A little variety this week...

Well, I am not in Orangeville tonight, but in Brampton (the town right beside it). Marion and I realized that we wouldn't have enough charts for us to keep us busy until Friday. So we called our Project Manager - decision was that Marion remains until Friday and I moved on to help fellow reabstractor Bernie who has been at Brampton since Sunday. So today was an early start for me - 5am!!! Had to take a limo for about a 45 min drive to the hotel in Brampton before heading off to the hospital. I was happy to see that the hospital had a Timmy's - was able to get my tea and bagel. I will do the same tomorrow morning.

This hospital has a mixed (hybrid) chart system too - but I found my rhythm using both the paper and electronic documents. Having a pad of paper to make my notes of what diagnoses and procedures per chart is really handy. It is literally a brand new hospital too - they opened this facility just 6 months ago - they have a beautiful open concept but with individual cubicals - of course we are in the basement - at least they are consistent is where they locate the health record dept in a hospital (haha). For the coders have a dual computer screen - so you can code on one computer screen and the electronic system on the other. How cool is that??

Looking forward heading to Thunder Bay tomorrow night to see family and friends. It is perfect timing as I have left Calgary 3 weeks now. It has gone fast - but seeing familiar faces and your daily routine is always nice too.