July 2009 - Posts

Mission Accomplished
July 26, 2009 2:57 PM by Carol Dantzler-Harris, MEd, RHIA, CPC

For those of you who have been following my blog know that I returned to school to obtain a masters degree in education. My ultimate goal was to switch careers and teach on the college level. I started out almost two years ago with no teaching experience Read More...

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HIPAA and Deceased Patients
July 20, 2009 9:11 AM by Carol Dantzler-Harris, MEd, RHIA, CPC

Over the last several weeks the media has overloaded us with obsessive coverage of the untimely death of Michael Jackson. I have been appalled at the feeding frenzy surrounding the details of his death. I say enough already and let this poor man finally Read More...

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Support for Adjuncts
July 10, 2009 2:40 PM by Carol Dantzler-Harris, MEd, RHIA, CPC

The importance of adjunct instructors to students and educational institutions is a topic that I would like to discuss in this week’s blog. Adjunct instructors have always filled a void on campuses across the country. We give much needed relief to full-time Read More...

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Wal-Mart and the Electronic Medical Record
July 6, 2009 7:21 AM by Carol Dantzler-Harris, MEd, RHIA, CPC

I attended a workshop this past week on the implementation of the electronic medical record (EMR). The cost of implementation of an EMR can be out of reach for many rural hospitals and small physician practices. One vendor is filling the gap for physician Read More...

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