About
Meet Famey Lanora Lockwood, RN
TE-AR Healthcare Consulting is led by Famey Lockwood, a healthcare professional with experience in clinical nursing, health information and informatics, electronic records and business intelligence. She draws on her broad clinical nursing and payer experience of data analysis and reporting, documenting policy and process, medical record review, and direct patient care to collaborate with and support stakeholders in delivering health and healthcare.
Famey is a Registered Nurse with a BSN degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and is licensed in the state of Virginia. In 2012, she completed the Master of Science in Health Informatics degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
She is a mentor and leader for others in Nursing and the Information and Informatics profession. Leading with efficacy and a focus on integrity and reliability, she empowers each individual to work at their highest level.
My Story
My career started with hands-on nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where I obtained my BSN, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, then on to the USAF – Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX, Grady Hospital and Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. The clinical experience gave me the background to transition to the business and technical aspects of healthcare where I learned and supported individuals in care management, information technology, medical systems, and claims reimbursement — where the full lifecycle of meaningful healthcare came to light.
The reimbursement environment has changed from one where the provider and payer were antagonistic to each other to the environment today where both support Value-Based Care (VBC) and work toward sharing data for the benefit of the patient. Insight: "Accurately paid claims equal fewer appeals."
Today I work as a Clinical Data Analyst applying my nursing knowledge and clinical experience along with healthcare business acumen, to validate and interpret the meaning of data — medical record data, monitoring and wearable devices data, and social and demographic data. Writing functional documents, guidelines, processes, and gap analysis fill in "the spare moments."
Communicating with and supporting professionals are the fun parts of my workday: Database Developers, Researchers, Innovators, Nurses, and Informationist and Informaticist professionals.
I am proud of my career journey in healthcare as a Registered Nurse and am glad to mentor other professionals starting their career. The opportunities for health and wellness — locally and globally — are abundant and I am committed to being an active participant in this environment.
My Certifications
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) — The gold standard for health information and data analysis certification for healthcare professionals.
- CHDA — Certified Health Data Analyst. Provides the knowledge to analyze, interpret, and manage provider and claims data for accurate and timely reporting, and to communicate with healthcare professionals throughout the continuum of care to deliver insights for patient care and reimbursement.
- CCS — Certified Coding Specialist, for individuals skilled in classifying information from hospital and provider medical records using ICD, CPT, and HCPCS Level II coding systems. The data is used for reporting, research, and reimbursement from payers.
- CCS-P — Certified Coding Specialist–Physician-based, valuable for professionals who perform coding in physician offices, group practices, multi-specialty clinics, or specialty centers.
- ICD-10 Approved Trainer — A specialized program to teach Health Information Professionals to educate and train others in medical coding, covering both ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS.
Learn more about AHIMA certifications.
License
Registered Nurse in the State of Virginia — multi-state license authorized to work in 40 states.
Affiliation and Membership
- American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
- Virginia Health Information Management Association (VHIMA)
- Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
- American Nurses Association (ANA)
- Virginia Nurses Association (VNA)
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing — University of Alabama at Birmingham (BSN)
- Master of Science Health Informatics — University of Illinois at Chicago (MSHI)
A Military Family
Elisha L Lockwood — WWII, Army Air Corp, London England
Famey L Lockwood — USAF
John E Lockwood — National Guard, Vietnam Era
The newest member of our military family: Simeon Remsen — Marine, USA