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There is a thread on the "Nursing News" section of the site about a very similar incident currently being challenged by the National Labor Relations Board. Here's a link to that discussion: https://allnurses.com/nursing-news/nlrb-challenges-facebook-...

You certainly have a right to decline gifts, especially if they make you uncomfortable! However, people do give gifts to other professionals as well. For instance, my family has a lawyer we've gone to for advice, assistance with wills, etc., over the...

The type of doctor you see is entirely up to you. Different people want different things from their physicians. I've had luck by asking people I really trust for physician recommendations. As another poster noted, many practices will allow you to tou...

No one can pay for food, clothing, housing, transportation, utilities, or medical care in happiness dollars. Ideally, each person would always work at a job that makes him/her happy in a field s/he finds fulfilling. Unfortunately, life sometimes gets...

I am thankful that I've had the chance to go back to school instead of being stuck at home on disability for the rest of my days. It's been a long and sometimes difficult process, but the end result will be worth all the crazy days and sleepless nigh...

Could you be a little more specific? Basic clerical positions involve duties that can be learned on site (filing, phone systems, facility-specific software, etc.). If you want to get into health information management-related duties (coding, working ...

In one way it is, and in another it isn't. The EEOC only protects those OVER 40 from being discriminated against for being "too old." If you're under 40, you're out of luck. So in this instance those between 35 and 40 would not be protected. Anyone o...

It's okay to feel jealous, especially at moments of extreme frustration - it's just human nature. It isn't okay to act on it towards your friends. If you must, beat the heck out of a pillow or use another non-destructive way of releasing your frustra...

When you're used to success with one method, why would you change it unless you had to do so? Glad to hear you found a new method that works for you! :)

There are many types of aptitude and personality tests. Some of the best known tests are the Wonderlic (usually known as the test given to pro football players) and those based off Myers-Briggs (which sorts people based on their responses in four cat...

Boy, that's a crying shame. You could have the greatest EHR system in the world, but without easy access to it while working with patients, it would still be useless.

I've found that this sort of anxiety can be countered by making sure everything is genuinely cemented solidly in your brain. You sound a lot like me - I waltz through almost every test with excellent grades. It's simply how I'm wired, just as some pe...

I've been sitting back laughing myself sick while reading the latter half of this thread. :lol2: :yeah: Of course, now I'm embarrassed by my real reaction, so I'm instead going to announce how mortally offended I am by the comments made here! You sh...

Here's an article from the Journal of AHIMA that might help to clarify things a bit with regard to HIPAA and ARRA: http://journal.ahima.org/2010/02/01/breach-notification-scenarios/ The next article has some interesting information on state breach n...

As described by the OP, this is a longstanding chain of errors with little or no attempt to fix the problem, not an occasional issue. It could well result in civil fines for the company (up to $50K per incident). Usually criminal charges are only bro...

Okay, I've never bounced a check but I did have one major problem with a bank that took a year to resolve (in my favor, because the bank royally messed up). Here's some basic advice: 1. Start with the collection agency or law firm, but don't just aut...

I'm one future paper-pusher who thinks it's a load of bull for facilities to have expensive furnishings and hotel-quality amenities but only a rag-tag assembly of outdated, unreliable, or broken medical equipment. I felt physically ill the other day...

Agreed, it depends on the system the facility has in place. A lot of times places seem to hold back on CPOE until they get everyone somewhat used to the basics of computer charting. Maybe you'll be lucky and they'll already have phased in CPOE as wel...

Yikes. Sounds like the practice needs to hire some experienced HIM people to get the records/organization issues under control. I hope your facility takes advantage of the money that will soon be available to practices in order to assist them in tran...

Honestly, it really depends on the type of system and how your facility is set up to accommodate EHRs. There are some programs that are just awful from the very start. There are others that have excellent potential, but if they aren't appropriately t...

Wow, seriously? Can I be on your plan???

Be careful with HSAs. They look attractive on the surface, but it's the fine print that can make or break them as viable options. How much is the deductible? What percentage of costs does the insurance coverage actually pay once you reach the deducti...

"Kids! I don't know what's wrong with these kids today! Kids! Who can understand anything they say? Kids! They are disobedient, disrespectful oafs! Noisy, crazy, dirty, lazy, loafers! And while we're on the subject: Kids! You can talk and talk till y...

There are a lot of potential complicating factors, but that's the basic idea behind coding. However, it isn't really fair to make it sound like something a brain-dead rodent could do. There are different types of coding, of varying levels of complex...

What sort of information do you need, exactly? Are you looking for coding information relevant to certain types of nurses, such as the info that a home health nurse might need? Are you asking about opportunities for nurses who become trained in codin...