ADVANCE Perspective: HIM : Web 2.0

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)

Malicious Use of PHI Lands Woman in Jail

Lynn Jusinski — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:02:00 GMT

In a strange case of Internet harassment involving personal health information (PHI), a woman finds herself facing a year in prison for what a judge called "egregious" behavior, according to the Honolulu Advertiser. Rhonda Wong-Fernandez was sent immediately...(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)

Hope Everyone Behaves on the Planes

Lynn Jusinski — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:44:00 GMT

The ADVANCE staff will be rather far flung early next week. Cheryl McEvoy is heading off to Chicago for the HIMSS conference, and I'm boarding a flight to Las Vegas early Sunday morning to take in the AAPC show. We'll be bringing you all sorts of conference...(read more)