July 2019

Teen contracts flesh-eating bacteria after canoeing on Little Miami River

By Jessica Schmidt for Fox 19 WARREN COUNTY, OH (FOX19) – A local teenager is recovering from what medical records show was diagnosed as a flesh-eating bacteria after the teen canoed on the Little Miami River. Kayley Coletta, 16, said she and her boyfriend spent time on the Little Miami River in June. At the time, Kayley…

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Physician burnout: Why legal and regulatory systems may need to step in

By Sharon Hoffman for Philly Voice A career as a physician has traditionally been considered to be among the best vocations that talented students can pursue. That may no longer be the case. All too many doctors report that they are unhappy, frustrated and even prepared to leave the profession. That should worry all of…

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Female health CIOs defy trend, earn more than men, survey finds

By Rebecca Pifer for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: Pay is rising for chief information officers and other high-level health IT executives, according to a College of Healthcare Information Management Executives survey. Top IT executives drew on average a base salary of almost $235,806 in 2018, up 13% increase from 2012’s average of $208,417. Female CIOs made…

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‘Big Three’ Diagnostic Errors Account for Nearly 75% of all Serious Harm

By John Commins for Health Leaders KEY TAKEAWAYS Diagnostic errors that led to death or permanent disability were linked with misdiagnosed cancers (37.8%), vascular events (22.8%) and infections (13.5%) — which led the researchers to refer to them as the ‘big three.’ Half of the most-severe harm cases ended in patient death and the other…

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Proposed solutions to surprise medical bills a growing social risk for the healthcare industry, says Moody’s

By Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare Finance Solutions that have been proposed to resolve the problem of surprise medical bills are a growing social risk for the healthcare industry, Moody’s Investors Service said in a new report. Unexpected bills are generally received by insured patients who inadvertently receive care from out-of-network providers, mainly in emergency situations.…

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AHIMA Goes to Capitol Hill

By Lesley Kadlec, MA, RHIA, CHDA for For the Record HIM professionals from across the country recently brought their many years of skills and expertise to Capitol Hill during AHIMA’s 2019 Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C. The Advocacy Summit is an opportunity for AHIMA members to advocate for the interests of HIM professionals. The summit…

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ICD-10-CM changes: The 21 codes deleted for FY 2020

By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review CMS has provided ICD-10-CM coding updates for fiscal year 2020 that include 273 additions 21 deletions and 30 revisions, according to the American Health Information Management Association. The 21 deletions for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2019, and ending Sept. 30: D813 Adenosine deaminase [ADA] deficiency H8141…

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Guest post: How I understand CDI

By Galyna Komives, RN, CCS, CCDS for ACDIS CDI Blog Officially, the CDI specialist’s role is to facilitate accurate, complete, and consistent clinical documentation within the health record to demonstrate the quality of the care provided and to support coding and reporting of high-quality healthcare data. In reality, “accurate, complete, and consistent clinical documentation” means multiple questions…

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