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By: Diane Taylor, RN-BC, EHR Intelligence If you think ICD-10 is all about new codes, you are dead wrong. ICD-10 is really about “documentation” ─ we clinicians have learned from day one that, “If it’s not documented, it wasn’t done.” This situation is even truer in the ICD-10 world, where the coder must build the…
By Heather Punke for Becker’s Hospital Review Four hospital and health system CFOs discuss ICD-10, the two-midnight rule and price transparency. Hospital and health system CFOs are used to dealing with change. However, 2014 brings a few significant developments that could significantly impact the financial health of organizations. With the new two-midnight rule, the switch…
By Grant Gross on InfoWorld The agency announces a data-breach settlement with the California company A medical transcription company has agreed to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint that its inadequate security measures allowed the personal information, including medical histories and examination notes, of thousands of people to be published on the Internet. The…
By Bob Herman for Becker’s Hospital Review In 2011, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles did what many providers were hesitant to do: It decided to tackle ICD-10 as an inevitable change and began its work to transition to the new system. By contrast, only about 20 percent of providers believe they will complete or…
By Martha C. White, Time Business & Money If you don’t think you have the time or money to invest in a healthcare job, think again. Medical professionals aren’t just doctors and nurses. The healthcare business is booming. Between an influx of newly insured people and an aging population, it’s a field with lots of…