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Can You See Me Now?
October 21, 2009 5:39 PM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
I am just getting back from the PA-AHDI Educational Conference in Lancaster, PA. What a great meeting! We had more than 100 attendees from 12 states, a dozen exhibitors, and four generous sponsors. It was apparent that attendees, exhibitors and speakers Read More...
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Meaningful Use Begins in the Classroom
October 13, 2009 10:15 PM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
I have been spending a lot of time babysitting our 10-month-old grandson. Suffice it to say I enjoy this immensely but my energy certainly isn't what it was when his father was this age! One day it dawned on me that the baby's early attempts to learn Read More...
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It Takes a Team
October 5, 2009 2:58 PM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
Our state association, PA-AHDI, is holding its annual meeting in less than two weeks. This is the first year I have been actively involved in the planning. I had NO idea how much is involved for many months ahead of time! It takes a team to run a successful Read More...
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It's Back to School Time!
September 7, 2009 9:21 PM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
preschool: nametag K-6: backpack; crayons, pens, rulers, markers; new sneakers; new clothes; haircut; bus pass 6-8: backpack; pens, rulers, markers, calculator; new sneakers & shoes; new clothes; haircut (maybe); bus pass; cell phone high school: Read More...
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Focus on Your Talents!
June 10, 2009 9:20 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
A few weeks ago I attended the Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association 71 st Annual Meeting in State College, PA. One of the speakers, Paula Lawlor, RHIT, spoke about discovering our strengths and learning how and why to develop those strengths Read More...
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AHDI Credentialing – Set the Record Straight!
June 1, 2009 7:08 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
The RMT and CMT credential continues to be a hot topic in print publication, message forums, blogs, classrooms, meetings, and organizations. Let me start this blog by saying I do hold the CMT credential. Let me correct that - I proudly hold the CMT credential. Read More...
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Mini Medical School 2009
May 12, 2009 2:54 PM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
When I was in college a small part of me thought maybe I would attend medical school. Maybe it was my roommate's goal that I swept myself into, but I went along and took the MCATs, never following through on applying to actual schools. When I later worked Read More...
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Free Education!
May 1, 2009 10:18 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
Oftentimes when I teach I use YouTube for a change of pace. Sometimes I just find something fun and entertaining, which I put up before class while I get myself organized for the evening's lecture. This includes things such as jugglers, nostalgic items, Read More...
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YOU Can Go to College
April 3, 2009 11:58 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
I am going to wear my teacher hat today and offer my 2 cents on education in the health care realm. I saw a few segments on the news in the past week about the availability, or lack of, college loans in the current economic climate. One expert actually Read More...
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Feeling Lucky? Win a Colonoscopy!
March 2, 2009 9:52 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
I teach medical terminology at a local community college. We get students of all ages, walks of life, and career aspirations. Not all of my students will end up as medical transcriptionists, medical office specialists, health care workers, or even in Read More...
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School's Out!!
December 19, 2008 11:57 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
The fall semester has come to an end! It's hard to believe 16 weeks have gone by! We met once a week for 3 hours and we certainly fit a lot into those hours. This year we covered 17 chapters in one terminology book and portions of a supplemental disease Read More...
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Connect to the Past
October 23, 2008 3:03 PM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
At the end of a long evening of discussion of anatomy, pathology, testing and interventions regarding the cardiovascular system as well as the blood itself, I told my class we were going to end the evening by a brief visit to the past to see just how Read More...
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Back to School!!
September 17, 2008 9:17 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
The planning started weeks ago. I found myself wandering through Staples and the grocery store, looking at the school supplies, assessing what I needed. I hauled out the books that were gathering dust over the summer, organized my files, threw out old Read More...
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