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ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source One of these things is not like the other: “Watching a good bootleg of The Wrestler.” “Holy cannoli, unhappy baby. Early bedtime for you, kiddo.” “Dr rogers (sic) has adequately sutured closed the urinary collecting system and any bleeding vessels.” The first two come directly from the people I’m [...]

The XY Files in an MT World Go to Source Here are a few items of information from the past week I thought you might be interested in. 1.  Transcription Service Provider Runs Afoul of the VA From a Department of Veterans Affairs press release: During a routine internal inspection, the Department of Veterans Affairs [...]

MT Connections Go to Source Like many of you, I woke up Friday to the horrible news of Continental Air Flight 3407, which landed on a house in Clarence Center, New York, killing all 49 passengers and 1 on the ground. It was especially alarming to me as both my husband and I grew up [...]

HIM Transitions Go to Source This past Saturday marked the most romantic days on the calendar, Valentine’s Day. The merchants use this holiday to make money by selling flowers, jewelry, candy and whatever else makes us swoon over the objection of our affection. The older I become the less meaning this day has for me. [...]

An inquiring friend on Facebook asked me these questions and my response was that I’ve been meaning to blog about some of these things, so I’m going to bring it here and answer. Thanks for your comments. I was curious what your take is on the state of the profession in light of the trend [...]

AHDI-West wants to show you how to use the AHDI Book of Style 3rd Ed. Am I the only one who thinks that if AHDI had done a good job in layout and design, we wouldn’t need lessons on how to use the book? I was doing some research for updates to the MT Reference [...]

Confessions of an HIM Student Go to Source Our midterm on Wednesday in our finance class wasn’t actually that bad. I went over some problems with Cristin on Tuesday during the day and then went over my notes that night. I think that I did really well on it and I am anxious to see [...]

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source I’m a self-admitted Facebook junkie. After sitting in front of the computer for 8 hours of work, I head home only to hop on my Mac, scan my personal e-mail and check that notorious time-waster to see if anyone posted new photos or confirmed a friend. Facebook has been [...]

Passage Go to Source As I watched this week’s first official presidential press conference, the thing that stood out to me (well, after the outrage at all the political posturing and stonewalling that are getting the stimulus plan nowhere) was a comment that reminded me of Pres. Obama’s gung ho stance on EMRs. Mainly, I [...]

MT Connections Go to Source Remember the song by Stephen Stills “Love the One You’re With” with the lyrics “and if you can’t be, with the one you love, love the one you’re with.” That always made me feel sad, that someone had to settle for someone they just happen to be with rather than [...]