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Changing Seasons: How is this new season of ICD-10 working for you?
As the leaves on the trees are changing all around us and falling to the ground, I am reminded again that the only constant is change. The healthcare industry has just undergone one of the biggest changes since I can remember. And for those of us who’ve been around a...
“Oh the Places You’ll Go!” – Guest Blog Post by Edward Van Riper
Edward's Big Transition: From Building Homes to Credentialing Providers After several years in the military I returned to where I started and found myself building residential homes by hand. I discovered the healthcare industry while seeking relief from the searing...
“Oh the Places You’ll Go!” – Guest Blog Post by Deb Lewis
Beginning at a Rural Hospital in Jamestown, North Dakota My first job in healthcare was as an administrative assistant in the Physical Therapy Department in a rural hospital in Jamestown, ND. After a few months on the job they asked if I would also help out at a PT...
“Oh the places you’ll go!” – Guest Blog Post by Angela Boynton
How I Unexpectedly Entered the Medical Field The very first job I had in the medical field was in an oral surgeon’s office as a receptionist – and it was an adventure! My husband had just left active duty in the military and we were looking for a place to settle, so...
The Tide is Coming in? Are you Ready?
As I write this, we are 102 days, 13 hours, 56 minutes and 38, 37, 36… seconds away from ICD-10. I’ve told several audiences this week that I think we should make the CMS countdown the screensaver for our providers’ computers. Because of recent proposed legislation,...
“Oh the places you’ll go!” – Guest Blog Post by Patti Yagielski
When I was in high school (we won’t say just how long ago that was), I got a job working in a small gift and clothing store and hence my retail career was born. So you’re probably wondering why I’m even on this website, let alone doing a guest blog! Well let me tell...
Welcoming Spring, Anticipating Change
It’s Spring!! A time of warming weather and new beginnings. There are signs of Spring everywhere. We are starting to see green again. As I think of new beginnings in healthcare, I think about ICD-10 and whether or not it will really happen this year. We shall know...
“Oh the places you’ll go!” — Guest Blog by Rhonda Buckholtz
My first job in healthcare was not what dreams are made of. I originally took a job doing filing as a way to escape. I was tired of the many hours I was working and thought I wanted a job where I could just put in my eight hours with mindless work and then go home....
Real Life Coding: Brown Recluse Spider Coding Dilemma
I was working down in Tucson, Arizona and our team decided to stay at a beautiful resort out in the desert. I had to be up early the next morning and ready to go by 6 am. (Those of you who know me know that I am not a morning person.) Anyway, when I got out of the...
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This is our first blog post on our new website! Linda has 30 years of experience…
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