New Twitter list! Healthcare transparency on the rise, hospitals cutting jobs, fixing the chaotic pricing system of employment-based health insurance, and why healthcare's take on non-compliance is all wrong. Get daily tweets by following us @ExecInsight. David Chase ONC holds key to dismantling provider & patient lock-in at core of ...

Editor's note: This blog was written by Amanda Guerrero, who originally contributed this piece to Software Advice. Amanda is a writer and blogger specializing in EHR, patient portal technology and Meaningful Use. From her years working as a file clerk at a doctor's office to her time as an implementation manager at an EHR company, Amanda has ...

According to Ralph Waldo Emerson, society is always taken by surprise by any new example of common sense. Such is the case with the recently released survey of nearly 300 HIM professionals regarding the state of ICD-10. The survey was conducted jointly by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and TrustHCS in the fall of ...

(Editor's note: This guest blog was written by Cindy Doyon, RHIA, vice president, coding and client audit services, Precyse.)As the Oct. 1, 2014, ICD-10 compliance deadline looms, many providers are readying their coders for the magnitude and pervasive breadth of the new coding system. Beyond the obvious challenges of training your coders, ...

(Editor's Note: This guest blog was written by Vicki J. Brown, director of HIM Solutions Marketing, Nuance Communications.)As we reflect on National Medical Transcription Week, May 19-25, 2013, I can't help but think about the waves of transition this industry has experienced in the past decade and lessons learned from our customers. I also ponder ...

(This sponsored blog was written by Lee Ann Bryant, associate product manager, HealthStream.) According to a recent survey conducted by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), an industry leader on the use of healthcare IT to improve the exchange of healthcare information, healthcare facilities as a whole are not on track for a ...

New tweet list! Social media and security, quality care for less money (is it possible?), and why bad perfomers are happier. Get daily tweets by following us @ExecInsight. Huntington Hospital Big data initiative seeks to make a searchable cancer care database of 100s of 1,000s of cancer patients for doctors ow.ly/jtYkq Kip Piper Small, ...

With tighter budgets and an increased emphasis on providing the best outcomes for your patients, you can’t afford to have lingering open positions. Every day a position goes unfilled costs your organization money. Finding the right candidate requires using recruitment tools that put your facility in front of the best of the best. ADVANCE and ...

In a competitive job market you need an edge. ADVANCE has launched a new job board with tools and features that can help you stay a step ahead of those using standard search tools. ADVANCE has been in the healthcare employment business for almost 30 years giving us a loyal client base. When top healthcare employers have a tough position to fill, ...

New tweet list! Interoperability as Oz, millennials want fun at work, embedding social engagement into business strategy and more, of course. Get daily tweets by following us @ExecInsight. Doug Laney Intel's original business plan from 1968. One page. Yup...more about execution than ideas. http://ow.ly/iKeES   Mandi Bishop My ...