Anita Hazelwood

Anita Hazelwood Department Head and Professor of Health Information Management
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Biography

Anita C. Hazelwood, EdD, RHIA, FAHIMA, is a Professor and Health Sciences Department Head in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the 小蝌蚪APP. Anita is the recipient of the Lafayette General Medical Center/BORSF Professorship in Health Sciences.

Anita is an AHIMA ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS trainer and has conducted numerous coding workshops throughout the state and nation; she has written numerous articles, co-authored several textbooks, and authored chapters in several HIM textbooks. Anita was the recipient of AHIMA小蝌蚪APP檚 Legacy Award in 2003.

On a professional level, Anita is a member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and has served on various committees and boards.

Anita is currently serving as the Chair of CAHIIM小蝌蚪APP檚 Health Information Management Accreditation Council.

 

Education

Doctor of Education in Higher Education Leadership, 2016
小蝌蚪APP 

Master of Library Science Degree, 1981
Louisiana State 小蝌蚪APP

Bachelor of Science Degree in the College of Biological, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences, 1976
小蝌蚪APP of Southwestern Louisiana

 

Student Research/Collaboration

Mergers and consolidations among institutions of higher learning

Interprofessional education

 

Publications

DISSERTATION:

  • 小蝌蚪APP淟eadership, Change Management, and Acculturation in the Merger of Two Institutions of Higher Education: A Case Study. December 2016.

BOOKS:

  • Hazelwood, Anita C., and Lisa Delhomme, and Carol Venable. Certified Coding Specialist: Physician-based (CCS-P) Exam Preparation. 12th edition. American Health Information Management Association. Chicago, Illinois 2022.

ARTICLES:

  • DeAlmeida, Dilhari; Anita Hazelwood; et al. 小蝌蚪APP淎n Exploratory Study Demonstrating the Health Information Management Profession as a Step Discipline.小蝌蚪APP Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management. Summer 2019.
  • Hazelwood, Anita; Delhomme, L; and Sittig, Scott. 小蝌蚪APP淐ollaborative Allied Health and Nursing Interprofessional Health Education: Beginning the Journey小蝌蚪APP. 2019. Online Journal of Interprofessional Health Promotions. Volume 1.
  • Hazelwood, Anita and Olivier, Dianne. 小蝌蚪APP楲eadership, Change Management, and Acculturation in the Merger of Two Institutions of Higher Education: A Case Study.小蝌蚪APP Research Issues in Contemporary Education. Volume 3, Number 1.
  • Sittig, Scott and Hazelwood, Anita C. 小蝌蚪APP淗IM Course Sharing: An Interprofessional/Multidisciplinary Perspective.小蝌蚪APP Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management. Winter, 2018.

 

Awards & Recognition

  • Recipient of the Louisiana Health Information Management Association小蝌蚪APP檚 Outstanding Volunteer Award, 2018
  • Recipient of the Louisiana Health Information Management Association小蝌蚪APP檚 Career Achievement Award, 2017.
  • Recipient of the Louisiana Education Research Association (LERA) Outstanding Graduate Student Research Paper Award, 2017.
  • Recipient of the 2011 Cajun Spirit Award given to an individual who demonstrates pride and support of the Louisiana Ragin小蝌蚪APP Cajuns小蝌蚪APP
  • Recipient of the Lafayette Commission on the Needs of Women小蝌蚪APP檚 Excellence Award in the Public Service Category, 2008
  • Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology, International Conference on College Learning and Teaching, 2008
  • Conference Best Paper Award, 19th Annual Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, Florida, 2008
  • Award for Excellence in Academic Advising, 小蝌蚪APP, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007
  • Named the 小蝌蚪APP小蝌蚪APP檚 2006 Outstanding Teacher
  • Distinguished Research Award, Academy of Health Care Management, Allied Academies, 2004
  • The American Health Information Management Association小蝌蚪APP檚 Legacy Award recipient. The Legacy Award recognizes individuals who have contributed to the Health Information Management profession through authoring and publication of insightful ideas and information, October 21, 2003
  • Designated as a 小蝌蚪APP淔ellow小蝌蚪APP (FAHIMA) of the American Health Information Management Association, January 2003
  • Awarded the AHIMA小蝌蚪APP檚 Technological Advances Award for the creation of the Society of Clinical Coding小蝌蚪APP檚 website on behalf of the Society for Clinical Coding, October 2000
  • Selected as the Distinguished Member of the Louisiana Health Information Management Association, 1997