Contractors, Consultants, and Business Partners

Vice President: Ed Stewart

Ed is a 25-year veteran of the health information management industry and holds a BS in Business Education from Trevecca University in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to his role as Vice President with H.I.Mentors and as a space utilization and record management expert, Ed is also president and co-owner of Stewart Systems. He is recognized leader and strong proponent of efficient and strategic space utilization and forms management to help facilities meet compliance standards
and improve organizational operations. Ed's personal approach in working with Healthcare facilities sets the pace in helping health information managers transition from paper or hybrid records to electronic legal health records.

Information Technology Manager: Pete Papadakos (p.papadakos@himentors.com)

Account Manager: Cathy Hudspeth (c.hudspeth@himentors.com)

Marketing Manager: Doug Oblak (d.oblak@himentors.com)

Coding Consultants:

Laura Banks, RHIT (Outpatient and Physician Coding)
Dee Gascoigne, RHIT, CCS (Inpatient Coding & Coding Quality)
Randy Wagner, RN,CCS (Clinical & MS-DRG Documentation)
Wendy Kennedy, RHIT, CCS (Revenue Cycle/CDM Specialist)

Physician Consultants:

Justin Graham, MD (Medical Informatics)
Tim Schulte, MD (Clinical Documentation Improvement)
James Kennedy, MD (FTI)

Other Consultants:

Debbie Pollak, RHIT (Data Quality Specialist)

HIMentors is also partnered with:

• CCI (Cavanaugh Consulting)
• ChartWise Medical Systems
• CodeRyte
• Complete Coding Solutions/NHR
• Craneware
• Gustafson and Associates
• Health Information Experts
• Knowledge Webb Healthcare
• iData
• MRC Consulting Group
• Professional Dynamic Network

HIMentors is a founding member of BICICA: Best in Class Independent Consulting Alliance

HIMentors is a member of the following professional associations:

• American Health Information Management Association
• Illinois Health Information Management Association
• Healthcare Financial Management Association
• HIMSS
• Chicago Area Health Information Management Association
• Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS)