Melinda Wilkins

Director and Associate Professor, Health Information Management

T5
Russellville, AR 72801

Phone: (479) 968-0441
Fax: 479-964-0504
E-mail: melinda.wilkins@.atu.edu

Education:

Currently working on Doctorate of Business Administration in Information Systems, Argosy University

Master of Education, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 1988

Bachelor of Science, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 1983

Courses Taught:

AHS 3013 Medical Terminology

HIM 1002 Orientation to HIM

HIM 2003 Fundamentals of Medical Transcription

HIM 3024 Introduction to Health Information Management

HIM 3033 Basic Coding Principles

HIM 3043 Advanced Concepts in HIM

HIM 3131 Nontraditional Health Records

HIM 3132 Health Data and Statistics

HIM 4033 Advanced Coding Principles

HIM 4063 Organization and Administration in HIM

HIM 4073 Legal Concepts for the Health Fields

HIM 4083 Health Organization Trends

HIM 4092 Research in HIM

HIM 4153 Principles of Disease

HIM 4192 Directed Practice I

HIM 4292 Directed Practice II

HIM 4892 Seminar in Health Information

HIM 4895 Affiliation

Professional Memberships:

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

• 2002 to present – Legislative Advocacy Liaison
• 2002 to present – Facilitator, Geographic: Arkansas Community of Practice
• 1998 - Chair, Council on Certification
• 1997-98 - Joint Committee on Education
• 1997 - Nominating Committee
• 1996-98 - HIA Educator, Council on Certification
• 1995 - House of Delegates Task Force
• 1994 - Alternate, AHIMA Nominating Committee
• 1981 to present - Member

Assembly on Education of AHIMA

• 1989 to present - Member

Arkansas Health Information Management Association (ArHIMA)

• 1993 to Present – Central Office Coordinator
• 2003-05 - Treasurer
• 1996-97 – Second Year Director (Agreed to serve a second term to fill in for another member that left the state).
• 1995-96 – Second Year Director
• 1994-95 – First Year Director
• 1993-94 - President and Delegate to AHIMA House of Delegates
• 1993 to present - Chairman, Central Office Committee
• 1992-93 - President-Elect and Delegate to AHIMA House of Delegates
• 1991-92 - Secretary
• 1990-91 - Program Committee Member
• 1989-93 - Chairman, Archives Committee
• 1989-90 - Co-Chairman, Education Committee
• 1988 to present - Member

Awards and Honors:

Featured in recruitment video, “Where the Future Clicks”, American Health Information Management Association, 2000.

Triumph Award Nominee, American Health Information Management Association, 1998 and 1999

Judge, Arkansas Academy of Science, 1999

Featured in an informational video explaining Vision 2006, its impact on the health information career as well as each professional. Distributed nationwide, Spring 1998

Nominated for Arkansas Tech University Faculty Excellence in Service Award, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999

Nominated for Arkansas Tech University Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award, 1999

Received ArHIMA Distinguished Member Award, 1996