Sarah Golden

Sarah Golden, MHA, RHIA, CCS, CDIP has an extensive work experience in the healthcare industry. Sarah is currently the Director of System HIM & Revenue Integrity at Columbus Regional Health in Columbus, Indiana. Prior to this role, they served as the Director of Health Information & Coding at the same organization. Sarah also held the position of Manager for Hospital Coding and Clinical Documentation Improvement.

Before joining Columbus Regional Health, Sarah worked as the Division Manager of HIM at Hospital Sisters Health System from 2018 to 2021. At Franciscan Alliance, Inc., they served as the Corporate Supervisor of Inpatient Coding, where they managed an inpatient coding team and assisted senior leadership in managing coding determinations for multiple hospitals.

Sarah's career started at Decatur Memorial Hospital, where they worked as a Certified Coding Specialist, responsible for abstracting and coding inpatient hospital records. Sarah also worked at Sarah Bush Lincoln as a Coder, focusing on coding and resolving process glitches in the revenue cycle. At Memorial Medical Center, they were a Certified Coding Specialist, and at Decatur Memorial Hospital, they worked as a Coder and DRG analyst.

Overall, Sarah has shown a diverse range of roles and responsibilities in health information management, coding, clinical documentation improvement, and revenue integrity throughout their career.

Sarah Golden, MHA, RHIA, CCS, CDIP has a Master of Health Administration degree from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, obtained between 2017 and 2019. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator from Stephens College, from 2014 to 2017. In 2006-2007, Sarah attended Lake Land College for Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder, though no degree was obtained. Additionally, they obtained certifications in RHIA, CDIP, and CCS from AHIMA, although the specific years and months are not provided.