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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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On the Record
September 30, 2009 11:24 AM by Cheryl McEvoy

With all the prep for next week's American Health Information Management Association Convention and Exhibit and our HIM Team of the Year coverage (Yes, we have a winner!), I've been neglecting my Google Alerts. Well, I found some time this morning to Read More...

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Privacy Problem Causes Real-Life Drama
July 21, 2009 9:14 AM by Cheryl McEvoy

There's been quite a buzz at ADVANCE headquarters about the television phenomena "Nurse Jackie" and "HawthoRNe." Staffers wonder: is it realistic , do nurses approve of the portrayal and--at least around the HIM desk--how many HIPAA violations can they Read More...

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HIPAA be damned?
July 14, 2009 8:05 AM by Lynn Jusinski

[Editor's note: This is a guest blog by ADVANCE for Nurses editor Lyn A.E. McCafferty, who contributes to the "ADVANCE Perspective: Nurses " blog featured on the ADVANCE for Nurses Web site.] If you think the fictional Nurse Jackie and HawthoRNe are bad Read More...

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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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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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