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HIM Transitions

Construction Continues
July 21, 2008 11:22 AM by Carol Dantzler, MEd, RHIA
Last week I discussed the progress I have made with developing online courses for the community college. The Introduction to the Electronic Medical Record will be offered this fall and the Coding and Billing course will not be offered into the spring Read More...
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Construction of Online Courses
July 14, 2008 7:35 AM by Carol Dantzler, MEd, RHIA
Over the last few weeks, I have been working on developing two online courses for the community college where I teach in the medical assisting program. The two courses under construction are Coding and Insurance and introduction to the Electronic Medical Read More...
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Juggling Act
July 8, 2008 7:25 AM by Carol Dantzler, MEd, RHIA
I have accepted my third teaching position at another online university. I will be teaching an associate-level course on billing and coding. The university is on the quarter system and the course will be taught over a 5-week period. The curriculum will Read More...
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Construction Zone
June 30, 2008 4:15 PM by Carol Dantzler, MEd, RHIA
As I stated in last week's article, I am in the process of developing two online courses at the community college. I will be teaching Medical Coding & Insurance and Introduction to the Electronic Medical Record to medical assisting students. I have Read More...
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Developing Online Courses
June 23, 2008 7:43 PM by Carol Dantzler, MEd, RHIA
I have received my teaching assignment for the fall semester at the community college. I will be teaching Medical Coding & Insurance and the introduction to Electronic Medical Records. Both courses will be online and will be open to the public, as Read More...
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Cyberspace Fears
June 16, 2008 1:16 PM by Carol Dantzler, MEd, RHIA
I teach online and have become accustomed to facilitating the discussion group and the live seminar sessions. In the live seminar sessions, the students can see my PowerPoint presentation and class instruction is built around the PowerPoint. The students Read More...
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More Changes
June 9, 2008 10:17 AM by Carol Dantzler, MEd, RHIA
I attended an HIM workshop last week to hear the latest on the ever-changing world of government regulations. The workshop was an update on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) changes affecting coding and DRG assignment. For the last Read More...
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Summer Fun
June 2, 2008 7:50 AM by Carol Dantzler, MEd, RHIA
With the end of the Memorial Day holiday, summer is fast approaching. The kids have special school events that will mark the end of the year and the start of the summer vacation. They are excited about the end of school and have already started making Read More...
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Balancing Act
May 20, 2008 8:17 AM by Carol Dantzler, MEd, RHIA
It is amazing how the wisdom of children can stop you in your tracks. My son is excited about school ending in a few weeks. He is looking forward to summer vacation, lazy days at the pool and staying up late. He mentioned to me that he was excited that Read More...
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Second Act
April 17, 2008 9:46 AM by Carol Dantzler, MEd, RHIA
After spending twenty years in the health information field, I longed to do something different with my professional life. I was working in a job that I hated as an HIM director and felt that I was not using the skills that I had developed over the years. Read More...
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