1. Sue Schneider, BA, CHIM, CPHIMS-CA
HIMs In Action
Sue Schneider, BA, CHIM, CPHIMS-CA

2. Current Role Director, eHealth Standards
Architecture, Standards and Planning
eHealth Ontario
Focus on EHR for Ontario
Data Exchange
Terminology
Interoperability Standards
Data
Content
Systems Integrator
Blueprint
Connectivity Strategy
Interoperability Standards Strategy
EHR Roadmap

3. Career Path Student in 10 physician medical clinic
BA – Social Science – Western
Diploma – Health Records Admin – St. Michael’s
CHIM Certification
Veterinary Teaching Hospital – Guelph
Peel Memorial Hospital – Brampton
William Osler Health Centre – 3 sites
Trillium Health Centre – 2 sites
Graduate Certificate – HI Standards – U Sherbrooke
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
eHealth Ontario
CPHIMS-CA Certification – (CPHIMS & CPHIMS-CA Exams)

4. Career Path Student in 10 physician medical clinic
Various roles across 6 summers – reception, filing, seating patients, lunch for physician management meetings, OHIP billing,, file management, transcribing referrals, consults, diagnostic imaging and minor surgical reports
BA – Social Science – Western
Included records management, decision support, and information systems
Diploma – Health Records Admin – St. Michael’s
Placements in hospitals: teaching, acute and veterinary teaching
CHIM Certification
Exam written and results arrived a few weeks after started work
Veterinary Teaching Hospital – Guelph
Large and small animals - registration, billing, records, transcription, coding, data searches for students and veterinarians, data submission to Cornell, use of an early version of what has evolved into SNOMED® for veterinary use

5. Career Path Peel Memorial Hospital – Brampton
Started in Patient Registration and moved into Health Information Management; various management roles
William Osler Health Centre – 3 sites
Georgetown, Brampton, and Etobicoke locations; Director for Health Information Management
Trillium Health Centre – 2 sites
Mississauga and Queensway locations; Senior Advisor Data Custodian in Health Information Management
Graduate Certificate – HI Standards – U Sherbrook
One year online webinars and assignments
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Seconded to eHealth Program part-time while at Trillium Health Centre, and then moved to Information Management Strategy and Policy Branch; returned to Trillium Health Centre when secondment ended

6. Career Path eHealth Ontario CPHIMS-CA Certification
Lead, eHealth Standards, Terminology
Focus on terminology standards for Ontario, and participation in Infoway Standards Collaborative
Director, eHealth Standards
Focus on Interoperability Standards, including data exchange and terminology for eHealth in Ontario; participation in various governance committees and collaboration with MOHLTC, Infoway, Ontario MD, eHealth Ontario, and other external stakeholders
CPHIMS-CA Certification
Review of materials through lunch time group study
CPHIMS & CPHIMS-CA Exams
Looking to find time for a graduate level degree soon

7. Growth and Opportunities
Leadership in Interoperability Standards for eHealth in Ontario
Promotion and advocacy for interoperability and approval of standards
Advancing the early involvement of eHealth Standards in projects and business areas
Responding to Architecture Program Office requests for information, advice, support – growing expertise
Monitoring the standards and healthcare to strategically align and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders

8. Growth and Opportunities
Experience with terminology and document modeling tools and standards
Contribute to and use of international and national standards
Opportunity to define processes and best practices for standards lifecycle and terminology management
Exciting work with clinical and technical experts
Participation in committees, governance, and strategies
Extension and evolution of HIM/HI experience, competencies and roles
Leadership of a very talented and inspiring team – specialized
Relationship management – mentoring, and networking
Continuous learning and stimulating work
Making a difference to health and wellness in Ontario