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 chief--even a quick flurry of comments when it appeared Glenn Steele might earn the nom. ...

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 some articles and analyses on the lookout for measures that could affect the HIM ...

In our ''Year in Review'' video slideshow (which, if you haven't yet, I highly recommend you watch), I gave a nod to lawmakers for making slow but substantial progress on health care reform. Well, they just hit another roadblock. Yesterday, Republican Scott Brown won the much-anticipated Senate election in Massachusetts, claiming the seat ...

Recently ADVANCE reported our 2009 Salary Survey results both in our print edition and online. We looked at salary trends across professions, regions and by education levels. But when gathering information from such a great number and diverse collection of professionals, it's simply impossible to report on every interesting finding. With that ...

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!'' within the confines of a 140-character tweet. My title is really more of a question ...