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Healthcare predictions for 2020: Health systems will get bigger, demand for physicians will grow

By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review There are seven healthcare industry sectors ripe for growth, consolidation and investment in 2020, according to a report from Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors. Based on their experience advising clients in the healthcare industry, the attorneys and advisors who authored the report predict the aging baby boomer…

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6 revenue cycle tips for ASCs

By Rachel Popa for Becker’s ASC Review Six key revenue cycle from ASC experts: 1. Find causes of denials. Surgery centers can improve claims denial management by adopting proactive strategies, including identifying the root causes of denials, according to Mnet Health, a financial technology firm specializing in healthcare. Root causes may include flawed internal processes…

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The Future Of Work Now—Medical Coding With AI

Tom Davenport for Forbes Thomas H. Davenport and Steven Miller The coding of medical diagnosis and treatment has always been a challenging issue. Translating a patient’s complex symptoms, and a clinician’s efforts to address them, into a clear and unambiguous classification code was difficult even in simpler times. Now, however, hospitals and health insurance companies…

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5 states with the highest, lowest percentage of active female physicians in 2018

By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review Massachusetts had the highest number of active female physicians in 2018, according to the 2019 State Physician Workforce Data Report. The report — published by the Association of American Medical Colleges — showed 35.8 percent of the nation’s active physicians in 2018 were female. Among states, Massachusetts had…

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Inaccuracies found in physician residents’ EHR documentation

By Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare Finance Emergency department residents do what all physicians do: They document patient encounters into an electronic health record. But the information they’re entering may not be all that accurate. A study published in JAMA Network Open tasked 12 observers with following nine physician residents as they documented patient encounters into…

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