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A Buckland

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More about recruitment--pick me!

In the search for the elusive perfect job, one critical activity you should not neglect is reading. Read solid books and articles about what is new and happening in the medical record/health information management environment. But also through reading and research, pursue insights into the ever-changing healthcare environment so that healthcare administrators can be impressed with your up-to-the-minute knowledge and awareness of issues. Do not neglect to bone up on career planning and recruitment. How-to's about the career chase can be most helpful. We hope that our review of the recruitment picture from the candidate's point of view will help you reach your job placement goals. A career advancement can be an energizing and invigorating experience. If you win and get what you want, as soon as you can, be sure to document how you did it and the errors or pitfalls you experienced. The next time you enter the job candidate pool, you can profit by your experiences. Do not forget to thank those who helped you in your endeavors. You will be glad later that you did because those receiving your thanks will remember you favorably.

Humans↗

News from the front.

How is the whirlwind of interest in healthcare quality assessment and healthcare databanks affecting medical record practitioners as it sweeps across the country? JAMRA interviewed the liaisons from the JCAHO Agenda for Change pilot hospitals and medical record spokespersons from states with mandated healthcare information databanks. What they shared with us is reported in this article.

Accreditation↗

Inquiring minds want to know: students query leaders in the profession, Part II.

This is the conclusion of a two-part article. As explained in Part I, which appeared in the September 1988 issue of JAMRA, medical record students submitted questions they wished to have acknowledged medical record leaders respond to. Members of JAMRA's Editorial Review Board answered these questions with thought and insight.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗

AMRA's golden years: 1979-1988.

Ten years ago AMRA had a golden anniversary celebrating 50 years of existence. Today, in 1988, we have accumulated 60 years of service to our members, to health record science, to the world of allied health, and to the protection of patients' confidentiality rights. Inasmuch as the first years of AMRA were chronicled in articles appearing in Medical Record News, August 1978 and February 1979, this article will review only the golden years, the period following our 50th anniversary.

Credentialing↗

Dr. Weed's computer world.

This article is about the electronic Problem-Knowledge Couplers developed by Dr. Weed and how they will extend and enhance medical record documentation capabilities.

Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted↗

Early detection of bacterial growth in blood culture by impedance monitoring with a Bactometer model 32.

A Bactometer model 32 was evaluated for use in early detection of bacterial growth. Experiments with simulated cultures showed that 2 ml of broth introduced into the Bactometer module wells could detect 10(2) and 10(6) CFU/ml in 6 h and 2 h respectively. Both Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) and Fastidious Anaerobic broths supported good growth. Detection of nine of 10 organisms inoculated at approximately 10(6) CFU/ml in BHI were detected within 8.5 h. A culture of Bacteroides fragilis failed to grow under these conditions. Of 189 blood cultures, tested by incubation of 2 ml of BHI, 18 were positive by both conventional and Bactometer methods. False-positive or false-negative specimens were not observed using the Bactometer. Use of the Bactometer enables growth detection at least 12 h earlier than culture methods.

Bacteria↗