March 2009 - Posts

Suleman’s Records Accessed; 15 Employees Fired
March 31, 2009 11:18 AM by Lynn Jusinski

I had a feeling when the Octomom story hit the wire and all the details spilled out that someone would be caught sneaking a peek at her medical records. Sure enough, 15 workers were fired for looking at the records of Nadya Suleman without permission. Read More...

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Greetings From HealthCamp!
March 28, 2009 6:03 PM by Cheryl McEvoy

Despite a few technical difficulties on my end--leave it to my computer to have trouble posting a blog in a sea of wifi--HealthCamp Philadelphia went off without a hitch. Conversations were already flying as attendees signed in, posted session topics Read More...

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Company Sells Health Info to Pharma Companies
March 27, 2009 9:36 AM by Lynn Jusinski

Would you share your personal health information on the Internet, including intimate information like how sexually active you are or how heavy your menstrual cycles are? Well, more than 27 million people have, according to a New York Times article on Read More...

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A Dose of Reality
March 26, 2009 9:58 AM by Cheryl McEvoy

Thanks to Obama's rah-rah health care reform, the general public is turning an ear to EHR. But what exactly are they hearing? At first mention of EHRs in the stimulus package, news outlets swooped in with the "revolutionizing health care" angle. A national Read More...

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RAC Outreach Launched
March 25, 2009 10:35 AM by Cheryl McEvoy

If you've had a chance to read the five little-known things about recovery audit contractors (RACs) listed in our Web article "More on Prepping for RACs" (you can also find an abbreviated list in our print issue), you know that the Centers for Medicare Read More...

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New National Coordinator for HIT Named
March 20, 2009 11:49 AM by Lynn Jusinski

David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, is the Obama administration's pick as the new National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. According to a Department of Health and Human Service press release , Dr. Blumenthal has his work cut out for him. "Dr. Blumenthal Read More...

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A Standard Problem
March 20, 2009 8:59 AM by Cheryl McEvoy

Everyone has an opinion about what will make nationwide EHR adoption. But the one thing most agree upon is the need for standards. A number of organizations and government entities have already vowed to develop a common language or designated format for Read More...

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Outsource Your Prayers
March 18, 2009 12:58 PM by Lynn Jusinski

Unhappy about having to learn speech recognition? Well, look at all the good it's doing! Thanks to fellow ADVANCE blogger Jay Vance for digging up this gem: a company that uses speech recognition backwards--going from text to speech--to help people catch Read More...

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Join ADVANCE at HealthCamp Philadelphia
March 18, 2009 8:30 AM by Cheryl McEvoy

We are in the midst of a social networking explosion. Headhunters recruit through LinkedIn, Congressmen send tweets from the debate floor and thousands log on to Facebook every day. The possibilities are endless, and as an industry that's bent on the Read More...

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The Newest EHR Player: Wal-Mart
March 11, 2009 9:39 AM by Lynn Jusinski

When you look at the signs, it should've been obvious. Wal-Mart started health care clinics in 2006, using eClinicalWorks software as EHRs for its 30 clinics. Last fall, Wal-Mart teamed up with personal health record (PHR) provider Dossia to offer some Read More...

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Oprah Talks About Errors
March 9, 2009 2:22 PM by Cheryl McEvoy

It's not often that you can call vegging out in front of the TV "research," but tomorrow is one of those lucky times. Tuesday's episode of "Oprah" is all about medical mistakes and measures you can take to prevent them. The show features actor/director Read More...

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A Rally Cry for Reform
March 6, 2009 10:02 AM by Cheryl McEvoy

Alas, the most coverage I caught of yesterday's health care summit was a poor attempt to read the closed captioning on CNN while pedaling away at the gym. So I was eager to get into work this morning and read up on what went down. Well, there weren't Read More...

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Another Form to Fill Out
March 4, 2009 2:59 PM by Lynn Jusinski

How do you, as HIM professionals, shop for doctors? Being in the health care field, HIM professionals have a unique view of how they should be treated as patients and the care they can expect to receive. Jacque Taylor, AHDI-F, one of our Top 10 in HIM Read More...

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