AHIMA January 12, 2022
Throughout her career, Luisa Whitelaw, head of clinical coding intelligence with Discovery Health, has helped catalyze widespread consistency within clinical coding. From pursuing her PhD in classifications and health informatics to participating in an AHIMA international ICD-11 work group, Whitelaw is poised to affect lasting change on a global scale.
Recognizing her passion for healthcare, Whitelaw obtained her nursing degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Upon completing her undergraduate studies, she spent a year practicing as a nurse in a private hospital facility, alternating between orthopedics and the intensive care unit. Although Whitelaw intended to remain in nursing, an opportunity to shift into a new specialty presented itself.
Changing Paths
“During my second year spent...
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