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1 week ago | 
superlawyers.com | Steph Weber
Joleen Youngers’ quest to end toxic culture in college sports Published in 2025 Southwest Super Lawyers magazine By Steph Weber on April 15, 2025 The longer Joleen Youngers practices, the more she rejects the early career advice she was given: “Be a dispassionate advocate, fight for your clients without emotional involvement.” To her, that mindset never felt quite right. This was especially true when student-athletes from the New Mexico State University men’s basketball program alleged that...
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3 weeks ago | 
journal.ahima.org | Steph Weber |Susan Fenton
For decades, AHIMA has offered a variety of publications to and on behalf of its members, all of which are ultimately aimed at supporting ever-better practice and lifelong learning in health information management.
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3 weeks ago | 
journal.ahima.org | Steph Weber |Susan Fenton
Calls for technical support started flooding the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) help desk around 1:30 a.m. Employees found themselves locked out of their computers, unable to boot the devices or access patient data. All they could see was the infamous "blue screen of death."
For the next 40 minutes, Joel Klein, MD, senior vice president and chief information officer for the Baltimore-based health system, thought the organization had been the target of ransomware.
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3 weeks ago | 
journal.ahima.org | Susan Fenton |Steph Weber
AI's applications span multiple domains, from diagnostics and personalized treatment plans to governance and ethical considerations.
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2 months ago | 
journal.ahima.org | Lisa Eramo |Steph Weber
Explore how Academic Affairs is enhancing support for health information educators through increased visibility, resources, and engagement. By empowering educators, we strengthen the workforce and build a more resilient future for the HI profession.
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2 months ago | 
journal.ahima.org | Lisa Eramo |Steph Weber |John Mccormack
Sometimes, medical coders step away from their jobs for various reasons.
“It’s mostly people raising their kids and then wanting to come back in,” says Annie Barnaby, CPC, CPCO, CRC, CDEO, owner of Project Resume, a company in Glen Allen, VA, that helps medical coders. Extended time away also occurs due to health problems, working for a health IT vendor, and other reasons, she adds.
But what do you do if you want to return to medical coding and other health information (HI) positions?
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2 months ago | 
journal.ahima.org | Steph Weber |John Mccormack
The healthcare industry's growing interest in open-source software (OSS) presents both opportunities and challenges. While OSS offers the potential for cost savings, flexibility, and improved interoperability compared with proprietary systems, it raises critical questions about security and operational feasibility.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
journal.ahima.org | Cris Iaboni |Steph Weber |Eden Avraham-Katz
AHIMA Interim CEO Cris Iaboni discusses how AHIMA will continue to create meaningful impact for members and the health information field.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
journal.ahima.org | Jennifer Lubell |Steph Weber |Eden Avraham-Katz |Cris Iaboni
Increasing government regulations. Insurance denials. Cyberattacks. Staffing shortages. Keeping up with the latest regarding the influence of artificial intelligence (AI).
Health information (HI) professionals face these stressors every day, which can take a toll on health and well-being.
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May 21, 2024 | 
mdedge.com | Steph Weber
Publish date: May 21, 2024 A California jury has awarded $14 million to a former University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) oncologist who claimed she was paid thousands less than her male colleagues and wrongfully terminated after her complaints of gender-based harassment and intimidation were ignored by program leadership. The decision comes after a lengthy 8-year legal battle in which an appellate judge reversed a previous jury decision in her favor.
