Facilities is happy to announce that a building permit was issued and work is underway for the new business office and HR area. They anticipate the whole process will take about two months to complete.
Welia Health laboratory departments recently updated three of its analyzers at the Mora and Pine City locations.
Pictured with the 2 new lab analyzers at the Mora campus, lab employees:Karen, Nikki, Shelly, Vincent, Christine, Liz, Leon and Hanna
During installation, laboratory manger Karen Renaud introduced a fun activity to have employees name the analyzers. After tallying the suggestions, the winning names are…
Bunsen and Beaker, Mora Campus -Submitted by Kathy S. from ED support
Ignatius, Pine City Campus -Submitted by Sandy Moore, NP
Runner up names were Ole and Lena and Lilo and Stitch and Anna the analyzer. For some reading fun, here were all the submissions-
Veronica and Larry Bonnie and Clyde (x2) Thelma and Louise Hocus and Pocus Anna and Liz Yours and Mine Gene (Kelly) and Rita (Hayward) Dharma and Greg Jack and Rose Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Beth and Rip Lilo and Stitch – third place Luna and Neville Tom and Jerry R2 and D2 Worf and Dax Trump and Biden Lucy and Ricky Ole and Lena – second place
Walker and Texas Ranger Victor and Vera Simon and Garfunkel Buford and Bulah Waylon and Willie Fred and Wilma Mr. and Mrs. Fraaaaaank Merry and Pippin Antoine and Dmitri Quixote and Sancho Luke and Leia Thing 1 and Thing 2 Dunkin and Donut Hoof and Hearted Statler and Waldorf Batman and Robin Annabelle or Anna the analyzer Gonoherpasyphyllis or trich
Wherever health information is found, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is the authority.
The staff members in the HIM department work at the intersection of business, technology, and healthcare.
Even though our patients don’t typically interact with most in HIM, they have a unique perspective on them that no other healthcare provider has. This is so that sensitive health details are always accurate, accessible, protected, thanks to these individuals at Welia Health.
Learn a little more about those who work behind the scenes –
Pam Novak, HIM Specialist (Release of Information). Pam has worked over 44 years in the medical field, 16 for Welia Health. Outside of working she loves to bake and cook.
Lisa Stucky, Inpatient Coding Specialist. Lisa has worked for Welia Health for 32 years. One thing Lisa loves about her career is that she is always learning new things.
Pam Tanner, HIM Specialist (Scanning & Birth Certificates). Pam has been with Welia Health for 19 years. Outside of work you can find Pam sitting outside listening to the sounds and star gazing.
Angie Engebresten, Coding Specialist, has worked for Welia Health 12 years. What Angie loves about her career is she can work from home and yet has a great group of co-workers that help each other out.
Briana Boyer, Clinic Coding Specialist, has worked for Welia Health for eight years, two of them being in coding. What Briana enjoys about her career, is helping keep the patient record complete, accurate and compliant.
Kayla Brekke, Clinic Coding Specialist has worked for Welia year for six and a half. What Kayla enjoys about her career is the team she works with and contributing to the process of patient care with accurate coding.
Penny Breeden, HIM Specialist (Release of Information) has worked for Welia Health six years, with two years in HIM. A fun fact about Penny is she is on a dart league.
Jessica Marotte, Coding Specialist has worked for Welia Health five years. What Jessica loves about her career is that there is never a dull moment with always new things happening.
Wendy Kieffer, Clinic Coding Specialist, has worked for Welia for five years. A fun fact about Wendy is she grew up in a large family with five younger brothers.
Angela Shackle, HIM Specialist (Scanning & Birth Certificates) has worked for Welia Health five years. A fun fact about Angela is she has six dogs and four cats.
Mariah Hoyles, Revenue Cycle Lead, has worked six years in the field, with three being at Welia Health. What Mariah loves about her job is she gets to keep patients safe by education others on how to enter and maintain their health information.
Angel Moore, has worked for Welia Health for one year, with seven of the months in coding. A fun fact about Angel is she loves to hunt and fish.
