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September 2022

AMA Announces CPT update for COVID-19 boosters adapted to omicron

From AMA CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced an editorial update to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)®, the nation’s leading medical terminology code set for describing health care procedures and services, that includes eight new codes for the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster doses from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. The updated boosters are adapted for the…

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4 surveys find female physicians experience more burnout

By Alexis Kayser for Becker’s Hospital Review Female physicians face higher levels of burnout than their male counterparts, according to four surveys referenced in a Sept. 14 article on the American Medical Association’s website. The article used the results to explain the “higher odds of burnout for women doctors” and advocate for a health system that better…

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Top 20 smart hospitals in the world, per Newsweek

By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic topped Newsweek’s latest “World’s Best Smart Hospitals” rankings. For the list, the magazine partnered with consumer research company Statista to identify the 300 hospitals that “lead in their use of [artificial intelligence], digital imaging, telemedicine, robotics and electronic functionalities.” Newsweek said the ranking is…

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Dolbey Partners with Orchard Software to Provide Speech Recognition and Voice Shortcuts for Pathologists and Grossers

CINCINNATI, OH – Sept. 1, 2022 – Dolbey and Company, Inc. has announced a partnership with Orchard Software Corporation to allow pathologists and grossers to utilize front-end speech recognition and voice commands within their laboratory information system (LIS).  Dolbey’s front-end speech recognition solution, Fusion Narrate® powered by nVoq™, provides pathologists and grossers an efficient way…

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