Healthcare

‘IT needs to run like magic’: How 3 CIOs expect department collaboration to change over the next year

By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review Healthcare has entered a period of rapid innovation spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving functions such as IT department collaboration taking on new virtual approaches and increased responsibilities among other divisions and executives. Here, three CIOs from hospitals and health systems across the country share their predictions for…

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MIT researchers develop an AI model that can detect Covid-19 in asymptomatic individuals

By Cohen Coberly for TechSpot In brief: Though global economies have begun to open up, the Covid-19 virus is still spreading throughout the world, infecting thousands of new people every day. To help curb the spread of the disease, MIT researchers have developed an AI model that can detect the virus’ presence in even asymptomatic…

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The average cost of hospital care for COVID-19 ranges from $51,000 to $78,000, based on age

By Mallory Hackett for Healthcare Finance The average cost of hospital care for COVID-19 patients without insurance or who receive out-of-network care varies greatly by age – from $51,389 for patients between 21- and 40-years-old to $78,569 for patients between 41 and 60 years old, according to updated cost analysis data from FAIR Health. Hospitalization…

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Some hospitals in crisis as U.S. nears high for COVID-19 cases

From Modern Healthcare BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the disease’s grip on the nation, as states from Connecticut to Idaho reel under the surge. The impact is being felt in every section of the country — a lockdown starting…

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Major hospital system hit with cyberattack, potentially largest in U.S. history

By Kevin Collier for NBC News A major hospital chain has been hit by what appears to be one of the largest medical cyberattacks in United States history. Computer systems for Universal Health Services, which has more than 400 locations, primarily in the U.S., began to fail over the weekend, and some hospitals have had…

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Top 10 innovation priorities for health systems in response to COVID-19, says report

By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed telehealth and remote work capabilities to the forefront of health systems’ agendas, according to KLAS Research. For its Top of Mind for Top Health Systems 2021: Digital health priorities in the era of COVID-19 report, KLAS Research partnered with Pittsburgh-based Center for Connected…

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AMA Announces New CPT Codes for Multivirus Tests to Detect COVID-19 and Flu

From For the Record The American Medical Association (AMA) recently published an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set that includes new code additions and editorial revisions for reporting medical services sparked by the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The update to the CPT code set was approved by the CPT…

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7 key uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine race

By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review The race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine will most likely bring about the most rapidly developed vaccine in history, but uncertainties still abound when it comes to a potential vaccine’s effectiveness, safety and ability to be administered to the world’s population. STAT compiled a list of seven key quandaries that scientists,…

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6 must-know coding updates in 2020

Angie Stewart for Becker’s Hospital Review Becker’s ASC Review compiled a timeline of significant medical coding updates that have been proposed or implemented so far this year: January  CMS began paying for certain angioplasty and stenting procedures in ASCs on Jan. 1, under its 2020 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System Final Rule. Here…

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