December 2024 Member Spotlight

Daniel Childers, RHIA

Professional Shares

Where do you work and what is your job title?
Employer: Gainwell Technologies
Title: Professional Business Analyst

How long have you been a member of ArHIMA?
Since 2018

What certification types have you received or are seeking to receive?
RHIA

Which college/university did you attend?
Arkansas Tech University for my bachelors in Health Information Management in 2020 and master in Health Informatics in 2022.

What made you decide to pursue a career in HIM?
During my academic journey, there were a multitude of paths I was considering. Along the way, I remember not having an interest in getting into healthcare. However, this all changed when I met the professors at Arkansas Tech University at a department fair where I learned about the possibilities of the HIM field and the critical role it plays in our healthcare ecosystem. It was from their passion and expertise in the field that inspired me to start a career in HIM.

What are some of your responsibilities at your current position?
At Gainwell, I participate in the design, development, and implantation of Medicaid management information systems following the Medicaid information technology architecture framework. As part of this, my responsibilities could include meeting with the state’s Department of Medicaid Services to understand their current processes, challenges, and collaborate on solutions. Assessing, analyzing, and auditing extracts, manuals, and rules from legacy systems to configure our claims, encounters, and finance solution. Creating technical documents, conducting proof of concept and validation testing, writing database queries to solve complex questions, and working with my team to meet milestones based on the project plan.

What do you enjoy most about your job?
The satisfaction I receive knowing I’m contributing to improving health outcomes and the betterment of the patient care experience.

Personal Shares

What is your favorite food?
Avocados and Granny Smith apples

What’s something about you (a fun fact) not many people know?
On a trip to Colorado in 2021, I hiked to the top of Quandary Peak with an elevation of over 14,000.

What’s something you want to do that you’ve never done before?
Ice sculpting

What’s the best advice you’ve ever heard?
One day or day one, you decide.

If you could get on a plane tonight and travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Switzerland