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Health Care Reform: What It Means for HIM

Cheryl McEvoy — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:39:00 GMT

After scores of debate, health care reform has finally passed. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law today, launching a landmark overhaul of the health care system. Great-what's it mean for you? I had the same question, so I trolled around...(read more)

Happy Birthday, HITECH!

Cheryl McEvoy — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:26:00 GMT

Yes, readers of the HIM world, it was 1 year ago today that President Obama took that fateful pen to paper and signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), paving the way for electronic health records (EHRs) and all the perks and headaches...(read more)

Patient Privacy Violations in Haiti?

Cheryl McEvoy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:35:00 GMT

The images are abundant; visual accounts of makeshift hospitals, open wounds and resilient patients. And it's not just on news networks. Ordinary doctors and nurses, upon returning from Haiti, are posting photos and videos on Facebook , Flickr and other...(read more)

In the News

Cheryl McEvoy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:18:00 GMT

It's Friday--time to catch up on the news. I was hoping to share a delightful health-related story with you, but there were too many good ones, and who am I to single out? So, on to a list we go; I'll leave it up to you to pick and prune according to...(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)

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)