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After Electronic Conversion
November 25, 2009 9:51 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
Yesterday, I read the Nov. 23 article on HISTalk about a multi-group practice that went electronic, and then turned its defunct chart storage room into useful office space. The "before and after" photos were particularly striking. Pre-scanning, the room Read More...
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AHIMA 2009: The Next Generation
October 4, 2009 1:22 PM by Cheryl McEvoy
My first day at the 2009 American Health Information and Management Association (AHIMA) Convention and Exhibit is off to a great start. I attended the Student Academy this morning, where Barbara Black, director of human resources, and Gwen Hughes, director Read More...
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Documenting H1N1
September 1, 2009 12:44 PM by Cheryl McEvoy
For the past 2 months, I've been collecting entries for our 2009 HIM Team of the Year contest , and it can be...inundating. (Not that I wouldn't love to see a dozen more entries!) A copy for each judge, plus one for our files-it's a whole bunch of printing Read More...
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Retail Clinic Check-up
June 25, 2009 3:30 PM by Lynn Jusinski
I'm what you might call "doctor phobic." I haven't had a check up since 2001, and that was required to get into college. After high school, I moved to the Philadelphia suburbs from quiet nook upstate in a rural area lovingly referred to as the "Polish Read More...
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What a Difference a Year Makes
May 20, 2009 9:51 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
Around this time last year, I was schlepping clothes, photos and a hodgepodge of kitchenware from my college house to my mom's place, an hour away. I was in that weird place between incredible relief that classes were over and immense grief as I said Read More...
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Got Meaningful Use?
May 13, 2009 10:57 AM by Lynn Jusinski
I suppose it was only a matter of time, really, before the phrase "meaningful use" landed its own Web site . After all, the term's earning rock star status in the HIT realm lately, as everyone wonders just what will constitute meaningful use of an EHR Read More...
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Not Exactly a Ringing Endorsement for EHRs
May 7, 2009 12:31 PM by Lynn Jusinski
An emergency department (ED) in a facility in Western Sydney, Australia, banned the use of its EHR, going back to paper and pen, after struggling with downtime on the system. While a North South Wales (NSW) opposition health spokeswoman claimed that government 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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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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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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Sneaking a Peek?
October 6, 2007 9:40 PM by Lisa Algeo
A recent incident at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, WY, has sparked my interest. It seems in the past month, the hospital has fired, suspended and scolded a number of employees for violating HIPAA, according to a report on Courant.com . As it turns Read More...
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