Meet our Sage Clinical RCM Educators

Our educators are nationally recognized experts in the HIM/Coding industry. They each possess a unique set of knowledge and experiences which allows Sage to provide the ultimate services to our clients. 

Teri Jorwic, MPH, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA - Sage Clinical RCM Educator

Therese (Teri) Jorwic, MPH, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA, is a nationally-recognized expert in classification and coding systems.  She has served as an author and presenter for online and face-to-face seminars and courses in ICD-10-CM/PCS and HCPCS/CPT coding and is an AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer. She is a Contract Educator for Sage Clinical RCM and served as a Clinical Assistant Professor in Health Information Management at the University of Illinois at Chicago, specializing in coding and reimbursement course development and education.

Ms. Jorwic serves as a consultant and trainer and has presented numerous workshops and developed educational material for in-class and online courses for ICD-10-CM/PCS and HCPCS/CPT coding as well as reimbursement systems for hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare providers and associations. She was one of the original External Faculty members for the AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS Academies, 2009-2015. Previous to joining the University Ms. Jorwic served in management roles at Chicago-area hospitals and as the Assistant Director of Continuing Education at AHIMA. She is the past president and recipient of the distinguished member award for both the Chicago Area and Illinois Health Information Management Associations. Ms. Jorwic has served AHIMA as Chairman of the Practice Council on Clinical Terminology and Classification and Council on Coding and Classification. She was the first chairman of the AHIMA Society for Clinical Coding and is a recipient of the AHIMA’s Pioneer and Literary Awards. Ms. Jorwic received the Amoco Silver Circle, Excalibur, and Educator of the Year awards for teaching excellence at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Ms. Jorwic is the author of several articles and publications.  She is the co-author with Lynn Kuehn of the AHIMA text, ICD-10-PCS:  An Applied Approach which received the AHIMA Literary Legacy Award in 2014. She has authored publications for AHIMA and other publishers, including McGraw Hill’s ICD-9-CM for Physician Practices text. Ms. Jorwic holds an MPH with a concentration in health services and administration and received her BS in medical record administration. She is a certified coding specialist and a certified coding specialist–physician based, and is a Fellow of AHIMA.