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HHS Launches HealthCare.gov on Facebook

Lisa Algeo — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:26:00 GMT

On Sept. 27, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the launch of HealthCare.gov on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Healthcare.gov . "HealthCare.gov on Facebook offers Facebook users a new tool to understand and stay informed...(read more)

AHIMA Overhauls HIcareers.com Website

Lisa Algeo — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:59:00 GMT

The economy's downward spiral has lead to the merciless slashing of jobs nationwide and across most industries. Yet, the health information field is experiencing unprecedented growth and offers career opportunities that are within reach for a wide variety...(read more)

Information Junkie Age

Lisa Algeo — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:09:00 GMT

(Editor's note: This post is written by Vern Enge, a self-professed Luddite on staff at ADVANCE.) Doctors definitely lead the medical pack when they bob from one exam room to the next, a compact computer nestled under their arm. Their tiny Panasonics...(read more)

48 Hours With the iPad

Lisa Algeo — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:37:00 GMT

(Editor's note: This blog is written by ADVANCE technology blogger Joe Weber, MBA, MPAS, PA-C. It was originally posted on the ADVANCE for Physician Assistants web site.) I did it. No longer able to wait another day, I burst in to the local Apple store...(read more)

Do Future Careers Depend on Your Past?

Cheryl McEvoy — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:54:00 GMT

I'm throwing this one to the experts. ( Pst , that's you!) For some time now there's been a question on our forum that I just can't shake. Here's the gist: The poster has fallen on some hard times--out of work, surmounting bills--and expects he'll have...(read more)

Sitting, Waiting, Watching CMS

Cheryl McEvoy — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:45:00 GMT

I called it. "They're going to name someone as soon as I post," I declared in January when I pitched my article about the vacant post at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). At the time, there were occasional blogs about Medicare's missing...(read more)

HITECH: Put Responsibilities on Paper

Cheryl McEvoy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:49:00 GMT

While interviewing for my articles on HITECH requirements for medical transcription service providers and independent contractors (ICs), I couldn't help thinking, "I am so glad I just write about this stuff." I never would want to handle the stress of...(read more)

OCR Posts List of Breaches

Cheryl McEvoy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:02:00 GMT

In another HITECH milestone, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has posted a list of covered entities (CEs) that reported breaches affecting 500 or more individuals. The list, available to the public via OCR's Web site, fulfills an obligation outlined...(read more)

HIT Work Group Presenter Wants Your Help

Cheryl McEvoy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:37:00 GMT

I first heard about Dave deBronkart, aka "e-patient Dave" about a year ago when I attended HealthCamp Philadelphia , and I've been following him ever since (literally-the man's all over Twitter). He's one of the most vocal proponents of getting patients...(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)

Contest Calls for “Bad Language”

Cheryl McEvoy — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:02:00 GMT

Remember those reading comprehension tests in middle school? You'd plow through a passage and then answer questions about the plot. Q: "Why couldn't the Smiths leave for vacation?" A: "They couldn't find Buddy the dog." If only life could still be so...(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)

Hunting for a Health Care Job?

Lisa Algeo — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:39:00 GMT

In addition to a full line of in-person job fairs, did you know that ADVANCE also offers virtual job fairs ? They start next week, and the eastern region kicks off Jan. 26, the central/mountain job fair takes place Jan. 27 and the Pacific region virtual...(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)

Survey Says...

Cheryl McEvoy — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:29:00 GMT

We got inside your heads. Not in any creepy subconscious sort of way; more like, "Hey, you read our magazine, we see you at conferences-let's get to know each other." Three rounds of surveys later, we have a better idea of " What Makes HIM Professionals...(read more)