ADVANCE Perspective: HIM : February 2008

Google Enters Medical Records Business February 22, 2008 12:48 PM by Lisa Algeo: First it was Microsoft with its Health Vault , and then AOL's co-founder got into the game by offering Revolution Health , which offers online tools for managing personal health histories. It was only a matter of time before Google jumped on the bandwagon. Read More...
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Are You Shutting Out Talent? February 14, 2008 2:10 PM by Ainsley Maloney: I recently wrote an article on HIM employers who pre-test coder, MT or cancer registrar candidates before hiring them to get the "real story" behind their credentials, job experience or superlatives on the resume. There are many reasons to pre-test (you Read More...
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Tell Us Everything February 12, 2008 1:00 PM by Lynn Jusinski: The physicians have never seen anything like it, according to the Los Angeles Times . A letter crossed the desks of California doctors that's led to outrage among the state's health care providers. Help us out, asks the letter (warning: PDF) from Blue Read More...
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A New Title for Coders February 11, 2008 10:51 AM by Lisa Algeo: In this week's Hands-on Help column titled "Automating the Coding Process," authors Leslie A Fox, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, and Patty Thierry Sheridan, MBA, RHIA, discuss the role of computer assisted coding (CAC) and its impact on the coding function and the Read More...
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