Terissia Bell

Terissia Bell is Associate Professor and Program Director of Health Information Management (HIM) at the University of Alaska Southeast's Career Education division. With over 25 years of healthcare industry experience spanning Sitka Medical Center and Sitka Community Hospital, she brings practical expertise in medical records management, accounts receivable, and health information leadership. She holds an MHIIM from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, a B.B.A. from UAS, and an A.A.S. in Health Information Management from UAS.

Professional certifications include:

• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
• Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC)
• Certified Outpatient Coder (COC)
• Certified Procedural Coder (CPC)