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2003 Index
of Articles
Listed in alphabetical order
2001
Index of Articles
2002
Index of Articles
2003
Index of Articles
2004
Index of Articles
2005 Index of Articles
2006 Index of Articles
2007 Index of Articles
Business
Briefs
CRM
to PRM; March 10, p. 12
Healing
Power of … Curtains?, The; January 13, p. 6
Is
Your Hospital’s Marketing Department Stuck in 1989?; September 22,
p. 16
Keep
HIPAA Standards in Mind When Negotiating Outsourced Transcription
Contracts; October 6, p. 14
Buyers’ Guides
2003
Coding Buyers’ Guide; June 30, p. 18
2003
Consulting & Outsourcing Buyers’ Guide; August 11, p. 18
2003
Software Buyers’ Guide; November 3, p. 20
2003
Transcription Buyers’ Guide; March 24, p. 20
Career Paths
Building
Respect, Building a Business; April 21, p. 25
HIM
101; May 5, p. 32
HIM
Employment Outlook: Bright & Sunny; April 7, p. 30
Specializing
for Growth: A Transcription Company’s Winning Strategy; May 5, p.
21
Speech
Trepidation; August 25, p. 30
Trading
Places; May 19, p. 21
Using
IT to Combat the Nursing Shortage; January 27, p. 34
Clinical/Medicine
Ankylosing
Spondylitis: Are You at Risk?; April 21, p. 39
Butterfly
Kisses; March 24, p. 42
Chemoembolization:
An Oldie but Goodie; November 17, p. 30
Happy
Gilmer; June 16, p. 34
Hemodiafiltration:
A New Hope for End-Stage Renal Disease; December 15, p. 34
Hepatitis
C: Complementary and Alternative Options; February 10, p. 34
IBS:
Suffering in Silence; April 7, p. 34
Leading
the Fight Against Bone Marrow Diseases; May 5, p. 36
Monitoring
Multiple Myeloma; June 30, p. 42
Moving
Out: How Outpatient Surgery Is Changing Healthcare; March 24, p.
34
New
Frontiers in the Fight Against Parkinson’s Disease; May 19, p. 29
New
Hope on the Horizon for Melanoma Sufferers; August 11, p. 39
Sorting
Out Tremors; July 14, p. 34
Summer
Safety: Avoiding the Dangers of the Sun; July 28, p. 34
Thinking
Outside the PE Box: An Interventional Perspective; September 22,
p. 46
Treating
Lung Cancer: The Trials and Tribulations; February 24, p. 30
Unnecessary
Evil?; June 2, p. 35
Coding
Coding
Shortage, The: Moving Beyond the Hype; September 8, p. 30
Documentation
Programs: What Works?; April 21, p. 30
Finding
the Right Coding Partner; June 2, p. 16
HIM’s
Role in the Revenue Cycle; February 10, p. 30
Is
Coding Software Softening Coders’ Skills?; August 25, p. 17
Kill
Bills; December 1, p. 16
Where
Will All the Coders Go?; July 14, p. 22
Coding & Transcription
Coding
for Ankylosing Spondylitis; April 21, p. 43
Coding
for Aplastic Anemia; May 5, p. 39
Coding
for Asthma; October 20, p. 40
Coding
for Cerebral Palsy; March 24, p. 46
Coding
for Coronary Artery Disease; October 6, p. 54
Coding
for Food Poisoning; March 10, p. 42
Coding
for Hemophilia; June 16, p. 38
Coding
for Hepatitis; February 10, p. 38
Coding
for Hysterectomy; June 2, p. 38
Coding
for Irritable Bowel Syndrome; April 7, p. 38
Coding
for Leukemia; September 8, p. 38
Coding
for Liver Cancer; November 17, p. 34
Coding
for Lung Cancer; February 24, p. 33
Coding
for Multiple Myeloma; June 30, p. 46
Coding
for Osteoporosis; August 25, p. 37
Coding
for Pancreatic Cancer; December 1, p. 38
Coding
for Parkinson’s Disease; May 19, p. 33
Coding
for Prion Diseases; November 3, p. 42
Coding
for Pulmonary Embolism; September 22, p. 50
Coding
for Renal Failure; December 15, p. 38
Coding
for Skin Cancer; August 11, p. 43
Coding
for Smallpox; January 13, p. 32
Coding
for Tremors; July 14, p. 39
Coding
for Tuberculosis; January 27, p. 38
Emergency
Department Records Contain Important Information for Inpatient Coding;
July 28, p. 37
Coding Corner
Data
Quality Challenges Under OPPS; April 7, p. 8
Is
Your Facility Correctly Editing OPPS Claims?; December 1, p. 7
Compliance
Browsing
for HIPAA Compliance Solutions; January 27, p. 27
Development
of Practice Compliance Plans; February 10, p. 22
Not-So-Green
Acres; June 16, p. 31
Conference Currents
Concerns
Over Patient Safety Echo Throughout HIMSS Conference; April 7, p.
10
Northern
Exposure; December 1, p. 10
Confidentiality
Defending
Your Information System; January 13, p. 24
Customer Service Relationship
ED
Guarantees: Putting Patients on a Fast Track to Treatment; July
14, p. 25
Striving
to Become Head of the KLAS; April 7, p. 16
Data Warehouses
Accelerating
the Potential of Data Warehousing: Web Services and innovative Strategies
Deliver New Results; May 19, p. 25
Orphaned
Records; January 27, p. 22
Disease Management
Ankylosing
Spondylitis: Are You at Risk?; April 21, p. 39
Boosting
Immunity: How Stress Can Affect Your Health; September 8, p. 34
Butterfly
Kisses; March 24, p. 42
Chemoembolization:
An Oldie but Goodie; November 17, p. 30
Hepatitis
C: Complementary and Alternative Options; February 10, p. 34
IBS:
Suffering in Silence; April 7, p. 34
Leading
the Fight Against Bone Marrow Diseases; May 5, p. 36
“Menopause”
Is Not Just for Women; August 25, p. 33
Multidrug-Resistant
Tuberculosis: ; January 27, p. 38
New
Asthma Technique Is A Gas; October 20, p. 36
Pancreatic
Cancer: Hope Through Advocacy; December 1, p. 34
Prion
Debate, The: A New Theory of Disease; November 3, p. 38
Thinking
Outside the PE Box: An Interventional Perspective; September 22,
p. 46
Treating
Lung Cancer: The Trials and Tribulations; February 24, p. 30
Document Management
Document
Decisions; August 11, p. 30
Standards
in Healthcare Documentation: A Work in Progress; October 20, p.
26
Drug Update
Alcon
Receives FDA Approval for Ear Infection Treatment; August 25, p.
38
Antidepressant
Drug Receives FDA Approval; October 6, p. 21
Antifungal
Drug Helps Kids Battle Immune Disorder; July 14, p. 14
Antiobesity
Drug May Help Treat Binge Eating Disorder; December 15, p. 12
Beta-Blocker
Drug OK for Heart Failure Patients; March 24, p. 18
Blood
Pressure Drug May Also Help Heart Attack Victims; December 15, p.
12
Cancer
Drug May Help Sickle Cell Patients; May 5, p. 15
Cancer
Drug Offers New Hope for Alzheimer’s; November 3, p. 18
Cap
on Prescription Drug Benefits Hurts Wallets; August 11, p. 15
Caplets
Reduce Risk of Spreading Genital Herpes; October 6, p. 21
Cholesterol-Lowering
Drugs may Prevent Breast Cancer; November 17, p. 37
Clinical
Study Confirms Probactrix Effective for IBS Systems; July 14, p.
15
Clinical
Trial to Investigate Stroke Prevention Drug; June 30, p. 17
Clozaril
Approved for Treatment of Suicidal Behavior; February 10, p. 15
Colon
Cancer Test Receives Approval; March 24, p. 19
Consumers
Warned About Abusing OTC Painkillers; March 10, p. 17
Cost
to Develop a New Prescription Drug Is Staggering; June 30, p. 14
Crestor
Receives FDA Approval; September 22, p. 53
Data
Show Zometa Helpful in Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer; June 2,
p. 14
Diarrhea
Drug for Children Approved; January 13, p. 11
Drug
Attacks Colorectal Cancer; August 11, p. 16
Drug
Prevents Late Rejection of Transplanted Kidneys; February 24, p.
34
Drug
Reduces Transfusions in Critically Ill Patients; January 27, p.
20
Drug
Shows Promise for Treating Prostate Cancer; July 28, p. 14
Drug
Targets Elevated Eye Pressure; February 10, p. 16
Drug
Works During Dialysis; February 10, p. 17
ED
Pneumococcal Vaccination Seen as Helpful; January 27, p. 21
Effexor
XR Approved for Social Anxiety Disorder; March 24, p. 18
Elders
Susceptible to Adverse Drug Reactions; April 7, p. 15
Epilepsy
Drug Approved in Oral Solution; September 8, p. 13
Evidence
Links Ephedra With Health Risks; April 21, p. 16
Faslodex
Added to Breast Cancer Treatment Guidelines; June 2, p. 14
Fast-Acting
Ebola Vaccine Protects Monkeys; November 3, p. 16
FDA
Approves Avelox; April 7, p. 25
FDA
Approves Drug That Extends Menstrual Cycle; October 20, p. 17
FDA
Approves Multiple Myeloma Drug; June 30, p. 14
FDA
Approves New Indication for Rapamune; June 16. p. 14
FDA
Approves New Treatment for Children With Epilepsy; February 24,
p. 34
FDA
Approves Once-Daily Cipro XR; January 27, p. 20
FDA
Approves Paxil for Treating PMDD; October 6, p. 22
FDA
Approves Schizophrenia Drug; December 1, p. 14
FDA
Approves Somavert; May 5, p. 13
FDA
Approves Stalevo for Treatment of Parkinson’s; August 11, p. 15
FDA
Approves Two New Doses of Climara; September 8, p. 14
FDA
Plans to Withdraw Outdated Draft Proposals; June 14, p. 15
FDA
Review Process Questioned; May 5, p. 14
Female
IBS Sufferers Have Another Drug Option; January 13, p. 10
Help
for Hay Fever Sufferers; February 10, p. 15
Herbal
Manufacturer Questions JAMA Cholesterol Study; September 22, p.
54
HHS
Identifies Drugs for Pediatric Testing; March 10, p. 17
Legislation
Could Cut Senior Drug Spending; August 25, p. 38
Levaquin
Receives FDA Approval; July 28, p. 14
Lower
Dose Estrogen Therapy Seen as More Effective; September 22, p. 52
Lung
Cancer Drug Receives Fast-Track Designation; July 28, p. 14
Muscle
Spasm Drug Approved in Lower Dose; March 24, p. 19
Namenda
Approved for Alzheimer’s Treatment; December 1, p. 14
National
Psoriasis Foundation Praises Drug Approval; March 10, p. 18
New
Cancer Drug Approved; June 30, p. 16
New
Chemotherapy Regimen May Improve Lung Cancer Treatment; September
8, p. 14
New
Drug Shows Promise for Treatment to Chronic Psoriasis; July 14,
p. 15
New
FDA Commissioner Looks Ahead; January 13, p. 11
Newly
Approved Drug Treats Hemophilia A; September 8, p. 13
New
Parkinson’s Drug Found Effective; February 24, p. 34
New
Rules to Speed Generics to Market; July 14, p. 14
New
Treatment Appears Effective for Rosacea; December 15, p. 13
New
Treatment Significantly Improves Long-Term Outlook for Breast Cancer
Survivors; November 17, p. 36
New
Vaccine Eliminates Some Infant Injections; January 27, p. 20
NIAID
Launches Malaria Vaccine Trial in Africa; November 3, p. 16
NIAID
Opens Treatment Study for West Nile Virus; October 20, p. 17
Once-Daily
Cipro XR Approved; October 6, p. 21
Peanut
Allergy Drug Shows Promise; April 21, p. 18
Pediatricians
Endorse Child Drug Bill; April 21, p. 16
Pharmacist
Consultations Can Be Life Savers; February 24, p. 35
Popular
Oral Asthma Medication Now Available for Young Children; October
20, p. 17
Public
Citizen Calls on FDA to Ban Serzone; April 7, p. 15
Public
Citizen Warns Against New Statin Drug; October 20, p. 19
Report
Evaluates Cancer Drug Development Strategies; November 3, p. 17
Research
Supports Drug’s Effectiveness Against Overactive Bladder; June 2,
p. 14
Respiratory
Drug Receives Approval; June 16, p. 14
Results
Promising for West Nile Vaccine; August 25, p. 39
Revised
Guidelines Will Ease Selection of HIV Treatments; August 11, p.
16
School
Clinics Best Way to Get Birth Control to Students; December 1, p.
15
Seizure
Drug Improves Abstinence From Drinking; October 6, p. 21
Senate
Passes Pediatric Drug Testing Bill; August 25, p. 39
Some
OTC Pain Relievers May Help Reduce Parkinson’s Disease Risk; September
22, p. 52
Study
Analyzes Cardiovascular Medication Errors; July 28, p. 15
Study
Confirms ADHD Drug’s Effectiveness; May 5, p. 13
Study
Shows Zelnorm Effective in Treating Chronic Constipation; November
17, p. 36
Study
Suggests Low-Dose Warfarin Prevents Recurrence of Blood Clots; April
21, p. 17
Survey
Spotlights Inappropriate Use of Antibiotics; January 13, p. 10
Zyvox
Declared Safe for Children; March 10, p. 19
Education
Berry
Academy: Reaping the Fruits of a Unique Education; February 24,
p. 26
HIM
101; May 5, p. 32
Electronic Medical Records
All
the World’s a Stage for the EMR...Or Is It?; October 6, p. 27
Connecting
for Health: Rallying for the Personal Electronic Medical Record;
September 8, p. 16
Document
Imaging: On the Path to the Electronic Health Record; July 14, p.
30
Mandates
and Incentives: Nurturing the Adoption of Electronic Health Records;
November 17, p. 16
Planning
for Success: Implementing an EMR; April 21, p. 20
Ergonomics
Mechanics
of Reengineering, The; January 13, p. 16
Taking
the Bill by the Horns; February 10, p. 26
Evolving Education
Write
Stuff, The: Master’s Program Combines Healthcare and Journalism;
February 10, p. 10
Facility Focus
HIM
at UT Southwestern: It’s All About the Patient; March 24, p. 12
Fraud and Abuse
Perils
of Fraud & Abuse, The; October 20, p. 20
Government
JCAHO
Responds to Criticism; September 8, p. 20
Government Briefs
Computer
Recycling and Data Destruction; Proceed with Caution; June 2, p.
8
Reliable
Data Key to New Patient Safety Act; May 5, p. 8
Headlines
3M’s
Darice Grzybowski Named AHIMA Fellow; April 21, p. 11 A
AAPC
and U.S. Army Teach Medical Education to Troops; April 21, p. 4
AHIMA
Addresses Records Protection With DoD and HHS; February 10, p. 4
Aspirin
as Effective as Ticlopidine in Stroke Prevention Study; September
8, p. 14A
Athenahealth
Partners With Medical Society of the State of New York; May 19,
p. 10A
CareScience
Receives Third-Party HIPAA Certifications; December 15, p. 13A
Carilion
Health System Awards AMS Contract; April 21, p. 11 A
Cocaine-Exposed
Children Subject to Stereotyping; January 13, p. 14A
Commission
Calls on Health Leaders to Increase Minorities in the Profession;
December 1, p. 4
Consumers
Want Their Healthcare Cheap but Good; September 22, p. 6
Deadline
Approaching for Eisenberg Patient Safety Award Nominees; May 5,
p. 2
Delaware
to Safeguard Against Bioterrorism Through Agreement With PSI; December
15, p. 14A
Depression
May Hamper Mothers’ Ability to Care for Children; September 22,
p. 15A
Diagnostic
Solution Selected by University of North Carolina Health Care; September
22, p. 15A
DxCG
Adds Three New Modules to RiskSmart Suite; December 15, p. 13A
EDiX
Expands Deal With Sentara Healthcare; February 10, p. 14A
Family
History Influences Sexual Behavior; April 21, p. 10 A
First
Class Solutions, Inc. Releases Cortrak V. 4.2; June 16, p. 10 A
For
the Record December Survey Results; January 27, p. 6
For
the Record March Survey Results; April 21, p. 4
For
the Record May Survey Results; June 30, p. 4
For
the Record August Survey Results; September 8, p. 4
Gingrich
Says Healthcare Should Catch Up With National Defense; August 25,
p. 4
Health
First Health Plans Chooses HealthTrio Connect; June 2, p. 10 A
Hearing
Loss Detected By Simple Screening Methods; June 30, p. 10 A
HHS
Awards $13.8 Million to Improve Healthcare in Rural America; June
2, p. 2
HHS
Awards $3.7 Million to Improve Rural Telehealth Outreach; October
20, p. 6
HHS
Awards More Than $30 Million to Strengthen Rural Hospital Networks;
November 3, p. 11A
HHS
Demonstration Promotes Quality Care; August 11, p. 4
HHS
Designates National Women’s Health Centers; November 3, p. 4
Higher
Pain Tolerance in Males Can’t Be Bought; July 28, p. 11 A
HIMSS
Accepting Applications for Davies Award; February 24, p. 4
HIMSS
and AAFP Demonstrate Benefits of EHR; September 8, p. 4
Hip
Protector Not Effective in Preventing Hip Fractures; June 16, p.
11 A
InterSystems
Founder Selected as Entrepreneur of the Year; November 3, p. 11A
JCAHO
and NCQA Announce New Accrediting Program; March 24, p. 4
JCAHO
Completes Standards Review Project; July 28, p. 4
JCAHO
Creates Options to the Periodic Performance Review; October 6, p.
8
Jimmy
Gamble Memorial Scholarship Established; January 27, p. 6
Lithium
Shows Promise Against Alzheimer’s in Mouse Model; June 30, p. 11
A
Losing
a Spouse: Study Shows What Hurts and What Helps; April 21, p. 10
A
MedSeek
Expands Its Reach Across the Border; June 16, p. 10 A
More
Research Needed to Determine Usefulness of Dementia Screening; September
22, p. 15A
NCQA
and JCAHO May Collaborate On Privacy Program; May 19, p. 3
NPSF
Requests Support From Washington; July 14, p. 2
PAML
Selects Madison for Real-Time Data Integration; January 13, p. 14A
Partners
HealthCare to Offer New Security Product; May 19, p. 10 A
PDxMD
Available as Clinical Decision-Support Tool for myPatientCharts;
May 19, p. 10 A
Pediatric
Clinic Selects IntegriMED to Provide Secure EMR Access; February
10, p. 14A
Poison
Ivy Remedy FInds Success in Emergency Department; September 8, p.
15A
Precyse
Solutions’ Merlene Rodgers Designated as CHIMA President-Elect;
September 8, p. 15A
QuadraMed
Donates Quantim HIM Applications to AHIMA Foundation; June 16, p.
10 A
Rates
of Dementia Increase Among Older Women on Combination Hormone Therapy;
July 28, p. 11 A
Researches
Identify Shift Toward More Treatable Aids-Related Lymphomas; June
30, p. 10 A
Sentillion
to Provide Biometric Authentication Solution; June 2, p. 10 A
Social
Support at Work Protects the Heart; June 30, p. 11 A
Some
New Physicians Question THeir Career Choices; June 16, p. 2
Sounding
Off on Dictation Guidelines; January 13, p. 2
Study
Links Higher Physician Supply to Limits on Noneconomic Damages;
November 17, p. 14A
Sutter
Health Earns First Franklin Award from ACMA, JCAHO; June 16, p.
10 A
Teens
Reveal Strategies to Quit, Cut Back on Drinking; April 21, p. 10
A
Transolutions-Cerner
Merger to Expand Services; February 10, p. 14A
Two
London Hospitals Select Cerner for EPR Solution; December 15, p.
14A
Uninsured
Cancer Patients Pay More, Get Less Care; June 30, p. 10 A
Universal
Consent Forms May Improve Informed Consent Process; June 16, p.
11 A
USP
Identifies Leading Medication Errors in Hospital ED; April 7, p.
4
Utah
Announces Medical Coders’ Day; February 24, p. 4
Uterine
Balloon Therapy May Help Women Avoid Hysterectomy Over Long Term;
September 8, p. 15A
WellMed
Extends Content Partnership With Healthnotes; April 21, p. 11 A
Health Monitor
Age
Advice: Follow Your “E’s”; September 8, p. 39
Asthma
Patients Cautioned About Melatonin; October 6, p. 62
Being
Obese Appears to Lessen Life Expectancy; February 10, p. 39
Be
Limber Before Exercising; September 22, p. 57
Binge
Drinking on Rise; February 10, p. 40
Child
Care May Be Hazardous to Grandma’s Health; December 1, p. 40
Childhood
Cholesterol Levels Could Signal Future Trouble; December 1, p. 40
Cholesterol
Ratio Indicates Heart Disease Risk; September 8, p. 39
Clerical
Workers Show More Stress Signs Than Executives; September 22, p.
56
Colon
Polyp Recurrence Is High After Treatment; April 21, p. 49
Community
Antidrug Campaigns Found Ineffective; January 27, p. 38
Cranberry
Component Linked to Reduced Stroke Damage; October 20, p. 41
Current
Healthcare System Does Not Adequately Serve the Chronically Ill;
April 21, p. 49
Cultural
Values May Explain Low Vaccination Rates for Diabetic Minorities;
April 21, p. 47
Deaths
From Influenza on the Rise; February 10, p. 39
Disorder
May Be More Common Than Previously Thought; March 24, p. 51
Early
Marijuana Use Associated With Later Abuse; March 10, p. 48
Eating
Disorders Affecting More Middle-Aged Women; June 30, p. 50
Eating
Fish Associated With Reduced Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Men; March
10, p. 49
Economic
Review Shows High Cost of Eating Right; May 19, p. 34
Estimated
Lifetime Risk for Developing Lifetime Risk Developing Diabetes Is
High; October 20, p. 43
Exercise
Programs Can Help Sedentary Older Adults; June 2, p. 40
Expressing
Anger May Protect Against Stroke; March 10, p. 48
Extra
Hour of Sleep Can Make a Big Difference for Kids, An; April 7, p.
42
Family
History Doesn’t Predict Colon Cancer; March 24, p. 50
Family
History Not Reliable Indicator of Asthma Risk; March 24, p. 51
Few
People Recognize Stroke’s Warning Signs; December 1, p. 41
FDA
Approves HPV DNA Testing; May 5, p. 42
Food
Labels to Include Trans Fat Contents; August 11, p. 47
Health
Officials Stress Need for Flu Vaccinations; November 3, p. 49
Heart
Disease Carries Highest Medical Price Tag; April 21, p. 47
HHS
Announces Plan to Combat Heart Disease; May 19, p. 34
HHS
Releases 2003 National Diabetes Estimate; December 15, p. 42
High
Cost of Obesity, The; June 16, p. 42
High
Level of Homocysteine Indicator of Heart Troubles; April 21, p.
48
Higher
BMI Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke; January 27, p. 38
Higher
SIDS Risk Found in Infants Placed in Unfamiliar Sleeping Positions;
April 7, p. 42
Highly
Educated May Be At Greater Risk for Mental Health Problems; May
19, p. 34
HIV
Seen as Less Threatening in Era of New Treatments; October 20, p.
41
Hormone
Therapy Linked to Increased Risk of Breast Cancers; July 28, p.
42
Hypertension
on the Rise; August 11, p. 49
Incidence
of Lobular Breast Cancer Increasing; April 21, p. 48
Infection
Control Remains an Issue for Tattoo Shops; April 7, p. 42
Jury
Still Out on Low-Carbohydrate Diets; May 5, p. 42
“Lazy
Eye” Kids Get Reprieve From Patch; June 16, p. 42
Leapfrog
Group, The: What Every Health Information Manager Needs to Know;
September 8, p. 27
Leptin
Isn’t to Blame for Ex-Smokers’ Weight Gain; January 27, p. 38
Lifestyle
Factors Blamed for majority of Cancer Deaths; November 17, p. 41
Lipid-Lowering
Therapy Fights Against Stroke; April 21, p. 48
Low-Cost
Birth Control Device Earns FDA Approval; June 2, p. 41
Major
Depression Viewed as Common Disorder; July 14, p. 43
March
of Dimes Campaign Targets Premature Births; March 10, p. 49
Mechanics
of Reengineering, The; January 13, p. 16
Meditation
Shows Health Benefits; October 6, p. 60
Menopause
Society Releases Position on Estrogen Use; November 3, p. 48
Mom’s
Menu Serves as Example for Daughters; September 22, p. 56
Most
People at Risk for HIV Don’t Use Condoms; June 30, p. 48
Natural
Remedy Battles the Flu; January 13, p. 37
New
Method for Predicting Prostate Cancer; May 19, p. 35
New
Ovarian Cancer Hope; September 22, p. 58
Number
of Older Adults With Eye Disease Increasing; October 6, p. 60
Nut
Products May Ward Off Type 2 Diabetes in Women; January 13, p. 37
Nuts
and Bolts—Mostly Nuts—of Heart Health, The; September 8, p. 40
New
Tool Diagnoses a Rare Blood Disorder; July 28, p. 43
Parents
Favor Counseling Over Drugs for Kids’ Anxiety; November 17, p. 41
Patients
Respond to Doctors’ Cancer Advice; October 20, p. 42
Portion
Size Matters; January 13, p. 36
Psoriasis
May Increase Risk for Certain Cancers; December 15, p. 44
Report:
Aspirin Lowers Risk of a First Heart Attack; November 3, p. 49
Research
May Lead To Brain Tumor Blood Test; July 28, p. 41
Researchers
Find Way to Trigger Self-Destruction of Certain Cancer Cells; July
28, p. 41
Researchers
Link Common Complaint to Herpes Risk; August 25, p. 43
Researchers
Look to Cut Computer-Related Stress Injuries; August 11, p. 48
Reasons
are Plentiful for Pancreatic Cancer Death Rate; June 16, p. 42
Risk
of Stroke Increases for Older Women on Hormone Therapy; June 30,
p. 48
School
Condom Availability Does Not Increase Sexual Activity; June 30,
p. 51
School
Lunch Options Crowd OUt Healthy Eating; August 25, p. 42
Scientists
Discover Unique Source of Postnatal Stems Cells; June 2, p. 39
Severe
Obesity Bigger Problem Than Obesity; November 17, p. 42
Social
Factors Affect Likelihood of Breast-Feeding; August 25, p. 43
Stress
During Pregnancy Can Affect Fetal Heart Rate; March 24, p. 50
Study
Claims Extreme Diets Show Little Difference; December 15, p. 43
Stress
Leads Kids to Unhealthy Diets; September 8, p. 40
Study
Provides Detailed Evaluation of Toronto SARS Outbreak; June 16,
p. 44
Study
Says Computer Use Not Associated With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; July
14, p. 42
Study
Suggests Antioxidants Don’t Protect Against Heart Disease; July
14, p. 42
Study
Suggests Calories May Not Count; November 17, p. 42
Study
Suggests Revised Approach to Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation; January
27, p. 38
Survey
Says Women Uninformed on Feminine Health Matters; October 6, p.
62
Survey:
Tobacco Users Aren’t Getting Screened for Cancer; May 5, p. 43
Task
Force Recommends Blood Pressure Screening at 18; August 11, p. 47
Task
Force Issues New Diet Counseling Recommendations; February 10, p.
40
Teens
Warned of Tanning Dangers; June 2, p. 39
Treadmill
Testing May Predict Women’s Heart Problems; October 20, p. 42
Tumor
Size Predicts Survival in Lung Cancer Patients; December 15, p.
42
Type
A Behavior Predicts Timing of Men’s Heart Attacks; August 25, p.
42
Vaccine
for Cancer-Causing STD Can Be Cost-Effective; October 6, p. 61
Women
Benefit More From Quitting Smoking Than Men; July 14, p. 43
Worsening
Bulimia May Deplete Appetite Hormone; January 13, p. 36
HIM
24/7
Students: HIM Leads the Way in e-Learning; June 16, p. 26
Four
Ingredients to Successful HIM Vendor Management; November 3, p.
26
Heading
for Safety: HIM and JCAHO’s 2003 National Patient Safety Goals;
February 24, p. 16
HIM
101; May 5, p. 32
HIM
Employment Outlook: Bright & Sunny; April 7, p. 30
HIM’s
Role in the Revenue Cycle; February 10, p. 30
Persuading
the Bean Counters: Make Your Case to Get the Archival System You
Want; December 15, p. 14
Reaping
the Benefits of Outsourcing: Reasons to Believe; October 6, p. 43
Road
Less Traveled, The; July 28, p. 30
Striving
to Become Head of the KLAS; April 7, p. 16
Study
Links IQ and Affluence Level to Longevity; November 3, p. 48
HIPAA
Browsing
for HIPAA Compliance Solutions; January 27, p. 27
Fishing
for Solutions in the Waters; Post-HIPAAcalyptic; June 2, p. 30
HIPAA
Security Rule Finalized: Now What?; June 16, p. 20
Mechanics
of Reengineering, The; January 13, p. 16
Ready
or Not, the HIPAA Transaction Deadline Is Here; September 22, p.
24
Time
to Panic: Confronting the April 14 Privacy Deadline; March 10, p.
20
Information Security
Dangerous
Withdrawals; December 1, p. 30
Defending
Your Information System; January 13, p. 24
Information Technology
Automation:
Friend or Foe?; June 30, p. 34
Back
to the Future: The Continuing Role of the NHII in Advancing Electronic
Health Information; October 6, p. 46
Building
an Effective eCRM Strategy; August 25, p. 25
Coping
With Disaster: SARS in Toronto; July 28, p. 17
Crossing
Geographic Boundaries With PACS; October 6, p. 38
Decisions,
Decisions: Choosing Cancer Registry Software; May 5, p. 17
Keeping
Tabs on Your Data; August 25, p. 21
Net
Gain: Instant Virtual Extranets Make an Impression in the Healthcare
Industry; April 21, p. 35
No
Technology Before Its Time: The Potential for Wireless in Healthcare;
March 24, p. 38
Protecting
the Children at CCHMC: A Model of Excellence; December 1, p. 20
Striving
to Become Head of the KLAS; April 7, p. 16
Taking
the Bill by the Horns; February 10, p. 26
Using
IT to Combat the Nursing Shortage; January 27, p. 34
Zero
Latency Enterprise, The; October 20, p. 29
Internet Technology
Building
an Effective eCRM Strategy; August 25, p. 25
Browsing
for HIPAA Compliance Solutions; January 27, p. 27
Mouses
That Roar; January 13, p. 21
No
Technology Before Its Time: The Potential for Wireless in Healthcare;
March 24, p. 38
Using
the Web to Account for Disclosures; December 1, p. 26
Legal Issues
Orphaned
Records; January 27, p. 22
Management
360
Degrees of Employee Performance; November 3, p. 34
Building
Respect, Building a Business; April 21, p. 25
Decisions,
Decisions: Choosing Cancer Registry Software; May 5, p. 17
Documentation
Programs: What Works?; April 21, p. 30
Establishing
the New Managed Care Team: Adjusting Roles and Relationships to
Improve Reimbursement; November 3, p. 30
Nuts
and Bolts of Mergers and Acquisitions; June 2, p. 20
Pain
Management in Home Care; February 24, p. 22
Planning
for Success: Implementing an EMR; April 21, p. 20
Problem
Identified Is a Problem More Than Half Solved, A; June 30, p. 38
Reimbursement,
Revenue, & Regulations: A Delicate Balancing Act; March 10, p. 24
Reining
in Rising Costs; April 7, p. 27
Specializing
for Growth: A Transcription Company’s Winning Strategy; May 5, p.
21
Taking
the Bill by the Horns; February 10, p. 26
What’s
So Manageable About Managed Healthcare?; August 11, p. 34
Medical Records
Biometrics:
Lending a Hand to Medical Records Security; November 17, p. 26
Documentation
Programs: What Works?; April 21, p. 30
Lost
in the Translation; May 5, p. 26
Orphaned
Records; January 27, p. 22
Planning
for Success: Implementing an EMR; April 21, p. 20
Miscellaneous
$73
Billion Healthcare Hurdle, The: Addressing Low Health Literature;
October 6, p. 32
Blueprints
for Healing; September 22, p. 42
Doing
Wellness Well; February 24, p. 12
Food
for Thought: Preventing the Spread of Food-borne Illness; March
10, p. 38
Smallpox,
Large Implications; January 13, p. 28
Trans
Fatty Acids: The Heart of the Matter; October 6, p. 50
When
Words Fail: The Role of Effective Communication in a Culture of
Patient Safety; January 13, p. 12
News Briefs
3M
Names HIS General Manager; June 30, p. 12
AAFP
Alliances to Provide EHR Technology; December 15, p. 8
AAPC
Appoints Vice President of Operations; September 8, p. 10
ACMA
and JCAHO Establish New Award; January 13, p. 9
Acquisition
Expands A4’s EMR Offerings; May 19, p. 8
Agfa
and ProvVation Medical Launch Joint Marketing Agreement; May 19.
p. 8
AHIMA
Compiles List of Top 10 Outsourcing Questions; December 1, p. 12
Alliance
Formed to Help Hospitals With EHR Systems; September 22, p. 22
American
Stroke Association and JCAHO Collaborate on Program; December 15,
p. 7
Amphion
Announces New Divisions; January 27, p. 18
Author
Clear on Importance of Communication in Hospitals; April 21, p.
13
California
Hospitals Jumping in on Leapfrog Survey; November 17, p. 8
Campaign
Announced to Promote Patient Safety, October 6, p. 16
Capital
Idea: HIMSS Expands to Washington; May 5, p. 10
Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital Captures Davies Award; October 20, p. 16
Claimshop
Inks Deal; March 24, p. 16
Clancy
Named AHRQ Director; March 10, p. 14
Coding
Center Announces Agreement With ICON Coding, The; April 7, p. 12
Council
Releases Information on Reducing Medication Errors; November 17,
p. 9
Daou
Names CEO; January 27, p. 18
Daou
Names New Vice President; July 14, p. 11
Delmar
Learning to Distribute for PGR Publishing; October 6, p. 19
Dictaphone
and eMed Announce Partnership; January 27, p. 18
Dolbey
Signs Agreement With HealthTrust; August 11, p. 13
E&M
Recommendations Submitted to CMS; July 28, p. 10
EDiX
Expands Agreement With UCLA Healthcare; March 10, p. 16
Eisenberg
Patient Safety Awards Announced; October 6, p. 16
Emory
Healthcare Begins Wireless e-Mail Project; July 28, p. 11
FDA
Plan Focuses on Reducing Medication Errors; April 21, p. 12
Field
Test Shows Benefits of New Coding System; November 3, p. 13
First
List of HIPAA Honorees Released; August 11, p. 12
Group
Petitions to Prevent HIPAA Disruption; August 11, p. 14
Healthcare
Managers Seeking to Streamline Supply Chain; June 2, p. 10
Healthcare
Leaders Call for New System of Medical Justice; April 7, p. 12
Healthcare
Product Manufacturers Join Patient Safety Initiative; September
8, p. 10
Health
Coalition Lauds Greenwood Bill; March 10, p. 14
Heartland
Inks Deal With Hawaiian HCO; April 21, p. 14
Health
Insurance Premiums Jumped 13.9% in Past Year; October 20, p. 15
HHS
Adopts Final Security Standards; March 24, p. 15
HHS
and TriZetto Form Partnership; August 11, p. 13
High
Cost of Healthcare: Who’s at Fault, The; June 2, p. 11
HIMSS
Study Focuses on Patient Safety; September 22, p. 22
HL7
Names Board, Applauds Volunteers; December 15, p. 9
Hospital
Report Cards Get Mostly Failing Grades; May 5, p. 11
Hospitals
to Gather Additional Performance Data in 2004; September 8, p. 10
Human
Research Board of Directors Announced; June 16, p. 11
IHI
Says Program Has Had “Impact” on Patient Care; August 25, p. 12
IMPAC
Names 2003 Registrar of the Year; June 16, p. 10
IMPATH
Files for Bankruptcy; November 3, p. 14
Industry
Leader Says Hospital Call Centers Must Focus on Transactions; December
1, p. 12
Innovative
Health Solutions and IRP Announce Merger; November 3, p. 12
Institute
for Doctor-Patient Communication Formed; October 20, p. 14
IOM
Report Says Health System Doesn’t Implement Research Findings; February
10, p. 13
JCAHO
Announces 2004 National Patient Safety Goals; August 25, p. 14
JCAHO
Issues National Alert About Infection Control Deaths; February 24,
p. 20
JCAHO
Names Codman Award Winners; January 13, p. 8
JCAHO
to Shift to Unannounced Surveys by 2006; May 5, p. 12
JCAHO’s
O’Leary Testifies on Medical Error Strategy; July 14, p. 11
JPC
and InfoPro Ink Transcription Deal; May 19, p. 8
Kforce
Appoints Engle National Compliance Manager; August 11, p. 12
Kington
Named NIH Deputy Director; March 24, p. 15
LanVision
and Kforce Enter Agreement; September 22, p. 21
LanVision
Reaches Agreement with Maxim Coding Solutions; November 3, p. 12
Market
Leaders Unite as CyMed; February 10, p. 13
Medco
Announces Free Seminar Series; April 21, p. 15
Medicare
Services Improve, But Is It Enough?; February 24, p. 20
Misys
Purchase Patient1; July 28, p. 12
National
Patient Safety Study Documents Medication Errors; January 13, p.
8
New
Hampshire and Utah Select CyMed; June 2, p. 10
New
Study Explores Patients’ and Physicians’ Attitudes About Disclosing
Medical Errors; March 24, p. 17
NIH
Establishes Steering Committee to Streamline Decision Making; September
8, p. 11
N.J.
Hospital Makes Improvements With ASP Solution; April 21, p. 14
NJHA
Chooses CodeCorrect; October 6, p. 20
NYHIMA
Selects 2003 Distinguished Member; June 30, p. 13
Organization
Applauds Bush’s Stance on Healthcare Information Standards; April
7, p. 13
Panel
to Address E&M Coding; April 21, p. 12
Park
City Solutions Partners With PatientKeeper; October 20, p. 14
PatientKeeper
Strikes Agreement With MedQuist; March 24, p. 16
Patients
Complain More About Paperwork Than Care; February 10, p. 12
PHNS
Acquires RMS; May 5, p. 10
Precyse
Acquires Quadramed’s HIM Services; January 27, p. 16
Prevention
of Wrong-Site Surgery a Team Effort; July 14, p. 12
Pyramid
Fills Key Position; December 1, p. 13
QuadraMed
Bestows New Award; March 10, p. 15
QuadraMed
Names Wilstead President; April 21, p. 14
Rehnquist
Joins Washington Law Firm; October 6, p. 17
Reports
Document Waste in U.S. Healthcare System; September 22, p. 20
Report
Suggests Outsourcing Increase; September 8, p. 12
Rockford
Clinic Chooses Partner for MT Services; October 20, p. 16
Safran
Named AMIA President-Elect; January 13, p. 9
SNOMED
Plans Upgrade to Anesthesia Content; November 3, p. 14
Study
Cites Reasons for ED Overcrowding; August 25, p. 14
Study
Links Reduced Healthcare Costs to Moderate Increase in Exercise;
November 17, p. 7
Superior
and Agnesian Sign Outsourcing Contract; June 30, p. 13
Survey
Finds Support for Technologies to Improve Patient Safety; April
7, p. 14
Survey:
Healthcare System Will Get Worse; December 15, p. 7
Survey
Indicates Facilities Lagging in HIPAA Compliance; June 16, p. 10
Survey:
Medical Mistakes Common; January 27, p. 16
Survey
Sheds Bad Light on Managed Care; February 10, p. 12
Technology
Can Help Reduce Healthcare Staffing Shortages; June 30, p. 12
Technology
Group Hails Medicare Reform; July 28, p. 10
Tennessee
Disability Department Selects Transcription Provider; August 25,
p. 12
Think
Tank Says Medicare Should Be Dedicated to Health, Not Just Sickness;
July 28, p. 11
Total
Emed Acquires EDIX; May 19, p. 8
Universal
Protocol Established to Prevent Misguided Surgeries; August 25,
p. 12
URAC
Board Approves HIPAA Privacy Accreditation Standards; May 19, p.
9
URAC
Developing HIPAA Accreditation Programs; February 24, p. 21
URAC
Hires New Senior VP; February 10, p. 13
VHA
and Quantros Reach Marketing Agreement; July 14, p. 10
VHA
Signs Agreement With UASI for Medical Coding Products and Services;
November 17, p. 7
Werner
Earns “First Class” Promotion; May 5, p. 12
Wisconsin
Hospital Makes Switch to EMR System; July 14, p. 10
Wood
Resigns From HHS; June 2, p. 12
Patient Education
$73
Billion Healthcare Hurdle, The: Addressing Low Literature; October
6, p. 32
Bringing
the Patient Into Patient Safety; August 11, p. 24
Patient Satisfaction
Blueprints
for Healing; September 22, p. 42
Recovering
in Style; March 10, p. 30
Relax
and Enjoy the View: Facilities Ease Patients’ Anxieties; October
20, p. 32
Personal Computing
Is
There a Solution to Buggy Computers?; November 3, p. 44
Privacy
Biometrics:
Lending a Hand to Medical Records Security; November 17, p. 26
Defending
Your Information System; January 13, p. 24
Time
to Panic: Confronting the April 14 Privacy Deadline; March 10, p.
20
Products & Services
AHIMA
Releases New Textbook; January 13, p. 38
AHIMA
Updates Coding Manuals; March 10, p. 50
AIM
Introduces Registry Software; May 5, p. 44
Alaska
Physician Group Selects Scriptacom; February 24, p. 36
Almanac
Measures Hospital Performance; March 10, p. 50
AMA
Publishes New Medical Reference Encyclopedia; November 17, p. 45
At-Home
Breathing Device Cleared for Use; July 14, p. 44
Audio
Programs Provide HIPAA Training; January 27, p. 38
Audio
Storage Introduces HIPAA-Compliant DVR; October 20, p. 47
Benchmarking
Software Focuses on Quality of Care and Reducing Costs; November
3, p. 52
Bill
Review Software Upgraded; January 13, p. 39
Book
Gives Parents Answers to Vaccination Questions; August 25, p. 45
Book
Helps Parents Explain Cancer to Kids; January 13, p. 38
Bright
Idea: Keyboard Sheds Light on Typing; August 25, p. 44
Brochure
Stresses Prescription Safety; June 16, p. 46
Cancer
Treatment System Receives FDA Approval; November 17, p. 44
CD-ROM
Addresses Disease Management Concerns; August 11, p. 50
CD
Summarizes Reimbursement Methodologies; March 10, p. 50
Clinical
Software Set for Release; August 11, p. 51
CodeCorrect
Releases New Product Suite; July 28, p. 44
Code
Review Solution Takes Auditors Off the Road; January 13, p. 39
Coding
Compliance Software Package Updated; July 14, p. 45
Compliance
Solution Streamlines Claims Management; February 24, p. 37
CPM
Publishes Practical Guide to HIPAA Healthcare Communications; May
19, p. 36
Cyber
Records Releases Voice-Activated Reporting Tool; April 21, p. 50
Device
Monitors Asthma at Home; October 20, p. 46
Dictaphone
and Monarch Medical to Offer EMR Solution; November 17, p. 45
Dictaphone
Offers New Speech Recognition Tools; March 24, p. 52
Disease
Management Tool Acts as Warning System; May 5, p. 44
Flags
Indicate Where to Sign; September 8, p. 44
Florida
Healthcare System Adopts Drug Bar Coding; June 30, p. 52
Handbook
Details Disaster Preparedness; December 1, p. 46
HIM
Leadership Center Launched; December 15, p. 47
HIPAA
Assistance Available for Long-Term Care Facilities; June 2, p. 44
HiPAA
Basics Captured on Tape; November 3, p. 53
HIPAA
Compliance Manuals Available; May 19, p. 36
Hospital
Directory Has Got the Vitals; December 15, p. 46
HP3
Releases PDA-Enabled DRG Navigator; October 6, p. 65
HPI
Releases Human Diseases Textbook; January 27, p. 38
Information
Tools Target Disease Management; August 25, p. 44
Ingenix
Releases 2004 Insurance Directory; November 3, p. 52
Ingenix
Releases New Coding Products; September 8, p. 45
Ingenix
Releases Two HIM Products; July 14, p. 46
Inteck
Releases System Selection Handbook; March 10, p. 51
Iron
Mountain Launches New Consulting Service; November 3, p. 53
JCR
Publishes Guide to Patient Safety; April 21, p. 50
Keyboard
Lends a Hand to Health; June 30, p. 53
Lanier
Introduces New Digital Dictation Systems; January 27, p. 38
Lanier
Introduces Solution for Automated Release of PHI; August 11, p.
50
Long-Term
Care Reimbursement Gets Boost From 3M; January 13, p. 38
Managed
Care Directory Available on CD-ROM; January 27, p. 38
MC
Strategies Adds to Its AHA Coding Suite; October 6, p. 64
MicroFour
Releases RxWriter Stand-alone; June 2, p. 45
Mindware
Launches Full-Featured EMR for Small Physician Practices; June 16,
p. 45
MSI
Releases Web-Based, HIPAA-Compliant Product; April 7, p. 44
New
Patient Safety Product Monitors Medical Errors; December 1, p. 46
New
Privacy Covers Provide Confidentiality; February 24, p. 36
New
Products Designed to Meet HIPAA Regulations; February 24, p. 36
New
Version of ED Discharge Program Released; November 17, p. 44
Next-Generation
Fingerprint Identity System Introduced; October 20, p. 46
Notebook
Module Keen on Security; September 8, p. 44
Online
Tool Manages Chargemaster; April 7, p. 44
Oracle
Adds Coding Services to Its Client Offerings; April 7, p. 44
Overbed
Chartholders Provide Privacy; March 24, p. 52
Palm
Device Announces “Medication Time”; June 2, p. 44
Philips
and Dolbey Announce Release of Fusion Text; June 30, p. 52
PracticeXpert
Launches Medical Credit Card Program; September 22, p. 65
Promotional
Products and Directory Available for MTs; February 10, p. 44
Protected
Health Information Disclosure Tracking System Introduced; February
10, p. 44
QuadraMed
Debuts Affinity CPOE; May 5, p. 45
QuadraMed
Releases New Module; March 24, p. 53
QuadraMed
Release Solution for Managing Costs; June 30, p. 53
Remote
Coding Solution Available; May 5, p. 44
SaysSuite
Introduces HIPAA Compliance Software; July 14, p. 44
Security
Door Protects Confidential Information; June 2, p. 44
Second
“Robot” Joins Martin’s Point Staff; June 2, p. 45
Service
Provides Chargemaster Care; May 19, p. 36
Smart
Releases Two New Products; May 5, p. 45
SoftMed
Products Cut Costs at Summa; March 24, p. 52
Software
Creates Secure PDF Files; April 7, p. 45
Software
Helps Achieve HIPAA Compliance; December 1, p. 46
Software
Helps Improve Coding Accuracy; October 6, p. 64
Software
Makes Prescriptions an Easy Read; November 3, p. 52
Software
Package Provides OASIS Relief; September 8, p. 44
SouthCoast
Medical to Implement EMR; July 14, p. 46
Spacesaver
Adds Feature to Mobile Storage Systems; July 28, p. 44
Stedman’s
Releases New Smartype Software; October 20, p. 46
Surgical
Drapes Designed to Fight Infections; May 19, p. 36
Technology
Uses Data to Improve Patient Safety; July 28, p. 45
Thumbs
Up to Ergonomic Device; December 15, p. 46
Tool
Aids in Radiology Coding; April 21, p. 50
Transcription
Directory Readies 2004 Edition; September 22, p. 64
Transcription
Platform For the Budget-Conscious; July 28, p. 44
Transcription
Service Includes Free Systems; September 22, p. 64
Vericept
Offers Security Solution; April 21, p. 51
Voice
Transfer Engine Powers Dictation; February 10, p. 44
Wireless
Patient Encounter System Released; June 16, p. 46
Write
Stuff, The: Digital Pen Makes Its Mark; December 15, p. 46
Profiles
Berry
Academy: Reaping the Fruits of a Unique Education; February 24,
p. 26
Butterfly
Kisses; March 24, p. 42
Leading
the Fight Against Bone Marrow Diseases; May 5, p. 36
One
for the Record Books; July 14, p. 16
Specializing
for Growth: A Transcription Company’s Winning Strategy; May 5, p.
21
Quality Assurance
Achieving
and Sustaining Quality Improvement; March 10, p. 34
Are
You Managing the “Near Misses”?; April 7, p. 20
Beyond
Print: Eliminating Dangerous Abbreviations in All Forms of Documentation;
November 17, p. 20
Heading
for Safety: HIM and JCAHO’s 2003 National Patient Safety Goals;
February 24, p. 16
Lost
in the Translation; May 5, p. 26
No
Magic Bullets: The War Against Medical Errors; June 16, p. 16
Price
of Quality, The: Applying Six Sigma Processes to Outsourced Transcription;
March 24, p. 30
Risky
Business; September 22, p. 38
Seeking
Credibility: JCAHO Revamps Its Survey Process; January 27, p. 38
Six
Sigma & the Rigors of Real Performance Improvement; September 22,
p. 28
Recruitment
Building
Respect, Building a Business; April 21, p. 25
HIM
101; May 5, p. 32
HIM
Employment Outlook: Bright & Sunny; April 7, p. 30
Reining
in Rising Costs; April 7, p. 27
Using
IT to Combat the Nursing Shortage; January 27, p. 34
Registries
Decisions,
Decisions: Choosing Cancer Registry Software; May 5, p. 17
Reimbursement
Establishing
the New Managed Care Team: Adjusting Roles and Relationships to
Improve Reimbursement; November 3, p. 30
Reimbursement,
Revenue, & Regulations: A Delicate Balancing Act; March 10, p. 24
Reining
in Rising Costs; April 7, p. 27
Research Briefs
Survey
Details: Public Perception of Clinical Trials; September 8, p. 8
Risk Management
Are
You Managing the “Near Misses”?; April 7, p. 20
Beyond
Print: Eliminating Dangerous Abbreviations in All Forms of Documentation;
November 17, p. 20
Preventing
Needlestick Injuries; December 15, p. 18
Security
Biometrics:
Lending a Hand to Medical Records Security; November 17, p. 26
Defending
Your Information System; January 13, p. 24
Technology Trends
Connecting
the Dots; July 28, p. 8
Delivering
on Data; February 24, p. 10
Good
Pill Hunting; October 20, p. 12
Is
a Password Enough to Secure Patient Records?; November 3, p. 10
PDAs
in a Pinch; July 14, p. 8
Relocating
Patient Charts to Point of Care—Easier Said Than Done; August 11,
p. 10
Telemedicine
Remote
Possibilities; September 22, p. 32
When
Every Second Counts, Telemedicine Technology Delivers; June 2, p.
26
Transcription
Achieving
Record Results; July 28, p. 25
Building
Respect, Building a Business; April 21, p. 25
Keeping
Pace With New Transcription Technologies; July 28, p. 22
Lost
in the Translation; May 5, p. 26
Overseas
Transcription: Is It Foreign Aid?; February 10, p. 18
Price
of Quality, The: Applying Six Sigma Processes to Outsourced Transcription;
March 24, p. 30
Specializing
for Growth: A Transcription Company’s Winning Strategy; May 5, p.
21
Turning
on a Dime: Making Sense of Turnaround Times; November 17, p. 12
Understanding
Back-End Speech Recognition as a Transcription Process; May 19,
p. 17
Transcription Trends
For
Members Only; February 24, p. 8
Happy
Entrails; December 15, p. 10
Leave
No Medical Student Behind; May 19, p. 7
Natives
Are Restless, The; September 22, p. 14
Not
Clear on the Concept; January 27, p. 14
RFP
This!; March 24, p. 10
Say
What?; November 17, p. 10
Shocked
But Not Awed; June 16, p. 8
Springtime
for HIPAA; April 21, p. 10
Trench
Warfare; August 25, p. 10
Web-Based
Transcription Survey Shares the Wealth of Benchmarking Data; June
30, p. 10
Wireless Communications
Making
It Happen: Using Digital Signatures in Healthcare; June 30, p. 29
No
Technology Before Its Time: The Potential for Wireless in Healthcare;
March 24, p. 38
Workplace Issues
Building
Respect, Building a Business; April 21, p. 25
Dangerous
Spaces; December 15, p. 22
Decisions,
Decisions: Choosing Cancer Registry Software; May 5, p. 17
HIM
Employment Outlook: Bright & Sunny; April 7, p. 30
Lost
in the Translation; May 5, p. 26
Planning
for Success: Implementing an EMR; April 21, p. 20
Reimbursement,
Revenue, & Regulations: A Delicate Balancing Act; March 10, p. 24
Specializing
for Growth: A Transcription Company’s Winning Strategy; May 5, p.
21
Time
to Panic: Confronting the April 14 Privacy Deadline; March 10, p.
20
www.watch
3M
Trains Customers Through Internet Service; March 10, p. 46
Accreditation
Program Launches Web-Based Tool; September 22, p. 62
AHA
Offers Online Tools; June 2, p. 42
AHRQ
Announces New Web-Based Medical Journal; April 7, p. 40
AHRQ
Launches Quality Measures Resource; March 24, p. 48
Alfred
State Offers RHIT Exam Online; December 1, p. 44
AMA
Adopts New Internet Prescribing Guidelines; July 28, p. 40
American
Heart Association Launches New Web Site; January 27, p. 38
Application
Provides Remote Access to Healthcare Information; July 28, p. 39
Blue
Cross Adds Web Feature; June 30, p. 54
Blue
Cross Site to Provide Scientific Evidence; November 3, p. 45
Brigham
and Women’s Hospital Installs Mobile Solution; October 6, p. 58
CARH
Unveils Interactive Crisis Map; October 6, p. 56
Charting
Forms Available Free Online; May 5, p. 41
Consumers
May Be Misled by Internet Claims on Health Benefits of Herbal Products;
October 20, p. 44
Cybernet
Medical Launches PalStar; November 17, p. 38
e-Health’s
Influence Continues to Grow; March 24, p. 48
Entries
Being Accepted for eHealthcare Leadership Awards; July 14, p. 40
Exercise
Sites Could Use Some Get-Up; June 2, p. 42
Federal
Government Announces eGov Exchange Standards; April 21, p. 45
Free
Service Validates Electronic Messages; January 13, p. 35
Gig
Harbor Manages Transcription Online; October 20, p. 44
Good
Samaritan Goes Electric; October 6, p. 59
Group
Offers Patient-Doctor e-mail Guidelines; January 27, p. 38
Hartford
Hospital Enlists Web Aid; September 8, p. 43
HHS
Announces Guidelines to Improve Web-Based Communication; December
15, p. 40
Hospital
Outpatient Data Available Free Online; April 21, p. 44
HP3
Announces Interactive e-Learning Center; July 14, p. 41
HSS
Expands Online Health Information; June 16, p. 40
HSS
Launches Web-Based Coding Tool; May 19, p. 11
IBM
and PatientKeeper Expand Partnership; August 25, p. 40
IHI
Launches Online Resource; April 21, p. 44
Iron
Mountain Teams With IM Solution Providers; June 30, p. 55
Kaiser
Permanente Web Site Earns Accreditation; September 8, p. 42
Kansas
City Blue Cross Takes Steps to Secure Data; December 15, p. 39
Learn
HIPAA on the Web; March 24, p. 47
Lehigh
Valley Hospital Adopts Wireless Bar Coding; August 11, p. 46
MC
Strategies Introduces Web Product; May 5, p. 40
MC
Strategies Opens Online Store for Training Materials; September
22, p. 61
MD
Consult Goes Mobile; July 28, p. 38
MD
Consult Launches New Toolbar Feature; March 10, p. 47
MedAbiliti
Launches New Web Site; June 30, p. 57
Medical
City Launches New Web Site; August 11, p. 45
Messaging
System Meets HIPAA Standards; January 27, p. 38
Mobile
Patient Data Product Now Available on Tablets and Desktop PCs; November
17, p. 40
Most
MDs Believe Internet Can Improve Patient Care; December 1, p. 42
MyDocOnline
Introduces Dr. Chart; May 19, p. 10
Neoteris
Expands Into Extranet and Intranet Security Markets; December 15,
p. 39
New
Online Service Helps Hospitals Eliminate Write-Offs; April 7, p.
41
New
Online Payment System Targets Billing and Collection; September
22, p. 60
New
Online Solution Offers Alternative HIPAA Compliance; January 13,
p. 34
New
Service Tests HIPAA Adherence; February 10, p. 43
New
Web Site Eases HIPAA Transition; May 5, p. 40
New
Web Site Is “Fit” for Launch; August 25, p. 40
New
Web Tools Help Inform Consumers; May 19, p. 10
New
York Organ Donor Network Launches Web Site; July 14, p. 40
Online
Course Teaches HIPAA’s Finer Points; March 10, p. 46
Online
Drug Treatment Getting Results; November 3, p. 47
Online
Learning Center Expands Operations; December 1, p. 42
Online
Screening Test Measures Depression; November 17, p. 40
Online
Service Keeps Coding Current; January 13, p. 35
Online
Solution Targets JCAHO Requirement; November 17, p. 38
Online
Tool Helps Consumers Improve Healthcare; February 10, p. 42
Palmetto
Patients Can View Accounts Online; November 17, p. 39
Partnership
to Turn Paper Records Into Electronic Format; April 7, p. 40
Patients
Given Access to Online Communication; December 1, p. 44
Pennsylvania
Hospital’s Patient Charts Go Online; September 8, p. 42
Pew
Report: Internet Is a Valued Source for Health Seekers; August 25,
p. 41
Precyse
Solutions Debuts New Web Site; December 15, p. 41
Release
of Information Goes Online; November 3, p. 45
Site
Offers Free Access to HIPAA Experts; March 24, p. 47
Site
Provides the Lowdown on Prescription Drugs; March 10, p. 46
Smoking
Cessation Web Sites Could Use Upgrade; August 11, p. 44
St.
Luke’s Captures Pair of Web Awards; July 28, p. 28
Study
Plans to Investigate Search Engines and Health Information; April
7, p. 40
Survey
Finds MCOs Increasing Web-Based Services; January 13, p. 34
Technology
Protects Health Information; August 11, p. 44
Ten
Ways to Prevent Spam; June 16, p. 41
Tennessee
Healthcare System Expands Expands Web Services; May 19, p. 10
Three
Organizations Opt for Web-Based Coding Module; August 25, p. 41
Track
Transcription Through the Web; May 5, p. 41
Use
of Internet for Health Information Not as Common as Thought; June
16, p. 40
Web-Based
Software Manages EDI Transactions; October 20, p. 45
Web
Care Center Focuses on Osteoporosis; November 3, p. 46
WebInservice
Earns First ASTD Certificate; July 14, p. 41
Web
Security Deployed to Address HIPAA Regulations; June 2, p. 43
Web
Site Looks to Improve Healthcare Quality; September 22, p. 60
Web
Site Offers Forum for Healthcare Leaders; July 28, p. 38
Web
Site Offers Physician Consultations; June 30, p. 54
Web
Site Serves as Business Planning Tool; February 10, p. 42
Web
Solution Meets Industry Requirements; January 27, p. 38
Web
Tool Offers Patient Safety Check; April 21, p. 46
West
Virginia Health System Takes Continuing Education Online; October
6, p. 56
Wireless
Technology May Help Doctors Treat Patients; October 6, p. 57
Yahoo!
Health Launches Beat Cancer Program; June 30, p. 56