Training is over...now the test

Well, it is now the end of Day 3 - all the training is over and tomorrow is the all day test. We are coding and abstracting 20 case studies on the topics we are focusing on for this reabstracting study. In total, there are 17 of us here training - some of us too tired to venture into the cold (-20c), we ate in the hotel's restaurant - wow it is interesting that some problems one hospital might be facing in one province is also being faced in another province. Surprisingly, (scary in someway) I observed that a few of our managers/coordinators do not have a health record background or even an understanding of our field. Then they make some directives/decisions without communicating with their "health record staff" on what consequences one might face as well as explaining how illogical that decision makes.

From what I explained above, this is one of the reasons why being able to participate in reabstracting studies I find so interesting. In my eyes, Health Records fields, is a small community, so being able to network and then take back what I have learned and share with my coworkers and management. Especially noticable in even the last 5-10 years, the changes my field has faced (going towards the electronic medical record) already and I know those changes will keep on occurring each year as new technologies and diseases/procedures are discovered.

So where am I off to (if I pass the test - lol) - well this morning it was Saskatoon - but by the afternoon found out that changes had to be made - so by Friday afternoon I will know at least where I am going Monday morning. It will be a great way to see different parts of Canada.

I'll keep you posted.