It’s hard to look your best when you are wearing too many hats.  While the business of health care struggles in a depressed economy and a revenue cycle containing a growing number of under and uninsured, pending government regulations such as HITECH, the Affordable Care Act, HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 conversions have produced, for many,  a ...

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) President Bonnie Cassidy recently announced that the organization is working proactively to grow jobs for members while helping to fill the estimated 50,000 new positions that will be needed to implement the U.S. health system's transition to electronic health records (EHR). AHIMA ...

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 of job seekers. To better advance the opportunities of this emerging workforce, the American ...

In honor of the upcoming National Cancer Registrars Association educational meeting, I compiled some conference attendance tips specifically for job-hunters. I can't tell you how many times I've heard, ''Association membership is so important to get your foot in the door.'' Well, that's great, but how do use that membership card to get business ...

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has appointed a new CEO. Alan F. Dowling, PhD, will assume leadership in January, as current CEO Linda Kloss, RHIA, CAE, FAHIMA, prepares to step down. AHIMA released the following statement this morning: The American Health Information Management Association's ...