• CARE Appoints Laurie Herbert as Director of Cancer Registry Services
  • Care Communications Signs Agreement with VHA Inc.
  • Care Communications and the American Health Information Management Association Announce the 300th Graduate of their Collaborative Leadership Training Programs
  • Care Communications Nets 50 New and Returning Clients Thus Far in 2006
  • Care Communications President, Patricia Thierry Sheridan, Elected to the American Health Information Management Association Board of Directors
  • Care Communications Celebrates 30 Years of Health Information Management Excellence
  • Care Communications, Inc. Appoints Patricia Thierry Sheridan President
  • Alliance Helps Hospitals Achieve and Maintain a Clean Electronic Health Record System
  • Health Information Management Leadership Center Launches

- HFMA Articles

  • Revenue Cycle Strategist
  • Managing The Marging
  • The Massive Medical Coder Shortage

- Notable News Items

  • Care Communications Unveils Transformational Leadership Development Program
  • Electronic Health Record (EHR) at the Tipping Point
  • US Healthcare Strategies Report, May 2005; Unlocking the Secret  to Successful Transformational Change Leadership
  • The (FY) 2004 Final Rule due from CMS August 1st, 2003
  • The Urgency to Clean Data in Patient Registration Systems Fueled By Impending Incentives for Implementing An Electronic Health Record

- Resource Tools

  • Managing the Margin (download pdf document)
  • CARE & VHA MsDRG RAC Webinar Presentation (download Powerpoint Presentation)
  • Crosswalk from CUrrent DRGs (download Word document)
  • Legal Health Record Matrix (download Word document)
  • HIM EHR Self Assessment Tool (download PDF)
  • Major HIPAA Privacy Rule Requirement Checklist
  • Sample Quantitative Risk Analysis
  • Sample Qualitative Risk Analysis
  • Case Mix Analysis Worksheet
  • Sample HIPAA Security Officer Job Description
  • Initial HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance Checklist
  • HIPAA Jeopardy - Privacy Rule Questions and Answers
  • Privacy and Security Program Calendar - March 2003-April 2004

- White Papers

- CARE Dialogue Newsletters

  • Volume 1, Issue 1
  • Volume 1, Issue 2
  • Volume 1, Issue 3
  • Volume 1, Issue 4
  • Volume 1, Issue 5

- Hands on Help Articles; Advance Magazine - 2008

  • HIPAA Security Enforcement Heating Up
  • Automating the Coding Process
  • PHRs Are Gaining Momentum

- Hands on Help Articles; Advance Magazine - 2007

  • Medical Identity Theft—Growing in Frequency with Devastating Consequences
  • Ready or Not, RACs Are Coming!
  • Leading the Way to the Future State of HIM
  • Public Reporting: Are You Ready?
  • EHR Adoption: What's Happening? Part 3
  • EHR Adoption: What's Happening? Part 2
  • EHR Adoption: What's Happening? Part 1
  • The Legal Health Record Challenge
  • The Legal Health Record Challenge, Part 1
  • Evidence-based Practice Research, Part 3
  • Evidence-based Practice Research, Part 2
  • Evidence-based Practice Research

- Hands on Help Articles; Advance Magazine - 2006

  • The Decade of HIM Part II
  • Millions of People Are Coming To the Party: The Decade of HIM
  • Career Building: Are You in the Right Place?
  • Clinical Documentation Improvement: Quality Information Through Quality Data
  • The Challenge and the Promise of Personal Health Records: The Consumer's View
  • People Skills: The Art of Relationships In Organizations Leads to Success
  • Personal Health Records: What's New?
  • The Work Force Crisis: The Dilemma of Transforming the HIM Profession
  • Standards Harmonization: Music to Our Ears
  • The Dawning of a New Era for HIM, Part 2
  • The Dawning of a New Era for HIM
  • EMR or EHR: Is There Really a Difference?
  • EHR Goals Accomplished in 2005: Part 2

- Hands on Help Articles; Advance Magazine - 2005

  • The Future State of HIM: A Bold New Vision-8/15/05
  • From the Trenches: EHR Strategies and the Role of Health Information Management-7/18/05
  • Managing the EHR: New Job Descriptions for HIM Professionals-6/20/05
  • The Role of an HIM Professional in An Information Systems Department-5/23/05
  • EHR Creates New Careers for HIM Professionals-4/25/05
  • Strategies for Creating Urgency for EHR Funding and Implementation-3/28/05
  • EHR Transitions Don't Require A Big Bang to Be Successful-2/28/05
  • Data Quality and the Medical Record Committee in the Electronic World-1/31/05
  • HIM Professionals Discuss Goals for 2005-1/3/05

- Hands on Help Articles; Advance Magazine - 2004

  • Transforming Health Record Management: A Strategic Role for HIM Professionals-11/8/04
  • EHR Tales from the Trenches-12/19/04
  • Personal Health Records: The New Frontier-9/14/04
  • Electronic Health Records Momentum And the Role of Document Imaging-8/16/04
  • Consumer Health Information Advocate: New Role for HIM Professionals - 7/19/04
  • It's All About Leadership - 6/21/04
  • Exciting News! Anxious Times! And HIM Leaders Are Needed! - 5/24/04
  • Speech Recognition Technology: An e-HIM® Clinical Documentation Process - 4/26/04
  • Project Managers Must Be Good Leaders - 3/29/04
  • When HIM Has 'A Seat at the EHR Table - 3/1/04
  • Developing Leadership Skills for an EHR Transition.
  • Change Management: Top EHR Concern
  • EHR Preparation: Building Your MPI Game Plan - 2/2/04

- Hands on Help Articles; Advance Magazine - 2003

  • EHR Reaches It's 'Tipping Point - 10/13/03
  • Does The Vision or Your EHR Steering Committee Square with the IOM's? - 9/15/03
  • Creating a Unified Vision of the EHR - 8/18/03
  • Multiple Visions Undermine Success of EHRs - 7/21/03
  • The Changing Coding Landscape - 6/23/03
  • The Missing Module in the Electronic Health Record: HIM Workflow, Part II - 5/26/03
  • The Missing Module in the Electronic Health Record: HIM Workflow - 5/26/03
  • Down to the Wire: On the Brink of HIPAA - 3/31/03
  • e-HIM®: The End-User Perspective - 2/3/03
  • Moving Incrementally Toward e-HIM® - 3/3/03
  • e-HIM®: It's Crunch Time on the Front Line - 1/6/03

- Hands on Help Articles; Advance Magazine - 2002

  • Designing a Remote Coding Program: Seven Steps to Success, Part III - 12/9/02
  • Designing a Remote Coding Program: Seven Steps to Success, Part II - 12/9/02
  • Designing a Remote Coding Program: Seven Steps to Success, Part I - 12/9/02
  • The Remote Coding Project Manager's Role - 9/16/02
  • e-HIM®: A New Vision of HIM Practice - 8/19/02
  • Coming Soon: Going Wireless in Health Care - 7/22/02
  • Changing Paradigms Challenge Our Thinking - 7/22/02
  • Remote Coding Policy: Getting Started - 5/22/02
  • Imaging, Clinical Systems and Work Flow: All Roads Lead to the CPR - 4/29/02
  • CPR and the Role of the HIM Professional - 4/1/02
  • IT Priorities Impact HIM Practices - 3/4/02
  • Project Managers Must Be Good Leaders - 1/21/02
  • Leading the Transformation to eHIM - 1/7/02

- Hands on Help Articles; Advance Magazine - 2001

  • Leadership and the Challenge of Change - 12/3/01
  • Selecting Remote Coding Technology - 11/5/01
  • Implementing Document Imaging Technology: The Big Picture - 10/8/01
  • Imaging Solutions for Remote Coding Vs. Medical Record Document Imaging Systems - 9/10/01
  • Remote Access Technology: The Great Enabler - 7/30/01
  • E-health: A Discussion of New Work Settings - 7/16/01
  • Are you HIPAAtized? Get a Grip on HIPAA Implementation Essentials - 6/18
  • A Day in the Life of a Remote Coder - 5/21/01
  • Remote Coding: A Staffing Solution - 4/23/01
  • Home-Based Coding: "So When Already?" Readers Want to Know - 3/12/01
  • Remote Coding: An Ongoing Dialogue - 2/12/01
  • A New Millennium Challenge: Remote Coding - 1/29/01

- Hands on Help Articles; Advance Magazine - 2000

  • Are Your Technology Skills Sharper - 12/11/00
  • IT Professionals Identify Health Care Technology Trends of the Future - 11/13
  • E-Health: Deploying Internet Technologies - 10/16/00
  • Exploring Health Care Information System Roles for HIM Professionals - 9/18/00
  • An Introduction to Project Management - 8/21/00
  • Purchasing a Home Computer - 7/24/00
  • Computer Skills for the Information Age, Part 2 - 5/29/00
  • Computer Skills for the Information Age, Part 1 - 5/29/00
  • Key Health Care Trends Impact Computing - 5/1/00
  • Home-Based or Bust: Developing A Telecommuting Program - 4/3/00
  • Renting Software Through an ASP - 3/6/00
  • Leveraging Internet Technologies - 2/7/00
  • Becoming Technology Savvy: Where Do HIM Professionals Start? - 1/10/00
  • Leadership Principle: Focus on Strength, not Pathology - 10/30/00
  • Hands-On Help: Relationship Management
  • Relationship Management
  • Relationship Management

-Hands on Help Articles; Advance Magazine - 1999

  • Systems Thinking Can Enhance, Encourage Your Leadership Development - 11/22/99
  • Staffing Changes Impact Emotional Functioning in the Workplace - 10/25/99
  • Projection: Anxiety Flows Downhill - 9/27/99
  • Temporary Employees' Anxiety Can Undermine the Functioning of Others - 8/30/99
  • Over-Functioning Can Be a Symptom Of Anxiety in the HIM Workplace - 8/2/99
  • Differentiation Provides A Clear Vision of High Level Functioning - 7/5/99
  • Systems Vs. Individual Thinking - 6/7/99
  • Where Are You in Your Triangles? - 5/10/99
  • Emotional Process Is Played Out in Triangle - 4/12/99
  • Emotional Process in the Workplace Can Impact Job Performance - 3/15/99
  • HIM Professionals Are Finding New Ways to Work - 2/15/99
 
 
       

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