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ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source From time to time, we all complain. We used to keep it among friends, family or a goldfish with a compassionate ear, but with the advent of social media, it’s become all too easy to tweet a 140-character rant for all to hear. Now, a physician is using…(read more)

MT Connections Go to Source With the current unemployment rate, it is likely you or someone you know fall into the group of job seeker. As a teacher, I interface with many nontraditional students looking for a career change. We have seen how difficult the job market is for laid-off…(read more)

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source [Editor's note: This is a guest blog by Bridgette Williams, whose " Transition to RN " blog is featured on the ADVANCE for Nurses Web site.] How do I chart that?” Has this question come up after caring for a challenging patient or after a crisis has occurred?…(read more)

HIM Transitions Go to Source I attended a workshop this past week on the implementation of the electronic medical record (EMR). The cost of implementation of an EMR can be out of reach for many rural hospitals and small physician practices. One vendor is filling the gap for physician…(read more)

MT Connections Go to Source I came across a blog from the NY Times today, “Pushing the Limits of Google’s Speech Recognition,” that I enjoyed and thought you would too. Medical transcriptionists have known for quite some time that speech recognition technology is not always quite…(read more)

The XY Files in an MT World Go to Source Fellow blogger Raj over at MT Herald has put together a very useful list of free Windows text expanders . These are all available online free of charge, and in these economically challenging times, free is good! Having said that, of course, you’ll need…(read more)

Passage Go to Source I remember back when my daughter was born, getting a card that gave me permission to let my regular work go to seed because there was a new baby in the house–not that I really care what anyone thinks of that dust bunny collection behind the toilet anyway,…(read more)

HIM Transitions Go to Source I have often discussed why I switched careers and went into education. I wanted to make a difference in the lives of students by sharing what I have learned over my 20 years in health information. Today, I learned how I impacted the life of a student…(read more)

MT Connections Go to Source I have been to many continuing education opportunities over the years. Some touch your heart as well as your brain, as much medical information is not just information, it is the story of someone’s life and how disease or drugs or accidents have changed…(read more)