TQIP Data Coordinator/ Analyst
ST LOUIS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Amanda Truelove, RHIA, CSTR, and AHIMA approved ICD-10 trainer is the TQIP Coordinator, Data Quality Analyst with St. Louis Children’s Hospital, where she educates registry professionals and promotes TQIP initiatives, Data Integrity and Quality Improvement based on the NTDS standards, through her unique hybrid role.
Amanda has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare. Prior to her current role, she began working with Emergency Departments as an EMT and later working as a Revenue Cycle Director across multiple healthcare settings. She served over 15 years in the MS Army National Guard attached to the 223rd Heavy Combat Engineer unit where, as a combat medic, she provided medical support and trauma care to the battalion’s troops; receiving numerous Army Achievement and Army Commendation medals; including an Army Humanitarian Award ribbon during Hurricane Katrina and Global War on Terrorism Medal during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Amanda holds a master’s degree in Management and Leadership from Webster University and a dual bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics and Health Information Management from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Amanda possesses the RHIA, CSTR, and AHIMA approved ICD-10 trainer certifications. She is a professor for Cambridge College. As faculty for the ATS, she teaches the ICD10 Coding course. She serves as Chair of the ATS CSTR Leadership Advisory group, co-chair of the Trauma Registry Association of Missouri, and is a member of the ATS Trauma Registry Data Council; all offer consulting opportunities to share her diverse knowledge and skills with trauma programs across the US.
Amanda seizes every opportunity to empower others or share her knowledge through consulting collaboratively or from her company MinervA Healthcare & Education Consultants. Her passion is elevating the Trauma Registry Professionals to be recognized as critical members of the team. Hobbies include camping & traveling with her family and dog.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Monday, December 12, 2022
2:30 PM – 2:43 PM MST