Today, Olympic gold-medal winning speed-skater Apolo Anton Ohno freely admits he once had a discipline problem.
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Modern Healthcare reporter Vince Galloro recaps the final day of the American Health Information Management Association's 83rd annual convention in Salt Lake City with a report on the association's governance town hall meeting and the final sessions of the convention.
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Trust was the essential element that influenced the very architecture of a statewide health information exchange in Maine, according to its director.
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Those using social media to further knowledge of healthcare are still searching for the Holy Grail—a social media platform that is both authoritative and collaborative, says Dr. Jonathan Teich.
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Modern Healthcare reporter Joseph Conn interviewed Lynne Thomas Gordon, the new CEO of the American Health Information Management Association, during its 83rd annual convention in Salt Lake City. Thomas Gordon discussed her reasons for wanting the job and her short- and medium-term goals for...
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Dr. T. Bedirhan Ustun joked about being tarred and feathered, but he still asked attendees to begin thinking about, planning for and helping develop ICD-11.
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One educational session, “Three Roads to One Destination,” looked at the path to ICD-10 from the perspectives of an insurer, an IT vendor and a healthcare provider organization.
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Modern Healthcare reporter Vince Galloro recaps the second day of the American Health Information Management Association's 83rd annual convention in Salt Lake City. Today's general session featured remarks by Patty Thierry Sheridan, the new president of the association; Dr. Carolyn Clancy of...
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When Main Line Health handled medical records with a unit in each of its five hospitals in suburban Philadelphia, performance varied from mediocre to poor.
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Lynne Thomas Gordon introduced a young girl who wasn't there to her audience during her first keynote address as AHIMA's new CEO. The girl's father suggested she go into the healthcare field.
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Management guru Stephen M.R. Covey made a detailed argument that trust is not just a soft virtue, but of paramount importance as the healthcare industry confronts an era of rapid change.
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The American Health Information Management Association will be calling on President Barack Obama and Congress to include a health information training component in the president's recently announced jobs bill.
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It's two years now and counting down, until Oct. 1, 2013. That's when, experts say, the IT sector of the U.S. healthcare industry must make, quite possibly, its biggest lift ever—ready or not.
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Healthcare leaders are juggling multiple pressures, including evaluation and development of ACOs, and achieving meaningful use. It's easy to be distracted from important changes such as ICD-10.
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The regular session of the American Health Information Management Association's 83rd annual convention and exhibit got under way Monday with a hello and thanks to top leaders.
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Modern Healthcare reporter Vince Galloro recaps the first day and a half of the American Health Information Management Association's 83rd annual convention in Salt Lake City. Today's general session featured remarks by Bonnie Cassidy, the outgoing president of the association, and Rose Dunn,...
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Modern Healthcare reporter Joseph Conn previews the American Health Information Management Association's 83rd annual convention, which begins Saturday in Salt Lake City with educational sessions and then launches in full on Sunday. The convention is scheduled to feature speeches from Dr. Carolyn...
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