ADVANCE Perspective: HIM

FTC Probes CVS

Cheryl McEvoy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:51:00 GMT

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)

Movies and Medical Records

Lisa Algeo — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:47:00 GMT

(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)

PHRs Go Overseas

Cheryl McEvoy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:26:00 GMT

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)

How Do You Unwind?

Cheryl McEvoy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:43:00 GMT

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)

H1N1: After the Vaccine

Cheryl McEvoy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:13:00 GMT

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)

AHIMA 2009: A Thorough Account

Cheryl McEvoy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:07:00 GMT

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)

AHIMA 2009: Board of Directors

Rob Senior — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:27:00 GMT

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)

AHIMA 2009: The Health Information Bill of Rights

Cheryl McEvoy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:41:00 GMT

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)

AHIMA 2009: Busy Day for All

Lisa Algeo — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:06:00 GMT

Well, my feet hurt, my brain hurts and I can barely keep my eyes open at this point, but it was all well worth it. My first day at the AHIMA 2009 conference did not disappoint. Busy is an understatement, and I even got a bit of a cardio workout in-with...(read more)

AHIMA 2009: Hometown Hospitality

Cheryl McEvoy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:08:00 GMT

They say everything's bigger in Texas, and that even goes for their welcomes. Following yesterday's pre-conference events, attendees at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention and Exhibit were treated to a Welcome Reception...(read more)

AHIMA 2009: The Next Generation

Cheryl McEvoy — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:22:00 GMT

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)

Texas Bound

Lisa Algeo — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:42:00 GMT

I'm headed to Texas tomorrow and looking forward to meeting many of you attending the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) convention. I wasn't able to attend last year's meeting in Seattle, so I'm especially excited to get out there...(read more)

AHIMA 2009: Off to Grapevine

Cheryl McEvoy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:11:00 GMT

Anytime someone mentions this year's American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention and Exhibit, I immediately think of the song, "I Heard it Through the Grapevine," because, well, the event's being held in Grapevine, TX. Problem...(read more)

An Introduction

Rob Senior — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:48:00 GMT

Greetings! My name is Rob Senior, and I am the newest member of the editorial staff at ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals . For the past eight years, I've worked at ADVANCE in a similar role for the Physical Therapists and PTAs magazine. In...(read more)

On the Record

Cheryl McEvoy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:24:00 GMT

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)