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 ...

Anytime someone mentions this year's American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention and Exhibit, I immediately think of the song, ''I Heard it Through the Grapevine,'' because, well, the event's being held in Grapevine, TX. Problem is, I only know that single line of lyrics, and as a child of the late ‘80s, I more often ...