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Mammography and the Right to Choose
November 20, 2009 12:59 PM by Lisa Algeo
(Editor's note: This is a guest blog written by Valerie M. Chapman, RN, MSN, a pediatric nurse for 25 years. She is a 3-year breast cancer survivor and lives in Medford, NJ, with her husband and two children.) I am a wife, a mother of two awesome kids, Read More...
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Social Media Births Word of the Year
November 19, 2009 10:54 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
In case you haven't heard, the New Oxford American Dictionary selected "unfriend" as the 2009 Word of the Year. And in case you really haven't heard, "unfriend" is a social networking term, referring to the act of removing someone from your list of contacts Read More...
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Breach Notification: Technically Speaking
November 18, 2009 9:50 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
While researching for my encryption article, " Are You Secured? " I was struck by what I would consider a loophole in the breach notification rules. According to the new regulations, when a security breach or theft occurs, the covered entity or business Read More...
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Mammography Screenings Changing?
November 17, 2009 3:25 PM by Lisa Algeo
(Editor's note: This is a guest blog by Lorettajo A. Kapinos, an ED nurse at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA.) Last month was Breast Cancer Awareness month and I blogged about my experience with a false positive mammogram. Ironically, this Read More...
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Giving Health Care a Workout
November 16, 2009 11:13 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
Ouch. That's about all I can say (and really, all I can think) after overexerting myself this weekend. A few of my friends have been doing P90 X, an extreme workout plan that includes several videos, each of which features a different routine, i.e. abs, Read More...
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Relationship Issues
November 13, 2009 11:33 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
Over the past month or so, I delved into labor laws and IRS regulations to untangle the confusion surrounding employment status-namely, what distinguishes employees from independent contractors. And, as many of you already know, it's not easy. All those Read More...
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Veterans Health Care
November 11, 2009 12:51 PM by Cheryl McEvoy
No matter your stance on war, it's only right to honor and thank veterans who put their lives on the line for our country. Military personnel witness firsthand what most of us find too hard to watch through a camera lens, and it's bound to have an impact. Read More...
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FTC Probes CVS
November 6, 2009 9:51 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
Your friendly neighborhood drug store--OK, more like the corporate colossus that runs it--is under investigation again. CVS Caremark Corp. announced yesterday that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating the company's business practices, according Read More...
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Movies and Medical Records
November 3, 2009 12:47 PM by Lisa Algeo
(Editor's note: The following blog was written by Mark McGraw, an associate editor on staff at ADVANCE .) It's movie night, and you're not interested in subtitles or surrealism. Maybe next week you'll go for the one with the "Winner: Best Foreign Language Read More...
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PHRs Go Overseas
October 29, 2009 9:26 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
If you've been following Jay's blog, " XY Files in and MT World ," recently, you know there have been some frightening reports of medical records being sold overseas. It's enough to make you hunker down in the States and demand your records stay local. Read More...
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How Do You Unwind?
October 23, 2009 9:43 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
October is National Poppin' Popcorn Month, so naturally a few of us at the office decided to celebrate with a culinary nod to those explosive kernels. I went the semi-homemade route, popping a bag and mixing it up with marshmallows, chocolate chips, raisins Read More...
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H1N1: After the Vaccine
October 22, 2009 10:13 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
Everyone's sick of swine flu (pun not intended, I swear), so apologies in advance for striking up yet another conversation about it, but I couldn't help posting when I heard about post-vaccine monitoring . What? What's that you say? Monitoring? As in Read More...
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AHIMA 2009: A Thorough Account
October 7, 2009 1:07 PM by Cheryl McEvoy
I'm about to head off to the final round of general sessions at the AHIMA Convention and Exhibit, which means it's time for some overall reflections. The general consensus among attendees has been that this year's sessions have been particularly informative. Read More...
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AHIMA 2009: Board of Directors
October 6, 2009 1:27 PM by Rob Senior
During this morning's general sessions, AHIMA CEO Linda Kloss acknowledged the fine work of current AHIMA president Vera Rulon. "Vera has served this organization with grace and spirit while blazing a path for years to come,"said Kloss. Kloss went on Read More...
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AHIMA 2009: The Health Information Bill of Rights
October 6, 2009 8:41 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
At a news conference yesterday, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) unveiled its Health Information Bill of Rights, a set of seven principles designed to protect and promote patient access to personal health information. Craig Read More...
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