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Workload fatigue is harming radiology residents’ reporting, declining as the hours, days elapse

By Matt O’ Connor for Health Imaging Diagnostic imaging utilization has increased dramatically over the past few decades, burdening radiologists with heavier workloads and higher burnout rates. This effect has trickled down to residents, as fatigue decreases the quality of their reporting throughout the workday and week. From 1999 to 2010, CT use increased by…

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11 medical record snooping cases in 2020

Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review Eleven hospitals and health systems reported instances of EHR snooping by their employees this year, resulting in terminations and other disciplinary actions. HHS’ HIPAA privacy and security rules require hospitals and health systems to invoke sanctions against staff members who violate privacy and security policies such as EHR snooping. However, the…

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Cover the Revenue Cycle From All Corners

By Susan Chapman for For the Record Health care organizations are increasingly adopting revenue integrity (RI) programs, which, as defined by the National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity, are valuable to “prevent recurrence of issues that can cause revenue leakage and/or compliance risks through effective, efficient, replicable processes and internal controls across the continuum of…

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15 innovation leaders’ most interesting thoughts on health IT in 2020

By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review The pandemic has spurred innovation in the health IT space during 2020, as hospitals and health systems find new ways to optimize workflows, use data to improve care delivery and connect patients to healthcare providers virtually. Below are 15 quotes about innovation in health IT that hospital and…

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‘IT needs to run like magic’: How 3 CIOs expect department collaboration to change over the next year

By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review Healthcare has entered a period of rapid innovation spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving functions such as IT department collaboration taking on new virtual approaches and increased responsibilities among other divisions and executives. Here, three CIOs from hospitals and health systems across the country share their predictions for…

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Top 10 innovation priorities for health systems in response to COVID-19, says report

By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed telehealth and remote work capabilities to the forefront of health systems’ agendas, according to KLAS Research. For its Top of Mind for Top Health Systems 2021: Digital health priorities in the era of COVID-19 report, KLAS Research partnered with Pittsburgh-based Center for Connected…

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CIOs spill the beans on the phrases they hate to hear

By Kat Jercich for Healthcare IT News It’s been a stressful time, to say the least, for hospital chief information officers and other IT professionals across industry. The COVID-19 crisis has put immense pressure on the need to optimize systems and enable clinicians to provide patients care in the most efficient ways possible. Even as the…

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AMA Announces New CPT Codes as COVID-19 Advancements Expand

From For the Record The American Medical Association (AMA) recently published an update to the CPT code set that includes two code additions for reporting medical services sparked by the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The update to the CPT code set was approved by the CPT Editorial Panel, the independent body convened…

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The future of AI in healthcare, according to 6 hospital innovation execs

By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review Hospital professionals are often so busy they can’t even take lunch breaks, but breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and machine learning can help make their days a bit easier so they can better focus on providing patients with optimal care. Here, six chief innovation and digital officers from hospitals…

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Dolbey Launches Educational Webinar Series Offering AHIMA Approved CEUs

CONCORD, Ohio, July 9, 2020 (Newswire.com) – Dolbey is a leading provider of medical coding and billing software that drives greater accuracy and high productivity in medical coding by using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. KLAS Research has awarded Dolbey the Category Leader designation for Computer-Assisted Coding for four straight years. Prior to COVID-19, the…

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