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Book excerpt: Back to query basics for streamlining HIM, coding, and CDI teams to promote successful practices
By Chris Simons MS, RHIA for ACDIS Blog As the coder or CDI specialist reviews the documentation, he or she will identify opportunities to clarify diagnoses or even to identify conditions that were not previously...
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Patient satisfaction is up, but billing woes can hurt online reviews, survey shows
By Meg Bryant for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: Front-office issues like billing and scheduling can have a big effect on how patients view their medical encounters and how they review them online — and providers...
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Medical schools falling short in educating students on machine learning
By Greg Slabodkin for Health Data Management While healthcare is experiencing an explosion of interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning, medical schools must do a better job of educating future clinicians about the technology....
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Orca bites, spacecraft accidents & more: 15 weirdest ICD-10 codes
By Angie Stewart for Becker’s Hospital Review Carevoyance compiled a list of unusual ICD-10 codes to highlight the level of specificity ASCs, hospitals and medical practices must capture, according to Chief Commercial Officer Katie Vahle....
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Physician pay stagnates and women report lower salaries, PracticeMatch says
By Beth Jones Sanborn for Healthcare Finance The largest increase from 2016 to 2017 attributed to Emergency Medicine, a specialty that saw nearly five percent growth. What Happened PracticeMatch’s annual physician survey showed physician pay...
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Physician Advisors’ Role in CDI
By James P. Fee, MD, CCS, CCDS, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer for ACDIS Blog Risk is the new buzzword in healthcare, right up there with denial. In fact, CDI programs often deploy physician advisors to assist...
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