Hilari Simmons, RHIT, CCS, CPC, CPC-I, CPRC, CCMA, CBCS, AHI. For most people, Health Information Technology (HIT) doesn’t sound very interesting. For Hilari, HIT is a passion she’s been chasing for 20 years. She has focused on teaching students throughout her career to help them succeed and accepted a full-time faculty position with Beal University. I guess you could say she is living the dream.

Hilari has held numerous officer positions within her local American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Bangor, ME chapter. She remains very involved with her local chapter and getting the word out to recently credentialed.

She holds an Associate’s Degree in Health Information Technology from Beal University and an Associate’s Degree in Business Management from Eastern Maine Medical Center. She has earned multiple certifications from professional organizations including AHIMA, AAPC, AMT and the NHA and is a certified coding instructor and allied health instructor through the AAPC and AMT. Hilari is currently working on her Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management from Beal University.

Hilari lives with her husband Michael, a firefighter; son Drew and two puppies, Denver and Georgie. In her spare time, she enjoys cheering on her teams the Dallas Cowboys and San Antonio Spurs.