Anita Hazelwood, EdD, RHIA, FAHIMA
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Department of Health Sciences
Anita.hazelwood@louisiana.edu
337-482-6633

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.