I've had so many things that I've wanted to post about lately. Unfortunately, time has been a bit crunched. I'm working on a few articles that I'm excited about, and I'm also trying to get a brand new Salary Survey up and running so we can bring you the most accurate and relevant results. Also, here at ADVANCE, we're entering the wide world of Web ...

We received this statement from the Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS) in our inboxes this morning here at ADVANCE. I've covered AHIOS before, for an article on a different release of information (ROI) law. I've linked to the bills below, and I'd like to hear what you have to say about them from an HIM professional's ...

The headline screams, ''Across USA, Anxiety Over Access to Patient Records.'' It grabbed my attention, and I found it to be an interesting read. It seems that back in 2006, USA Today set up a patient safety Web site to give readers a venue to express concerns about inadequate medical care. Readers can send in their own stories, including anything ...

I'm sure most of you have heard about the privacy breaches at UCLA Medical Center by now. You can't turn on an entertainment show or open a newspaper without being barraged by ''Celebrity Patients Need Privacy Too'' or ''More UCLA Record Abuses Found.'' The saga actually began last spring, when a tabloid ran an exclusive story about Farrah ...