Anita Hazelwood

Anita C. Hazelwood, EdD, RHIA, FAHIMA, is a Professor and Health Sciences Department Head in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 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’s 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’s Health Information Management Accreditation Council.

Doctor of Education in Higher Education Leadership, 2016
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 

Master of Library Science Degree, 1981
Louisiana State University

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

Mergers and consolidations among institutions of higher learning

Interprofessional education

DISSERTATION:

• “Leadership, 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. “An Exploratory Study Demonstrating the Health Information Management Profession as a Step Discipline.” Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management. Summer 2019.
• Hazelwood, Anita; Delhomme, L; and Sittig, Scott. “Collaborative Allied Health and Nursing Interprofessional Health Education: Beginning the Journey”. 2019. Online Journal of Interprofessional Health Promotions. Volume 1.
• Hazelwood, Anita and Olivier, Dianne. ‘Leadership, Change Management, and Acculturation in the Merger of Two Institutions of Higher Education: A Case Study.” Research Issues in Contemporary Education. Volume 3, Number 1.
• Sittig, Scott and Hazelwood, Anita C. “HIM Course Sharing: An Interprofessional/Multidisciplinary Perspective.” Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management. Winter, 2018.

• Recipient of the Louisiana Health Information Management Association’s Outstanding Volunteer Award, 2018
• Recipient of the Louisiana Health Information Management Association’s 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’ Cajuns’
• Recipient of the Lafayette Commission on the Needs of Women’s 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, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007
• Named the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s 2006 Outstanding Teacher
• Distinguished Research Award, Academy of Health Care Management, Allied Academies, 2004
• The American Health Information Management Association’s 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 “Fellow” (FAHIMA) of the American Health Information Management Association, January 2003
• Awarded the AHIMA’s Technological Advances Award for the creation of the Society of Clinical Coding’s website on behalf of the Society for Clinical Coding, October 2000
• Selected as the Distinguished Member of the Louisiana Health Information Management Association, 1997