Sarah Roderick is a Senior Application Analyst for HIM Optimization and Technology at Advocate Health, bringing more than 17 years of healthcare experience spanning patient access, health information management, and application support. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Management.
In her current role, Sarah leads enterprise optimization efforts for HIM Epic applications across Advocate Health’s multi state footprint, supporting HIM teams in six states. She partners closely with HIM operational leaders to align Epic functionality with operational strategy, regulatory requirements, and frontline workflows. Her work emphasizes informed decision making through strong data integrity practices, patient identity governance, and the development of clear, standardized processes within a complex health system environment.
Sarah is Epic Identity certified and serves as a subject matter expert in master patient index (MPI) management, EMR implementations, and legacy system cleanup. She collaborates with HIM leadership, operational stakeholders, and IT teams to design sustainable Epic build solutions, improve cross functional workflows, and translate best practices into practical, operationally sound outcomes.
Known for her collaborative leadership style and pragmatic approach to optimization, Sarah is passionate about strengthening patient identity accuracy, supporting HIM leaders through change, and helping teams successfully operationalize Epic capabilities to drive consistency, efficiency, and long term organizational success.