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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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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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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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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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ICD-10 Final Rule Issued; Implementation Slated for 2013
January 15, 2009 12:22 PM by Lynn Jusinski
The eagerly awaited Final Rules for adoption of ICD-10 will be published in the next few days, and the implementation date has been bumped from 2011 to 2013. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) released a brief statement today Read More...
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The Ghosts of Medical Past
December 23, 2008 9:34 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
The holidays are upon us, and if your office is anything like editorial ground zero at ADVANCE , that means food is in ample supply. We've decked the halls with noshes and nibbles, all culminating at a central table that's been overflowing with treats Read More...
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Filling in the Blanks
October 29, 2008 12:37 PM by Cheryl McEvoy
Earlier this month, attendees at the 2008 American Health Information Management Association Convention and Exhibit got a glimpse of what may be to come in the future of health care—namely, personalized genomic medicine, or customized care based on that Read More...
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