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25/02/2020

21/02/2020

The Board in partnership with the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) has reached an agreement that all graduates of Health Information Management(HIM) shall be posted to hospitals and health records department for their service year.

Therefore from January 2020 all graduates going for NYSC will be required to upload their current license on the NYSC portal, also present a copy at camp to enable them get clearance for camp and Youth service.

Ensure you get your license before going to camp to avoid hitches and delays with mobilisation.

Refer to Daily Trust, Friday, February 21, 2020, page 41 for more info

01/05/2018

If you don't think your anxiety, depression, sadness and stress impact your physical health, think again. All of these emotions trigger chemical reactions in your body, which can lead to inflammation and a weakened immune system. Learn how to cope, sweet friend. There will always be dark days..
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19/12/2016

Wishing u all a merry x-mass and a Happy New Year.

31/08/2016

Doctors Don’t Cry
Posted: 31/Aug/2016
Today I broke the rules. I held my patient’s hand
and I cried with her.
That’s completely ‘unprofessional’ behaviour.
In fact it’s so taboo for doctors to show
emotions in front of their patients that the image
doesn’t even exist in the commercial photo
banks. I couldn’t find a single stock image to
illustrate this article. The photo I used is not of
a doctor.
Why did I cry? I was called to anaesthetise a
patient for a C-section when she had just found
out her baby was dead.
The day before, she came to the pre-op clinic to
plan her anaesthesia and surgery for an elective
C-section. She’d reached full term in a healthy
pregnancy. There was no hint of the impending
catastrophe. At the anaesthesia clinic the patient
said she was a little worried because her baby
hadn’t been moving so much. As a precaution,
the anaesthetist asked the midwife to do a quick
scan while she was at the clinic. There was no
heartbeat.
In 29 years of practice, I have never before given
anaesthesia for C-section in a mother who is
carrying a dead baby. Stillbirths usually occur
earlier in pregnancy when the baby is smaller
and a vaginal delivery is the safer option. I had
to think really hard about how to give a safe
anaesthetic and my goals for the patient.
Having a C-section under spinal
anaesthesia is not a pleasant
experience, even though the
event may be joyful. There are many side effects
and discomforts, even with the best anaesthesia.
I didn’t think my patient would be able to
tolerate the surgery awake when she was
already profoundly distressed. At the same time,
I didn’t think being sedated with doses of
morphine post-op was a great way to be with
her newly born baby while beginning her process
of grieving. So I thought that doing a spinal
anaesthetic as already planned, plus a general
anaesthetic for the duration of the surgery,
would allow her to be alert and pain free after
the surgery but would save her from having to
endure the procedure itself.
With my clinical thinking done, my more
important task was to consider how I might best
support this patient, her husband and the family,
who were all shocked and grieving. In times
past, I would have felt embarrassed and
inadequate: doctors don’t deal well with death. I
would probably have retreated to a place of
clinical detachment. Now I know better. I allowed
myself to have feelings. I allowed myself to feel
deeply sad at the sudden and unexpected loss of
this baby and the suffering of the parents. I was
not overwhelmed by these feelings and they did
not impair my judgment or my care; they were
humanly fitting to the situation – except in the
world of medicine where objectivity and
professionalism are the unbroken rule.
I shared my feelings with the patient. After
taking care with introductions, and making sure I
brought a spirit of gentleness and compassion
into the room, I asked the patient permission to
sit on the bed with her. I held her hand and told
her how sorry I was to hear her news, how
devastating this must be for her, and how sad I
felt. We shared tears.
I didn’t propose a plan for anaesthesia. I shared
with her my thinking that the grieving process
was very important: that the first few hours after
her baby was born, when she got to hold her
little girl and speak to her, were really important.
I said that I thought it was important for her to
be pain-free and alert during those hours but I
also didn’t want her to endure any discomfort
during the surgery itself. A possible solution, I
said, was to combine a spinal and general
anaesthetic. At that point she burst into tears
and I wondered if I had said something wrong. It
turned out they were tears of relief. She was
dreading the prospect of being awake during the
surgery and was intensely relieved to hear my
suggestion that she could have a general
anaesthetic during the procedure.
We quietly talked through all the details of care
and how her husband could be involved. At the
end of the consultation I asked her if would be
OK to give her a hug. She held tightly onto me.
Everyone in the OR was kind, sensitive and
compassionate and the procedure went well.
Both the patient and her husband remained
calm. A perfect baby girl was delivered, lifeless,
and we all felt deeply saddened. The hospital
Chaplain came to do a blessing and the OR staff
were sent home early, before the end of their
shift. I was relieved of my duties for the rest of
the day.
The next day, I was busy in the OR and I didn’t
have time to visit my patient. But I was really
touched when no fewer than three staff members
sought me out to convey messages from my
patient that she was very grateful for my
sensitivity and caring.
I saw her at the end of the day and we parted
with a kiss; there didn’t seem any other way to
express the intimacy of our encounter. Our lives
had touched and I think we’ll both always
remember that day.
I became a doctor because I wanted to be a
healer; I wanted to be alongside people in their
crises, to offer compassion and understanding,
and help them to transcend their suffering. But
modern medicine doesn’t acknowledge the
amazing human capacity for healing. To call
yourself a ‘healer’ is to invite professional
censure and ridicule.
As we travel around the world we hear many
stories of health professionals who have this
same ache in their heart: a deep desire to treat
people with compassion and healing but a
healthcare system that dehumanises both
patients and professionals.
At this point in my career I don’t care much for
the rules any more. I’ve been campaigning for
ten years to bring more compassion and
humanity into healthcare and I choose my own
way of being, even if it is ‘unprofessional
’. I
know in my heart that the emotional connection I
have with patients is what sustains me and
makes me a better doctor.
But if the culture of medicine and healthcare is
to change we need more people who are willing
to break the rules. Will you cry with your patient?
Source:
Heartsinhealthcare

31/08/2016

Information Governance Prescribes Better Security for Health Data
DIGITAL HEALTH Spurred by billions in incentives from both the state and federal government, health care organizations have adopted information technology at an astronomical rate over the last three years.
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Health information connects all aspects of patient care. Physicians use information in the patient’s record to determine treatments and services, identify patients and communicate with other clinicians. Insurance companies use information documented in the health record to determine payments to health care providers, as well as what a patient will ultimately owe for the care they receive.
What’s in our way?
But the industry continues to struggle to properly capture, use, store and protect all that information. Health record breaches, physician concerns with the user-friendliness of electronic systems and a lack of interoperability are a few examples of how health care information practices need to improve.
“Trusted, reliable clinical and administrative information can be shared to create innovative care delivery models that have measurable impact on the cost and quality of care, as well as patent satisfaction.”
Health care organizations can meet this challenge by ensuring the quality and integrity of health care data through good information governance processes. This means proper management of information throughout its lifecycle—from initial capture, use by health care providers, patients and authorized representatives, long-term storage of information and eventually destruction or disposal.
Perks for patients and providers
Put simply, information governance can be defined as an organization-wide framework for managing information throughout its lifecycle and supporting the organization’s strategy, operations and regulatory, legal and environmental requirements.
Both patients and providers can benefit from the use of robust information governance programs. Patients will benefit from access to their information to manage their own health. Providers will benefit from documentation that is complete, specific, timely, legible and relevant. Information governance practices in health care also support and benefit communities. Trusted, reliable clinical and administrative information can be shared to create innovative care delivery models that have measurable impact on the cost and quality of care, as well as patent satisfaction.
Health care needs information governance to create a future where trusted information can be used securely and reliably across health care organizations in support of safe, cost-effective care and overall improvement in population health. Information governance will ensure that health information is available where and when it is needed—for a better health care system for providers and patients.
KATHY DOWNING, MA, RHIA, CHPS, PMP, SR. DIRECTOR, AHIMA IGADVISORS™ , editorial@mediaplanet.com
IHI’s 28th Annual National Forum Features a Robust Patient Safety Track | Dec. 4–7, 2016 | Orlando, FL | Visit ihi.org/Forum

2016 marks the 28th year of an event that has shaped the course of health care quality improvement in profound, enduring ways — IHI's annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care. This conference is more than a chance to network with nearly 6,000 health care professionals and gain act...

15/06/2016

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
Some inspiring words about the upcoming Long Term Post-Acute Care and HIT Summit!
On-site registration is available!
http://www.ahima.org/events/2016june-ltpac

Long Term Post Acute Care and HIT Summit
ahima.org

Event Type: MeetingHIM Domain: Health Information Technologies and ProcessesContinuing Education Units Available: 18Location: Reston, VAVenue: Hyatt Regency RestonFaculty:

15/06/2016

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
AHIMA’s IG Team is the proud recipient of ASAE’s Gold Circle Merit Award for their campaign launch of IGPulseRate™ at last year’s Convention in New Orleans. The team has worked hard to deliver IG education, publications, tools, and resources to help HIM professionals succeed and lead the IG initiative in their own organizations! To learn more about AHIMA’s IG initiative visit http://www.ahima.org/infogov.

09/06/2016

Institute of Information Management (IIM) - Africa
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/rogue-employees-biggest-threat-information-security-1448250

Rogue Employees: The Biggest Threat to Information Security
ibtimes.co.uk

Malware and cybercriminals may grab the headlines, but threats from rogue employees pose the biggest risk for companies

09/06/2016

No more post ume exams again
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Mc Wise1 Blog: FG scraps out Post Ume Exams, approves 180 as official score for admissions (READ)
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Comic blog, funny stuff