June 2008 - Posts

Take Our HIM Director/CIO Survey
June 25, 2008 12:04 PM by Lisa Algeo

These days, a chief information officer (CIO) is much more than a department manager; he or she is an important part of the executive team. Similarly, the HIM director is more than just a medical record custodian. He or she is a bridge between the day-to-day Read More...

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Cost Prohibits EHR Adoption
June 19, 2008 4:23 PM by Lynn Jusinski

The news is not really shocking to HIM professionals who've seen EHR adoption up close and personal, especially if those HIM professionals had any dealings with the CFO while working toward implementing an electronic record. The New England Journal of Read More...

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Are You Changing Careers?
June 18, 2008 4:30 PM by Lynn Jusinski

I'm working on a story that deals with making a transition but staying within HIM. I'm seeking out people who've made the switch from MT to coder, from coder to cancer registrar, from coder to MT-along those lines. Out at conferences, and even sometimes Read More...

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What the Internet Says
June 17, 2008 9:24 AM by Lynn Jusinski

I've had so many things that I've wanted to post about lately. Unfortunately, time has been a bit crunched. I'm working on a few articles that I'm excited about, and I'm also trying to get a brand new Salary Survey up and running so we can bring you the Read More...

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AHIOS Comments on Pending Louisiana Acts
June 11, 2008 1:49 PM by Lynn Jusinski

We received this statement from the Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS) in our inboxes this morning here at ADVANCE . I've covered AHIOS before, for an article on a different release of information (ROI) law. I've linked to Read More...

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Pondering PHRs
June 6, 2008 12:33 PM by Lynn Jusinski

After reading this article on CNN.com, I became curious about my own health information. I visited my health insurer's portal, and after struggling for quite some time to remember the password and user name I used way back when, I got a peek at what health Read More...

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