ADVANCE Perspective: HIM : Social Networking

Social Media Births Word of the Year

Cheryl McEvoy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:54:00 GMT

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)

Social Media Blitz

Cheryl McEvoy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:59:00 GMT

Today's the day! All that " social media coverage " I've been hinting at is now available for your browsing pleasure. (Even some of our regulars like Management Q&A , Registry Perspectives and Student Center got in on the action!) The launch comes...(read more)

Public Tweets, Private Matters

Cheryl McEvoy — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:33:00 GMT

I'm wrapping up an extensive print and online package about social media for our September issue (Look for it next week!), and with all the reading, interviewing and, yes, tweeting I did to research the phenomenon, I thought I'd heard everything. Well,...(read more)

Online Spat Involves CPT Codes

Cheryl McEvoy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:58:00 GMT

From time to time, we all complain. We used to keep it among friends, family or a goldfish with a compassionate ear, but with the advent of social media, it's become all too easy to tweet a 140-character rant for all to hear. Now, a physician is using...(read more)

What Makes You Tick?

Lynn Jusinski — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:22:00 GMT

I was tickled that 500 of you took the time to fill out our fun, brief survey on "What Makes HIM Professionals Tick?" A second installment is currently posted on our Web site , and I hope the response is as good for that one. Thanks to everyone who took...(read more)

Twitter, FTW!

Cheryl McEvoy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:15:00 GMT

For those of you unaccustomed to Twitterspeak, "FTW" stands for "For the win," a throwback to those great sports moments when an athlete takes a game-winning shot. It's a way to express your love or appreciation-a more efficient way to say "This rocks!"...(read more)

HIMSS '09 Blows into the Windy City

Cheryl McEvoy — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:32:00 GMT

Today's rainy, sleety, snowy mix wasn't the welcoming weather organizers would have liked, but attendees at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference were bright-eyed and ready for action. The conference kicked off yesterday...(read more)