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				HIM Computer Lab
				The Health Information Management Computer Lab is equipped with state-of-the art equipment. It has Gateway and Dell computers, a regular laser printer, a color laser printer, CD burners and a scanner. The computers for student use are equipped with many software packages. Each computer uses the Microsoft Office 2007 Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Additionally, students may use Microsoft Visio 2007 and Microsoft Project 2007 on any computer in the lab. Some of the other applications most frequently used include software with the following capabilities: cancer abstraction, code assignment, reimbursement and DRG calculation, birth certificate preparation, web site composition, layout design and numbering and filing systems. There is also software available on the subjects of the different types of master patient indexes and chart locator systems used in health care facilities. We are pleased to announce that our computer lab has acquired the American Health Information Management Association's e-HIM® Virtual Laboratory, which provides educators and students with virtual access to a full array of health information management technologies. The Virtual Lab will allow students to work with the software they will encounter in the workplace, in a safe environment that closely simulates real world application of those technologies. Instructor & Laboratory Supervisor: Lisa Delhomme, MHA, RHIA Location: V.L. Wharton Hall Room 504 Phone: 337.482.5284 Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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				American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
				Louisiana Health Information Management Association (LHIMA)
				Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
				HIM Financial Aid & Scholarships
				AHIMA (FORE) Merit Scholarships – These are available for undergraduate study in health information administration or technology programs. For additional information please visit www.ahima.org. Betty P. Wright Memorial Scholarship (SHIMS) – One $100 scholarship is awarded to a senior majoring in HIM at UL Lafayette who is a member of SHIMS. Southwest District Louisiana Health Information Management Association (SWLHIMA) Scholarship – One senior student majoring in HIM at UL Lafayette is awarded a $500 scholarship. Eddie V. Cooksey Scholarship (LHIMA) – One HIM student at a four-year program (LA Tech and UL Lafayette) and one student at a two-year program (LA Tech, Delgado, and Southern in Shreveport) will each be awarded a $1,000 scholarship. Sister Agnes Marie Fitzsimmons Endowment Scholarship – Recipient must be a graduate of a Lafayette Parish High School and a first-time freshman at UL Lafayette majoring in HIM. The scholarship pays $8,000 over 4 years and requires a minimum of a 3.2 GPA. Louisiana Medical Group Management Association - Acadiana Chapter Endowed Scholarship – Recipient must be a U.S. citizen, a Louisiana resident, a graduate of an accredited Louisiana High School, be eligible to enter his/her senior year, have a 3.0 GPA, and be an HIM major. The scholarship awards $250 for the Fall semester and $250 for the Spring semester. For scholarships offered by UL Lafayette, contact the Scholarship Office in Martin Hall, Room 326 or call 337.482.6515.

Document last revised Tuesday, November 4, 2008 10:48 AM

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