April 2009 - Posts

Twitter, FTW!
April 28, 2009 9:15 AM by Cheryl McEvoy

For those of you unaccustomed to Twitterspeak, "FTW" stands for "For the win," a throwback to those great sports moments when an athlete takes a game-winning shot. It's a way to express your love or appreciation-a more efficient way to say "This rocks!" Read More...

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HIMSS 09: Visualizing Solutions
April 7, 2009 11:01 PM by Cheryl McEvoy

Today was my final day of coverage at the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) Convention. The conference officially wraps up tomorrow, but alas, the ADVANCE office calls. I must say I'm bummed to be missing tonight's soiree at Read More...

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Grider Says Tearful Goodbye
April 7, 2009 4:35 PM by Lynn Jusinski

Deborah Grider, CPC, CPC-I, CPC-H, CPC-P, COBGC, CEMC, CCS-P, said an emotional goodbye as she passed the gavel to incoming AAPC National Advisory Board (NAB) President Terry Leone, CPC, CPC-P, CIC. Grider received several standing ovations during today's Read More...

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Proficiency Exam Required for CPCs for ICD-10
April 6, 2009 8:23 PM by Lynn Jusinski

I just got out of a great session on preparing for ICD-10. AAPC CEO/President Reed Pew told the audience this morning that AAPC will be offering intensive training over the next 4 years and beyond to get ready for ICD-10. Pew added another big announcement: Read More...

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HIMSS Exhibits: On Your Mark, Get Set, Explore!
April 6, 2009 6:31 PM by Cheryl McEvoy

It's day 2 for ADVANCE at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Convention in Chicago, and the action keeps on coming. The morning kicked off with a general session. As attendees took their seats, video played on the jumbo Read More...

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Enthusiasm Abounds at AAPC!
April 6, 2009 1:12 PM by Lynn Jusinski

It's the second day at the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) conference in Las Vegas, and the attendees are currently chowing down on breakfast. Yesterday's welcome session was high energy and humorous. AAPC directors took on roles in a skit Read More...

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HIMSS '09 Blows into the Windy City
April 5, 2009 11:32 PM by Cheryl McEvoy

Today's rainy, sleety, snowy mix wasn't the welcoming weather organizers would have liked, but attendees at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference were bright-eyed and ready for action. The conference kicked off yesterday Read More...

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Even My Boarding Pass is Electronic
April 3, 2009 4:35 PM by Cheryl McEvoy

Well, devoted readers, conference season has officially begun. As Lynn already noted, we're both jetting off to find out what's the latest and greatest HIM has to offer. Tomorrow, I'm off to Chicago for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Read More...

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Hope Everyone Behaves on the Planes
April 3, 2009 10:44 AM by Lynn Jusinski

The ADVANCE staff will be rather far flung early next week. Cheryl McEvoy is heading off to Chicago for the HIMSS conference, and I'm boarding a flight to Las Vegas early Sunday morning to take in the AAPC show. We'll be bringing you all sorts of conference Read More...

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Worst MT Week Gifts
April 2, 2009 10:08 AM by Lynn Jusinski

National Medical Transcriptionist Week will be here next month, May 18-24. ADVANCE 's nursing publication is asking readers about their worst Nurses Week gifts ever. Did you ever get something truly atrocious for MT Week? There's no special journalists Read More...

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