIMA's highest honor--the Distinguished Member Award and 2008 AHIMA's Legacy Award.

She has served in temporary HIM and Patient Account management positions resulting in successfully reducing accounts receivable; eliminating backlogs; reducing incomplete records; improving department image; creating climates of cooperation between medical records, patient accounts and registration; and, often, creating climates of collaboration between the HIM/medical records staff, medical staff and administration. Rose has extensive experience involving staff in and effectively implementing work restructuring and reengineering projects.