TDCHIM

TDCHIM

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About TDCHIM

TDCHIM specializes in Health Information Management.


I'm pursuing a degree in HIM/HIA and plan on eventually moving into a master's degree in public health with an emphasis on analysis and policy. For now, I'm working on learning what it's really like in the field for hands-on patient care providers.

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  1. The CEO said WHAT!!!!

    Yes, that's what I'm wondering - was it a failed joke? Part of a speech about the cost of nursing care and/or the lack of specific reimbursement for that care? I'm really curious about the context.
  2. The CEO said WHAT!!!!

    Wow. Er, what was the context of that remark? I can't imagine what could prompt any senior management officer of a hospital to say such a thing in a public meeting. (Thinking it, sure - but saying it, no way!) Was he talking about the financial side ...
  3. Oh lord. This again? Every generation blasts the ones that follow it (and there are always members of those following generations that swallow the argument whole and enthusiastically disparage their cohorts). As a result of my birth year, depending ...
  4. "The Nurses and HCA's will be responsible for...

    Wow. This whole scenario reminds me of the old Scooby-Doo episode where Don Knotts changes into different costumes (maid, butler, housekeeper) to do different duties and eventually gets them all mixed up because he goes crazy trying to keep up. Tryi...
  5. New Job Dilemma, HELP!

    This might be a bit out there - but what about asking to do your interview via Skype? If you own a laptop or netbook, you could pop by a public wi-fi hotspot (for instance, libraries and universities are often wi-fi hotspots) near your orientation si...
  6. Is my assumption correct??

    I cannot comment on the other parts of your post, but as for the operators listening in on phone conversations between patients and their healthcare providers and then gossiping about them - wow. Yes, what they're doing violates HIPAA. One way to pre...
  7. Describe the Ugliest Scrubs You Have Seen!

    The worst scrubs I ever saw were on an MA at my pain doc's office. Have you ever seen pictures of those creepy kewpie dolls from carnivals back in the 1920s-30s? The ones where the eyes just seem to follow you wherever you go? This woman had a scrub ...
  8. You know, I'm fairly alert to shades of disrespect in the portrayals of female professionals and professions historically dominated by women. But I just don't see any issues with this particular event. My goodness, there are so many genuinely derogat...
  9. Injured on the job-very sad

    You mentioned that funds are getting tight. Are you an established client of your state's Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation? Given your educational level, they won't be able to do much to help with your tuition or school fees, but they can help wit...
  10. Johnson & Johnson commercials

    Do you have a link to it by any chance? I haven't seen the new one yet.
  11. Breach of Confidentiality?

    Well said. As someone who has taken an ungodly number of classes on HIPAA, I'm often horrified by the way some people seem to misconstrue its tenets.
  12. Fired because of Facebook???

    My understanding is that employees do have the legal right to discuss certain topics without employer retribution, working conditions being one of them. Here's an excerpt from a New York Times story on the recent "Facebook case" pursued by the Nation...
  13. Fired because of Facebook???

    What court ruling? The only recent social media-related matter I've heard of lately was the out-of-court settlement of the case in which the National Labor Review Board sued a Connecticut employer for firing a paramedic after she made critical remark...
  14. Sexy nurse image in Hooters ad

    Thanks for trying, OP.
  15. Nurses notes...Print or Cursive?

    Obviously computer charting is going to be more legible than either print or cursive, but we'll set that aside for now. For the sake of all the people down the line who will have to review your handwritten notes (not just other nurses/clinicians but ...