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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. Here are 15 highly unusual ICD-10 codes: 1. W5621XA: Bitten by Orca, Initial Encounter 2. X52XXXA: Prolonged Stay in Weightless…
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 with shared risk payment models, denial prevention, and improved outcome performance. However, a CDI physician advisor without proper training and…
By Rachel Tirabassi It’s about time the burnout syndrome is making headlines in healthcare. But what exactly is it? An article published by JAMA, defines burnout as “an individual losing enthusiasm for work (emotional exhaustion), treating people as if they were objects (depersonalization), and having a sense that their work is no longer meaningful (low…
By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review In June, the CDC published 29 ICD-10 codes to help providers document sex and labor exploitation. The human-trafficking-related codes are a collaboration between Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives, the American Hospital Association’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative and clinicians at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital’s Freedom Clinic. They will take effect in…
By Beth Jones Sanborn for Healthcare Finance Here are some of the things hospitals should be working to put in place and resources available during storm season. Hurricane season is kicking into high gear. State and local governments in some areas are recommending that citizens evacuate certain areas. People are packing up. And hospitals are…
By Sarah Elkins for For the Record Following a study which noted front-end speech recognition’s failure to increase physician satisfaction with their jobs, experts contemplate how to rectify the situation. In May, KLAS Research published the findings of a 12-month evaluation of organizations with high adoption rates of front-end speech recognition tools. The study focused…
By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS for ACDIS CDI Blog I think we’re all familiar with the Law of Unintended Consequences. That’s the concept that something begun with the best of intentions can wind up going horribly awry. Examples include “New Coke” and anything ending in the word “Kardashian.” (Although I’m not sure anything the…
By Jasmine Morgan for Technology Networks Medical records are some of the richest and most under-utilized data sources. Imagine if you could search medical records in the same way you search Google. This would require that all the information was properly categorized and tagged. Such a tool would offer all members of the medical staff…
Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare Finance Almost a quarter of healthcare security directors at hospitals think their facilities are unprepared for incidents involving a shooter. More than twice as many hospitals have experienced physical violence incidents as compared to hacking and cyberattacks, according to a research study among top security directors at healthcare facilities. The report shows 47…
By Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare Finance Although re-admissions have fallen by 3 percent, patients discharged from non-teaching hospitals faced a significantly higher risk of readmission. Stroke patients appear to receive better care at teaching hospitals with less of a chance of landing back in a hospital during the early stages of recovery, according to new research from…