--- title: Elf on the Shelf ICD-10 Style description: On December 1, 2018, the HIA team based at our headquarters in Pawleys Island, South Carolina received a visit from a surprise guest – meet Otis, HIA's very own Elf on a Shelf. Otis will be sticking around until Christmas to keep an eye on all of us... image: https://hiacode.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Christmas-2018-blog-post-header-1.jpg --- # Elf on the Shelf ICD-10 Style ![HIAcode](https://hiacode.com/hubfs/Logos/HIA_RGB_PrimaryLogo_Icon%20(1)_Artboard%201.png) [HIAcode](https://hiacode.com/blog/author/hiacode) Dec 01, 2018 [Industry News](https://hiacode.com/blog/tag/industry-news) [Company News](https://hiacode.com/blog/tag/company-news) ![](https://hiacode.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Christmas-2018-blog-post-header-1.jpg) - Share on: - [![](https://hiacode.com/hubfs/Facebook%20svg.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://hiacode.com/blog/education/otis-the-elf-visits-hia-christmas-2018) - [![](https://hiacode.com/hs-fs/hubfs/twitter.png?width=32&height=32&name=twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://hiacode.com/blog/education/otis-the-elf-visits-hia-christmas-2018) - [![](https://hiacode.com/hubfs/LinkedIn%20svg.svg)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://hiacode.com/blog/education/otis-the-elf-visits-hia-christmas-2018) - [![](https://hiacode.com/hubfs/mdi_email.svg)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://hiacode.com/blog/education/otis-the-elf-visits-hia-christmas-2018%20&body=Check%20out%20https://hiacode.com/blog/education/otis-the-elf-visits-hia-christmas-2018&media=https://20824215.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20824215/Imported_Blog_Media/Christmas-2018-blog-post-header-1.jpg) - ![](https://hiacode.com/hubfs/entypo_link.svg) copied ![Elf on the Shelf Health Information Associates](https://hiacode.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Christmas-2018-blog-post-header-1.jpg?width=700&height=400&name=Christmas-2018-blog-post-header-1.jpg) On December 1, 2018, the HIA team based at [our headquarters in Pawleys Island, South Carolina](https://goo.gl/maps/tiH98g98EGA2) received a surprise visit from a very special guest – meet Otis, HIA’s very own [Elf on a Shelf](https://www.elfontheshelf.com/). Otis will be sticking around until Christmas to keep an eye on all of us. We have a feeling he may get into some trouble! Check back daily to see what Otis is up to. #OtisOnOtisDrive ![Elf on the Shelf Health Information Associates](https://hiacode.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Christmas-2018-blog-post-header-1.jpg?width=700&height=400&name=Christmas-2018-blog-post-header-1.jpg) ![Elf on the Shelf Health Information Associates](https://hiacode.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Christmas-2018-blog-post-header-1.jpg?width=700&height=400&name=Christmas-2018-blog-post-header-1.jpg)     On December 1, 2018, the HIA team based at [our headquarters in Pawleys Island, South Carolina](https://goo.gl/maps/tiH98g98EGA2) received a surprise visit from a very special guest – meet Otis, HIA’s very own [Elf on a Shelf](https://www.elfontheshelf.com/). Otis will be sticking around until Christmas to keep an eye on all of us. We have a feeling he may get into some trouble! 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