Professional Review Guide for the RHIA and RHIT Examinations 2004 Edition with Interactive CD-ROM [Paperback]

Patricia J. Schnering (Author), Deborah J. Butts (Author), Debra Cook (Author), Marjorie H. McNeill (Author), Anita Hazelwood (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 193215213X | ISBN-13: 978-1932152135 | Publication Date: January 22, 2004 | Edition: 1

An interactive CD-ROM accompanies Professional Review Guide for the RHIA and RHIT Examinations 2004 The book contains over 1600 review questions to help you review for the AHIMA RHIA and RHIT Certification Examinations.

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About the Author

Patricia Schnering is the founder of PRG Publishing Inc. and Professional Review Guides Inc. She is a self-employed entrepreneur, working as owner, author and publisher for Professional Review Guides Inc. and PRG Publishing Inc. Mrs. Schnering is a 1995 graduate of the Health Information Management program at St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, FL. In 1998 she was certified as a CCS and in 1999 she received her RHIA certification. Her education includes a Baccalaureate degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL with a major in Business Administration. Prior to entering the Health Information Management field, Mrs. Schnering worked for 13 years with a national corporation in departmental management. Since 1993, she has worked in Health Information Services supervisory positions, as a HIM consultant, and as an ajdunct HIM instructor at St. Petersburg College. She has served as the president of her local association (GCHIMA) and as a delegate to the state association (FHIMA). At the state level, she has served on the board of directors and as a member of the nominations, arrangements, program committees. She was the recipient of the FHIMA Literary Award in 2000. She is a member of AHIMA and the Assembly on Education (AOE). She also serves her professional organizations by donating to the state and national educational scholarship funds.

Deborah Butts is a 1979 graduate of the Health Information Management (formerly Medical Record Administration) program of Clark Atlanta University in Atlant, GA. Ms. Butts received her Master's degree in Management from Webster University in St. Louis, MS in 1983. Her HIM Experience includes: 12 years as HIM Program Director and Assistant Professor in the Baccalaureate RHIA program at Texas Southern University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Houston, TX. 3 years as Evening Supervisor for Medical Records at Sierra Medical Center in El Paso, TX. 2 years as Coding Analyst at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Numerous Consultant and other positions in Health Information Management. Currently she is the director of Health Information Management Department at North Harris College in Houston, TX.

Debra Cook is a graduate of the Health Information Management and the Adult Education programs at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Her HIM experience includes: 5 years in acute health care practice in a variety of positions including management, UR and QM coordinator, and coding, 10 years in HIM education at Alderson-Broaddus College and Marshall University in West Virginia, and Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, NC, and is currently employed by Catawba Valley Community College as HIM Program Director.

Marjorie McNeill is a 1976 graduate of the Health Information Management (formerly Medical Record Administration) program at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. She received her M.S. degree in Health Education at Florida State University in 1984 and is currently a doctoral candidate in educational leadership at Florida A&M University. Her experience in health information management includes: 18 years as an HIM educator. Currently an instructor in the Health Information Management program at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL. Former Director of the Health Information Management program at Armstrong State College in Savannah, GA. 9 years of management and consulting experience in various health care facility practice settings (mental retardation, ambulatory surgery, nurisng home) including acute care hospital experience as Associate Director of Medical Records at St. Joseph's Hopsital in Savannah, GA.

Anita Hazelwood, MLS, RHIA, FAHIMA, is an Associate Professor in the Health Information Management Department at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette located in Lafayette, LA. She has a bachelor's degree in Medical Record Science, a Masters Degree in Library Science and has been a credentialed Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) for 25 years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (January 22, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193215213X
• ISBN-13: 978-1932152135
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
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