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Passage Go to Source I notice that Advance has no one here blogging about coding, yet the discussion forum is predominantly skewed that way. Does the topic just not lend itself to conversation because it is so black and white, like accounting? When I realized my art major…(read more)

HIM Transitions Go to Source The most precious commodity for me these days is time. It appears that I have more to do but so little time to squeeze everything in. The deadlines for work can force me into spending hours online researching information and communicating with students…(read more)

Medical Transcription: What’s in it for you? Go to Source This is how my day went yesterday, which was a pretty typical day in the life of this MT. Got up at 7:45, stumbled down the stairs. Let cat #2 out. Let cat #1 in. Let cat #2 in. Let cat #1 out. Kissed husband, [...]

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source Despite a few technical difficulties on my end–leave it to my computer to have trouble posting a blog in a sea of wifi–HealthCamp Philadelphia went off without a hitch. Conversations were already flying as attendees signed in, posted session topics…(read more)

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source Would you share your personal health information on the Internet, including intimate information like how sexually active you are or how heavy your menstrual cycles are? Well, more than 27 million people have, according to a New York Times article on…(read more)

Confessions of an HIM Student Go to Source So I’ve been working at my internship for 2 weeks and my schedule has been jammed to the max. I have been working in and out of the office mostly with the implementation team. I’ve been able to go out to three different practices for some QA [...]

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source Thanks to Obama’s rah-rah health care reform, the general public is turning an ear to EHR. But what exactly are they hearing? At first mention of EHRs in the stimulus package, news outlets swooped in with the “revolutionizing health care” angle. A national…(read more)

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source If you’ve had a chance to read the five little-known things about recovery audit contractors (RACs) listed in our Web article “More on Prepping for RACs” (you can also find an abbreviated list in our print issue), you know that the Centers for Medicare…(read more)

The XY Files in an MT World Go to Source A new membership organization aimed at U.S.-based medical transcriptionists and companies has been formed. The American Transcription Association (ATA) was founded by Donna M. Littrell, who identifies herself as the Executive Director of organization….(read more)

HIM Transitions Go to Source The commute to the office for most Americans is the worst part of the day. They can spend an eternity commuting to and from work. Most people will either commute by car or some form of public transportation. The average American will spend almost a full…(read more)