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 March 15, 2010
FEATURES
Pick of the Litter
When it comes time to select a document destruction vendor, healthcare organizations must consider several factors, including the influence of the HITECH Act.
Offshore Transcription: A Seaworthy Choice?
Several important factors must be considered to ensure medical records will be handled properly by overseas medical transcriptionists.
Heavy Load: The Burden of Meaningful Use
Besides the possibility of implementing an electronic record system, healthcare organizations will have other issues to confront if they want to meet federal requirements.
New Flu, Old Problem
The H1N1 pandemic focuses attention on the implications of this influenza strain for older adults.
Coding and Transcription
Coding for H1N1 flu
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Note
News Briefs
Epocrates recently published results from a survey of its physician users that found about 20% of them plan to buy an iPad.
Coding Corner
A coding manager demystifies the rules surrounding vessel variations.
Datebook
www.watch
Nine in 10 hospitals use social media to some degree, but most indicate it does little to attract new patients, according to a recent study.
Products and Services
Graduates of the HIT program at the Borough of Manhattan Community College are now eligible to sit for the RHIT exam.
By the Numbers
Get the lowdown on healthcare’s facts and figures. |
