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At the top of my list of things to blog about and share is the Advance Salary Survey. Unfortunately, civic duty in the form of jury service calls and I find myself pressed for time to accomplish everything. Follow me on Twitter, as I’m trying to keep up with everyone there (since I can post/read [...]

Passage Go to Source I suppose not many MTs have paid attention to AAMT’s (yes, I know they’re AIrHeaDs now) 3rd edition of their Book of Style because it came out virtually on the heels of the 2nd edition–which was not a great improvement over the 1st edition. Frankly, when Ellen Drake pulled out of [...]

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source My college roommates are visiting this New Year’s Eve, and I’ll regrettably have to inform the medical student of the group that her collection of drug pens is in jeopardy. According to the New York Times, the pharmaceutical industry has agreed to stop wooing medical practices (or whatever they [...]

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source The holidays are upon us, and if your office is anything like editorial ground zero at ADVANCE, that means food is in ample supply. We’ve decked the halls with noshes and nibbles, all culminating at a central table that’s been overflowing with treats since 8 a.m. But venturing over [...]

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source Obama’s transition team has extended an open invitation to all Americans to participate in community discussions about health care reform over the next 2 weeks. It’s a chance for the average citizen to air grievances and offer solutions to improve the health system, which-if all goes as planned-will be [...]

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source Well, the 2008 ADVANCE Salary Survey results are in. Thanks to a bit of outsourcing on ADVANCE‘s part, I had a new survey tool to play with, and I had fun sifting through the data and really trying to get to the bottom of what HIM professionals are making. [...]

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source It’s not always sunshine and roses in the world of MTs. We get that–we field a lot of letters from MTs disgruntled by pay decreases or stressing about offshoring of transcription. I decided to be a brave little toaster and broach the topic of the unhappy side of transcription. [...]

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source The inauguration is more than a month away, but President-elect Barack Obama is already making HIT a major policy focus. Last Saturday, Obama announced that HIT development will be included in the economic stimulus plan he intends to put into effect as soon as the new administration takes over. [...]

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source In this week’s issue of ADVANCE, we took a peek at HIT progress in other countries with “EHR Around the World.” A number of nations have taken serious steps to adopt national EHR systems, and while the U.S. is building momentum on an individual level, it’s far from launching [...]

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source Still recovering from Thanksgiving (and 2 nights of reenacting the feast, thanks to Tupperware and a microwave), I spent last Sunday morning lounging on the couch and watching the news. I usually zone out during the sports segment, but a story about Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress caught my [...]