Web Development and Digital Media – WEB

Community Engagement

Whitney Bandel gave a presentation to BFA majors enrolled in an “Art Careers Seminar” course at Kansas State University on November 9th. She discussed her career path and transition from traditional Fine Arts to working and teaching in Web Development as well as how to get started in Web Development.

Information Technology-Networking, Cybersecurity, and Cloud

Computer Safety -Don’t Trust the Internet- On October 25th, 2023, 6 students from the JCCC Cybersecurity Club presented on how to stay safe on the internet in the CoLab. Included in the discussion were password managers, shopping online safely, Chat GPT vulnerabilities, endpoint device security, deepfakes, and multi-factor authentication. Approximately 20 members of the campus and community attended the event. The event included a Q & A session. Daniel Long, faculty advisor, helped plan and supported the event.

Healthcare Information Systems – HCIS

A recent CSIT Healthcare Information Systems program graduate working for Oracle Cerner recently earned a promotion to Technical Analyst.

HCIS and MIRM programs have twelve students participating in this semester’s Health IT mentorship program where students are matched with Health IT professionals from the Greater Kansas City area to explore professional goals and career pathways and review and practice effective job-search strategies.

Medical Information & Revenue Management (MIRM)

Special Events

The Medical Information & Revenue Management (MIRM) department hosted its Fall Advisory Board Meeting on Friday, October 13, 2023, in conjunction with the Healthcare Information Systems (HCIS) department. Faculty shared current program metrics and provided updates on the program’s digital advertising campaign. The Board discussed the college’s strategic plan, and how it might be supportive of these initiatives. The next meeting will be held Spring 2024.

MIRM 148: Medical Coding Internship students participated in a LinkedIn workshop with Joanie Beaulieu from the Career Development Center. Students learned the importance of a strong LinkedIn profile as they begin to apply for medical coding positions. Students were encouraged to take advantage of free campus resources, including the photo booth in the JCCC Co-Lab. Follow the JCCC Medical Information & Revenue Management LinkedIn page to connect with these students and view their profiles!

Patti Frank, Consultants in Practice management and MIRM Advisory Board member, presented E&M Coding 2024 to MIRM Coding III students on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Ms. Frank reviewed the current process to apply Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes and discussed the importance of proper code application. Students were able to put this information into practice by walking-through several fictitious patient charts.

Significant Student Accomplishments

Maddie Goscha, MIRM student, successfully passed the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credentialing exam. This is a nationally recognized certification, awarded by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).

Web Development and Digital Media – WEB

Community Engagement

Alexa Summers gave a speech at Union Station hosted by Science City’s STEM Seminar on October 14^th about her personal career path, the versatility of computer science, and how to explore career options.

On November 9^th, Alexa Summers will be speaking again to the community, about her career path and how to get into computer science, at Linda Hall Library.

Medical Information & Revenue Management (MIRM)

Special Events

Medical Coding Internship students participated in a StrengthsFinder workshop with Kelsey Arnold from the Career Development Center on Monday, September 11, 2023. Students examined their “Top 5 Strengths” and learned how each strength coincides with a leadership theme. Students also learned how to present their strengths to prospective employers. This class excels in Strategic Thinking and Relationship Building!

Significant Student Accomplishments

The following MIRM students successfully passed the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credentialing exam:

• Sarah Shippee – June 2023
• Pinky Maliakkal – September 2023

This is a nationally recognized certification, awarded by the awarded by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).

Web Development and Digital Media – WEB

Community Engagement

Whitney Bandel is presenting on foley and sound effects at Early College Partnerships & Outreach’s “Women in Gaming” Conference for high school students hosted at JCCC in the CoLab on Oct. 26^th.

Health Information Systems – HCIS

Kim Fuller, CSIT Healthcare Information Systems program adjunct professor and JCCC Adjunct Council member, participated in the 2nd annual SynergiED23 Conference held August 14, 2023.

Congratulations to the newly elected Greater Kansas City HIMSS board members, including JCCC CSIT Medical Information & Revenue Management Department Chair, Amanda Kraus who will serve as the Membership Chair.

Congratulations to Sean Roberts on his new position as Chief Technology Officer at The University of Kansas Health System! Sean is on the JCCC CSIT Healthcare Information Systems Program Advisory Board.

Congratulations to JCCC CSIT Healthcare Information Systems program advisor, internship host and student mentor, Jonathan Smith on his new position as Director of the Lawrence – Douglas County Health Department!

Information Technology-Networking, Cybersecurity, and Cloud

The Information Technology program is working on re-designation of the National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity for Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) designation. The Information Technology-Networking, AAS program was recently approved by the National Security Agency through academic year 2028. The second part of re-designation will occur this Fall 2023.

Web Development and Digital Media – WEB

WEB is happy to announce the addition of full-time faculty member Alexa Summers who has joined their ranks this Fall semester.

The WEB department has two students currently interning for the Fall 2023 semester. Terra Brunton will be working as webmaster for Cynthia Lukas, a local independent filmmaker. Anthony Williams is working at Sporting KC as an AV Technician.

Medical Information & Revenue Management (MIRM)

Special Events

The Medical Information & Revenue Management (MIRM) department hosted its Spring Advisory Board Meeting on Friday, March 3, 2023, in conjunction with the Healthcare Information Systems (HCIS) department. Faculty shared current program metrics, curriculum and marketing updates. Board discussion focused on industry “hot topics.”  The next meeting will be scheduled for Fall 2023.

MIRM 148: Medical Coding Internship students participated in a LinkedIn workshop with Christine Snyder from the Career Development Center on Monday, February 20, 2023. Students learned the importance of a strong LinkedIn profile, including the increase in search visibility once all-star status has been gained – 40 times more likely to appear! Students were encouraged to take advantage of free resources, including the photo booth in the JCCC Co-Lab. Follow the JCCC Medical Information & Revenue Management LinkedIn page to connect with these students and view their profiles!

Patti Frank, Consultants in Practice management and MIRM Advisory Board member, presented E&M Coding 2023 to MIRM Coding III students on Tuesday, March 07, 2023. Students learned about changes to Evaluation & Management (E&M) coding processes, effective January 01, 2023. Ms. Frank discussed the impact to both healthcare providers and medical coders, and taught students to “think like an auditor,” while walking-through several fictitious patient examples.

Significant Student Accomplishments

Shelby Sisk, MIRM student, successfully passed the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credentialing exam in February 2023. This is a nationally recognized certification, awarded by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).

Web Development and Digital Media – WEB

WEB has added a new member to their advisory board. Brent Schultz is Director of Engineering at Third and Grove in Olathe, and will be able to help the program stay current with industry standards.

WEB chair, Whitney Bandel, was elected to serve as a CSIT representative on Educational Affairs starting the 2023-2024 school year.

Health Information Systems – (HCIS)

The HCIS department would like to congratulate two of the program’s recent graduates as 2023 global CAHIMS Minority Grant recipients. The HIMSS Foundation has partnered with the HIMSS Global Health Equity Network to offer this grant to help prepare underrepresented health information and technology professionals and students to attain the Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS) certification.

The HCIS department added 4 great additions to the Health Information Systems Advisory Board:

• Sean Roberts, University of Kansas Health System, Vice President of IT, Technology
• Jodi Busch, Cerner Oracle, Sr Director, Financial Alignment Executive
• Sharon Korzdorfer, St.Luke’s Health System, Director of Health Information Management
• Brandi Finocchario, Vibrant Health, Chief Administrative Officer

Medical Information & Revenue Management (MIRM)

Special Events

The MIRM/HCIS departments hosted the Greater Kansas City HIMSS organization on Thursday, January 19. This annual State of Healthcare event brought over 100 local healthcare IT professionals to campus. Chad Austin, President Kansas Hospital Association (KHA), and Jon D. Doolittle, President Missouri Hospital Association (MHA), discussed health IT initiatives at the state level. Hal Wolfe, President & CEO HIMSS, joined the event via Zoom (due to winter weather) to discuss the initiatives at the national level.

Significant Student Accomplishments

Six (6) MIRM students completed the Medical Coding Certificate program in December 2022. These students include: Lynn Crist, Tiffany Davis, Megan Livengood, Jennifer Meachem, Youngin (Clara) Park, and Karri Wibbenmeyer. Congratulations!

The following MIRM students successfully passed the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credentialing exam in December 2022:

• Megan Livengood
• Karri Wibbenmeyer

This is a nationally recognized certification, awarded by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).

Information Technology-Networking and Cybersecurity

The Information Technology-Networking department has 8 students participating in the National Cyber League (NCL) competition the Spring 2023 semester. Students compete nationally and refine critical skills in cryptography, password cracking, log analysis, and scanning.

The Information Technology-Networking department is partnering with Blue Valley School District to provide students with the opportunity to come to campus and complete the Cybersecurity Certificate as part of the Career Ready program. 21 students have expressed interest in the program for the Fall 2023 semester. The cohort in the Fall 2022 semester was 9 students—incredible interest growth!

Web Development and Digital Media – WEB

Community Engagement

The Recruitment office at JCCC hosted a Senior Day event on Monday, Feb. 20^th. Whitney Bandel joined Suzanne Smith, Dave Lingerfelt, Lori Brooks, and Andrew Lutz in speaking to high school seniors and providing information on the various departments within CSIT.

Health Information Systems – HCIS

JCCC HCIS alumna and current HCIS Adjunct Professor Nan Abbot passed the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) exam sponsored by HIMSS. This credential demonstrates Nan has met an international standard of professional knowledge and competence in healthcare information and management systems and shows her commitment to continuing professional development.

JCCC hosted the Greater Kansas City HIMSS Chapter’s Annual 2023 State of Healthcare featuring HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf on 1/19. All JCCC HCIS and MIRM students were encouraged to attend where they would learn how healthcare is evolving, about legislative updates, and join the discussion of ideas on how to foster partnership and communication at the local, regional, and national levels.

Web Development and Digital Media – WEB

Fall 2022 Graduates – The Web Development and Digital Media department would like to congratulate the following students on their recent completion of certificate and degree: Tiba Albaldaway, Associate of Applied Science; Elizabeth Kapp, Web Development Certificate and Associate of Applied Science; Jacob Toomay, Associate of Applied Science.

Health Information Systems – HCIS

Adjunct Professor Nan Abbot and HCIS Advisory Board member and program mentor Amanda Cavner were selected to present HIMSS23 Emerging Healthcare Leaders Poster Session at the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Chicago held in April 2023.

The HCIS program was recognized by HIMSS, the health IT industry global professional organization, on the HCIS LinkedIn page. The HIMSS VP of Professional Development and the Director of Professional Development both made comments on a post. The HIMSS VP of Professional Development now follows the HCIS page.  The JCCC HCIS LinkedIn page has attracted 83 new followers this semester.

Fall 2022 HCIS internship update:

Remote internship with Atchison Community Health Clinic (FQHC)

• Assisted the COO with an EHR update.
• Completed cybersecurity project regarding the levels of EHR access per staff role and responsibilities

Remote internship with Saint Luke’s Health System

• 50% Observation & shadowing different departments, interviewing department supervisors, participating in meetings
• 50% Project: Data scrubbing/cleansing of SLHS database for appropriate document types

Remote internship with Vibrant Health

• Learned new a EHR and most recent systems updates
• Develop PowerPoint presentations on updates for different functions of the EHR for each of the different members of the healthcare team (RNs, medical assistants and administrators)

Information Technology-Networking and Cybersecurity

The Information Technology-Networking department hosted its Fall 2022 Cybersecurity Competition in the IT 239- Ethical Hacking course. The two winning students elected to receive CompTIA PenTest+ vouchers, which give them an attempt at the industry certification exam.

The Information Technology-Networking department is partnering with Blue Valley School District to provide students with the opportunity to come to campus and complete the Cybersecurity Certificate as part of the Career Ready program. We had a cohort of nine students begin the Fall 2022 semester, and seven will continue to the Spring 2023 semester. We also plan to start a new cohort the Fall 2023 semester.

Web Development and Digital Media – WEB

Visiting Lecturer

JCCC alumnus and WDDM Advisory Board member Edgar Esparza, from Dimensional Innovations, visited Whitney Bandel’s Emerging Technology course to speak to students about his personal experiences within the web development industry post-graduation as well as the latest technologies and projects that are being done at his current place of employment. Students learned about designing for touchscreen kiosk interfaces, projection mapping, physical microcontrollers and sensors, as well as using body tracking and depth sensing cameras to make interactive television displays.

Health Information Systems (HCIS)

HCIS students and employer partners, WellSky and Children’s Mercy, are participating in the CSIT Reverse Career Fair November 11, 2022.  The event is hosted by the JCCC Career Development Center.

Health Information Systems students participated in the virtual HIMSS Workforce Skills and Career Growth Open House.

Medical Information & Revenue Management (MIRM)

Conference Presentations and Accepted Publications

Amanda Kraus participated in the NISOD International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, May 30-31, 2022, in Austin, TX. Together with Lori Brooks, HCIS, Nan Abbot, HCIS, Jonathan Smith, program mentor, and Amanda Cavner, program mentee, the team presented Building an Academic Division & Professional Organization Mentorship Program: Program Model, Easy Implementation and Sustainability Steps. The presentation focused on the importance of partnering with a local professional organization, how to create a lasting program framework, and program maintenance/sustainability.

Local Recognition

Amanda Kraus has been elected to serve as the Membership Chair for the Greater Kansas City Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) chapter, 2022-2024. This organization works to improve the future of healthcare through connection, collaboration, and learning. Members represent healthcare facilities throughout the Greater Kansas City area, and include providers, vendors, facility IT, educators, and students, to name a few.

Special Events

Medical Coding Internship students participated in a StrengthsFinder workshop with Mary Brady from the Career Development Center on Monday, September 19, 2022. Students examined their “Top 5 Strengths” and learned how each strength coincides with a leadership theme. This class excels in Execution and Relationship Building – getting things done … nicely!

Faculty from MIRM and HCIS conducted a Health IT Bootcamp on Friday, September 23, 2022. This event brought students from Blue Valley, Louisburg, Paola, Shawnee Mission Northwest, and Spring Hill high schools to campus to explore the electronic health record (EHR) from both a patient- and provider-perspective, as well as learn about healthcare reimbursement.

Web Development and Digital Media – (WEB)

Student Employment

Alumni Patrick Hangauer has recently been employed as a Drupal Developer at Forum One.

Community Outreach

Whitney Bandel represented the Web Development department at the JCCC Virtual Networking Fair. She provided mentorship to students as they practiced their elevator speeches and answered industry related questions.