Laurine Johnson brings over twenty years of experience in health information management, quality assessment, risk management, utilization management, and coding and reimbursement. Her current specialization is APC/DRG review, RAC education/services, ICD-9-CM/CPT®/HCPCS coding and education, and transitioning to ICD-10-CM/PCS. One recent exciting project was working with the National Health Services in the United Kingdom regarding coding and documentation audit strategies.

Previous to joining OptumInsight, Ms. Johnson directed auditing, educational, and training programs for several nationally recognized consulting firms. She has affiliations with numerous state and national health care associations including AHIMA, Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, Western Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association, and American Academy of Procedural Coding.

Ms. Johnson has also been a featured speaker at more than twenty conferences and seminars including AHIMA audio conferences. She was a four-year member of AHIMA’s Classification and Clinical Terminology Practice Council and is a current member of Quality Initiatives and Secondary Data Practice Council. She holds a B.S. in Health Records Administration from University of Pittsburgh, and a M.S. in Healthcare Information Systems, also from University of Pittsburgh.