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August 2019

How AI can transform hospital revenue cycle management — 5 thoughts

Scott Becker and Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review Artificial intelligence is making big waves across many industries, and healthcare organizations are exploring ways to harness AI’s transformative power. Many hospitals and health systems are already leveraging AI to improve care, support clinical decisions and boost clinician satisfaction. However, the role of AI in healthcare…

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Surprise medical bills becoming more frequent and costly

By Shelby Livingston for Modern Healthcare Surprise out-of-network billing and related patients’ costs are increasing among inpatient admissions and emergency department visits to in-network hospitals, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. Stanford University researchers found that from 2010 through 2016, 39% of 13.6 million trips to the ED at an in-network…

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ICD-10-PCS changes: 20 codes added for FY 2020

By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review CMS has provided ICD-10 Procedure Coding System updates for fiscal year 2020 that include 734 additions. Here are 20 of the added codes: 3E0M30Y Introduction of hyperthermic antineoplastic into peritoneal cavity, percutaneous approach 3E1U48X Irrigation of joints using irrigating substance, percutaneous endoscopic approach, diagnostic 3E1U48Z Irrigation of joints using irrigating…

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Poor documentation training cited as one reason for possible hospital closure

Published July 2019 from CDI Strategies on acdis.org   Citing severe financial difficulties, Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia will close its doors in early September of this year with inpatient admissions ceasing in July, according to a FAQ on the hospital’s website. Since its purchase by the California-based American Academic Health System in January 2018,…

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